For Sellers
Why Sellers choose Boston Portfolio Properties, LLC
We are privileged to have our customers and clients trust us with one of their most important personal and financial decisions.
Selling your home is more than just the conveyance of real estate; it is a life changing experience. We pride ourselves in delivering personalized, attentive service. We assist you through the practical, professional, and personal issues that are related to your unique real estate transaction. Exercising the utmost discretion, we maintain confidentiality in your business and personal matters. We are skilled in negotiating and problem-solving. From the beginning to the end of the property transaction, we represent you and your property with utmost care.
Boston Portfolio Properties, LLC preparing your property for market:
We help you disconnect your emotions from the transaction of selling your house, thereby making it attractive as a prospective buyer's home. In order to disconnect from your home, it is necessary to think of your house as a marketable commodity. Consider your home as "property" or "real estate." The goal is to get potential buyers to see your house as their potential home.
Research:
The real estate transaction requires many documents that interest potential buyers and become part of the closing documents. We will assist you in the research of documents that are relevant to your property such as deeds, plot plans, subdivision plans, tax records, floor plans, etc.
Market Information:
We will assist you in becoming knowledgeable about comparable properties in your market. A well-informed seller is aware of recent transactions.
De-Personalize Your Home: Make it "Anonymous"
Potential buyers view properties online and through advertsing, and selected properties are scheduled for a showing. A showing is the seller's opportunity to allow a prospective buyer to "try on the house for size." Typical showings are less than an hour in duration.
To capitalize on the short amount of time with a prospective buyer, Boston Portfolio Properties' goal is to make your house "anonymous" so the buyers view it as their potential home. When a potential buyer enters your house, and sees your family photos and mementos, they are distracted from focusing on the house, using their precious time paying attention to your personal items.
When you visit a furniture showroom, notice how the furnishings have personality, but there is "no person." The rooms are presented in a clean, uncluttered manner. We will assist you in removing personal items such as family photos, sports trophies, collectible items, knick-knacks, and souvenirs. These items can be packed in a box, and stored.
Unclutter the House
In preparation for selling the house, we will assist you in identifying the clutter that often collects when we make a house into our home. The longer we live in a property, the more items become signs of our emotional attachment to the property. Uncluttering the shelves, counter tops, drawers, closets, garages, attics, rooms and basements allows the house to feel spacious and inviting.
Kitchen Clutter
The kitchen has become the focal point of many homes, and a natural place for clutter to accumulate. To de-personalize the space, look at the kitchen from the buyer's perspective and remove unnecessary items.
We will help you identify the clutter. Clean counters make a statement of orderliness. Home buyers open cabinet and closet doors, as they determine if your home will accommodate their "stuff." Plentiful storage space is a positive feature when selling a house.
Reduce the number of small appliances on the counters by storing them in cabinets. Organize the cabinets and drawers. If there is not enough storage space to orderly arrange items, pack the contents in a box, label it, and store it elsewhere. Create open space.
Under the sink is often a place where clutter gathers. Clean the space, and then organize the bottles and supplies.
Closet Clutter and Furniture Clutter
Remove the unused clothing, shoes, and accessories in an effort to project ample closet space. Rooms that have openness in the furniture layout will show as spacious and airy. Feng Shui awareness of how to position the room for efficiency and psychological well-being creates a functional traffic flow that provides an attractive setting.
Storage Area Clutter
Basements, garages, attics, and sheds accumulate not only clutter, but junk. These areas should be as vacant as possible so that buyers can imagine what they would do with the space. Remove anything that is not essential, donate it, take it to the storage area, or a Flea Market.
Boston Portfolio Properties, LLC gets your property ready to sell:
Identify, Repair and Improve
First impressions matter. Nice shiny fixtures make a favorable impression. Fresh paint smells fresh, looks neat, and provides a clean palette. We will help you identify maintenance issues that can improve the buyer's perception.
Showings:
Showings are an opportunity to "show off" your house. We prepare your home as if we are preparing for guests, adding fresh flowers where needed. Diane Valle is an award-winning floral designer who will stage your rooms, and enhance with beautiful flowers.
We provide informative, focused showings of your property, with marketing materials to assist the prospective buyers.
Marketing and Advertising:
Boston Portfolio Properties offers creative marketing to targeted markets and selective advertising in our efforts to bring buyers to your property.
