No agent provides more for Carmel Valley sellers!

It takes a lot more to sell a home than putting out a sign and being listed on the MLS! There are three critical elements to successfully selling a home:

1. Preparing your home: We provide free staging by an accredited stager, free twilight photos, and a free virtual tour of your home.
2. Marketing your home: Our multi-media approach reaches agents and buyers via print and online advertising.
3. Closing the sale: We are strong negotiators with the expertise to hold the deal together.

With a husband-and-wife team, you get two experienced agents for the price of one. Our diversified skills complement each other and directly benefit you, the seller.

Your home is represented by Coldwell Banker, the nation’s #1 real estate brand. The Coldwell Banker global network spans 43 countries and includes over 3,000 offices and 86,000 agents. No real estate company has coverage like this.

• We’ve won the International President’s Premier Award, which recognizes the Top 1% of sales agents internationally.
• Over 50 Coldwell Banker agents work out of the Carmel Valley Coldwell Banker office.
• We’re certified experts in negotiation, relocation, short sales, foreclosure, and housing for seniors.

We have a full-time, in-house support staff that includes a loan officer, a marketing specialist, an administrative assistant, a transaction coordinator, and a notary. We don’t screen phone calls; you speak directly with us.

We live and work in Carmel Valley (and have for over 28 years).

Beware of discount and out-of-area agents. Discount commission rates often come with hidden costs that erode any savings. Out-of-area agents can’t compete with our local knowledge of the Carmel Valley community.

• We sell more homes in Carmel Valley than any other Coldwell Banker agent.
• We raised our three sons in Carmel Valley, and all three attended local schools.
• Over 95% of our listings are in Carmel Valley, allowing us to focus our time and marketing dollars more effectively.

We know Carmel Valley inside and out. We’ve been inside many homes here, either as the listing agent or on real estate caravans. We know the subdivisions, the neighborhoods, the floor plans, and the schools.

Our multi-media marketing reaches agents and buyers wherever they are.
We reach out to agents and buyers via print and online marketing. We host caravans and weekly open houses, so agents and buyers can tour your home, experience its best features, and check out any upgrades. We attend pitch sessions and attend caravans hosted by other agents, so we know what homes are competing with yours.

PRINT

• Full-color property flyer, featuring a written description and a floor plan.
• Two-page feature in our monthly newsletter, The Carmel Valley Market Report, mailed to all 14,000+ homes.
• Listing in View – San Diego County/Temecula Valley, a real estate magazine distributed monthly to 1.3 million readers.
• Listing in View – China, a real estate magazine distributed to Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.
• Newspaper ads in the Carmel Valley News and the San Diego Union-Tribune.
  Full-color ad in Dream Homes magazine.

ONLINE

• Unmatched Internet exposure on over 700 partner websites.
• Enhanced and optimum positioning of your listing on all websites.
• Coldwell Banker HomeBase online transaction management system for immediate agent notifications via cell phone.
• Custom email blasts to 2,400 local agents and 42,000 San Diego agents.
• Listing on local MLS to reach 17,000 agents.

Ask these questions before choosing an agent.

Asking the right questions can help you find the most qualified agent to sell your home. You may need to interview several agents before finding one who can answer all of your questions satisfactorily.

You should be looking for an expert, someone who specializes in selling homes in your neighborhood and who has the experience to skillfully navigate the escrow process.

Consider asking these questions when interviewing any real estate agent:

1. Which broker are you associated with and why?
2. What advantage does your broker have over other brokers?
3. How long have you been in real estate?
4. Are you a full-time or part-time real estate agent?
5. How many transactions have you completed in total? In the past year?
6. How many of the past year’s transactions have been in Carmel Valley?
7. What percentage of your business is done in Carmel Valley?
8. Do you live in Carmel Valley? If so, how long have you lived here?
9. Do you have children attending Carmel Valley schools?
10. Are you familiar with the different school districts and boundaries?
11. Are you familiar with all of the subdivisions in Carmel Valley?
12. Have you sold any homes in my subdivision?
13. Do you have a complete marketing plan that includes print and online advertising?
14. Do you stage homes? If so, is there an extra charge?
15. Do you personally conduct all showings? If so, why?
16. Do you have a support team?
17. Do I communicate directly with you throughout the process, or will my phone calls and emails go to an assistant?
18. Do you use a professional photographer? Do you take twilight photos?