Thinking of selling your home?

What do you look for in a realtor who will list your home?

Most Sellers we talk to want to get top dollar for their home, as quickly as possible. Our extensive list of services and expertise will help you do just that.

Home Preparation

We bring you excellent resources: some of Marin's best stagers, property inspectors, landscapers, designers, painters, and more. Some clients and their neighbors refer to them as our "swat team". Our handymen can whip a house into top shape in no time, and at reasonable cost. Wondering whether it's worth the investment to re-do a kitchen, or put in new carpet? We can help with advice and counsel there also.

We'll help you get your house in shape quickly and efficiently, so that it will look it's best when prospective buyers see it for the first time.

Our track record is good, and our business is growing fast. Out of 1500 agents in Marin County, we were ranked 30th last year, and we were the #3 listing agent in Larkspur, even though we have only been in the business for less than five years.

Marketing

The days of putting a sign in front of the house, listing a home on MLS, holding an open house and then waiting for offers just doesn't cut it anymore.

We apply the same creativity and professionalism we once used to market major consumer products, such as Pepsi, Levis,  and Coors Beer. We won many awards for our advertising work, and now we're winning awards for our work in real estate. Pat was named "rookie of the year" for all of Frank Howard Allen in her first year, for top dollar sales anywhere in the North Bay.

We'll develop a customized plan for your property, including who the target buyer is, and media to reach them. Every listing we take includes:

• Professional photography. It makes a big difference, and yes, consumers can tell. More than 80% of buyers will first glimpse your home via the internet -- which is why the visual and copy presentation on the MLS is so important.  We have bee told time and again -- even by our competitors -- that our marketing images and materials are beyond compare.
• Innovative Internet marketing. The use of "Vizzies" video to sell our listings (see Videos at left).... the use of "postlets" which link to Craigslist, Trulia, and dozens of other sites.  Our listings regularly achieve up to ten times average number of viewings on sites like Trulia.

Pricing

We will be utterly honest with you about pricing, what your home is worth, and how to get the most for it. We don't tell you that it's worth an inflated price, then beat you up two months into a listing to reduce it to sell.

We'll do a thorough review of sold properties, as well as those that are on the market, and will mutually arrive at a sale price that meets your objectives.

Negotiation Skills

As offers come in, it takes savvy, creativity, and a real knowledge of the marketplace to put a deal together...and keep it there.  We're not just a messenger. We're at your side, every step of the way, offering our ideas, guidance and experience to help close your home for its maximum value.

Case Study

There are some very good reasons why we were one of Frank Howard Allen's top producers in 2007, and also one of Larkspur's top listing agents.

A house in Larkspur went on market with another agent at $1,599,000. An early offer of $1,550,000 was rejected by the seller, and the house sat for a month with very little activity. The seller came to Frank Howard Allen for help, and we were assigned the listing.

We suggested taking the house off the market for a short time to better prepare it for sale. We staged it by simply "editing" and "fluffing" and offered our ideas and resources for other inexpensive improvements: tearing down an old fence, adding a few plants. We then convinced our reluctant clients to reduce the asking price to $1,495,000 in order to stimulate excitement. We went on market as a new listing 30 days later.

Ten days after the second launch we had multiple offers and ended up closing the sale for $1,700,000!!! Read our happy clients' letter under the "letter of the week" button at left.

The sellers walked away with an additional $150,000...which didn't just change their mind about real estate agents ... it changed their lives!

Don't you deserve this quality of service?

We'd love the opportunity to talk to your about your property. Contact us and we'll set up an appointment to see if there's a good fit between your goals and our expertise.

Contact Ravasio Real Estate Today!

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