Jerry Kennedy Realty Inc., can sell your home. The following are some recommendations to sell your property for the highest price possible in the shortest time possible. We do sell homes where the owner is unable to follow these recommendations, normal buyers will discount the price if they are not done.

Light and Bright - Most people moving to Florida want a home that is Light and Bright. We recommend that homes be painted on the inside with bright white paint. Not off-white or tinted white. When showing your home all drapes and window coverings should be open to let the maximum sunlight in. Lights should be turned on in every room. Take off old wall paper and paint the walls bright white. The cost of paint will more than pay for itself when the home sells.

Curb Appeal is very important to get people to look at your home. Be sure the lawn is mowed, bushes and trees are trimmed. If the outside walls have not been painted for some time, paint them white with trim color that is currently popular. Quality paint stores can recommend popular trim colors. No blacks or brown, they do not hold up in Florida sunshine. Be sure there is no rotted wood anyplace. FHA/VA and most commercial banks will not lend money if there is any rotten wood or where the paint is chipping or bare.

Roofs - One of the biggest problems in selling older homes in Florida are roofs. VA/FHA require a roof to have three to five years life remaining. If it looks bad it probably is. Also, mildew looks bad and sometimes can be cleaned off for a small cost. If you have a tile roof, the most frequent problems arise in the valleys. Tile roofs usually last 25-30 years, but the valleys will only last 15 to 18 years. If you question the condition of your roof have a reliable roofing company out to inspect it. You do not want a big cost to surprise you after a contract is on your home. If you have a shingle roof and have to replace it we recommend the timberline type of shingle that has a 25 year warranty. They usually cost about $300 more on an average home, but the curb appeal should bring you twice that when selling.

Pricing your home properly is very important! Jerry Kennedy Realty Inc., Agents will provide you with a market analysis that shows you the low, average and high. We recommend the average in most cases. Also, if you are not comfortable with our market analysis, you may have a certified appraisal done on your home. If we are not within 5% of the result, we will pay for the appraisal upon Jerry Kennedy Realty, Inc., selling the home for you. In most cases, homes will sell for a for higher price and more quickly when priced right in the beginning, rather than pricing them high and reducing them later when they do not sell. The seller determines the marketing price.

Advertising is very important when it comes to selling your home. Jerry Kennedy Realty Inc., will advertise your home in several ways. Homes we are marketing will be advertised locally on Comstat Cable TV, channel 9, every even hour seven days a week. They are listed on our internet site at http://www.jerrykennedyrealty.com/ and the National Realtor Internet site at www.realtor.com and the Florida Realtor Internet site. This gives you worldwide exposure of your Property. Locally we also advertise in Homes Magazine which is distributed throughout Lee County. Jerry Kennedy Realty Inc., spends more on advertising per home than any other company in the area. Every home is put in the SW Florida Multiple Listings Computer within 48 hours.

Jerry Kennedy Realty Inc., is a family owned, totally independent local business. We collect a commission for our services with no additional transaction or other fees charged by our company. Many companies are now charging buyers and sellers additional fees above the commissions they charge. We do not!

If you have any question regarding the selling of your property call us or E-MAIL us and we will get the answers for you.

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