John Blacksmith: Seattle Area Real Estate agent, Lake & Company Real Estate, fremont realtor, ballard, greenlake, broadview, shoreline, greenwood, buy, sell, queen anne, magnolia

John Blacksmith: Seattle Area Realtor specializing in buying and selling in ballard, greenlake, shoreline, greenwood, fremont, Green Lake, magnolia, Ravenna, Belltown, Downtown, North SEattle, Broadview, and Blueridge

John Blacksmith: Seattle Area Realtor, specializing in Real Estate in the seattle area, including North Seattle Area, West Seattle Area Realty, Downtown Seattle Real Estate, and other great seattle neighborhoods

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When selling your own home, please consider the following:

Most people do not know how to write a contract that is certain to be valid.
You can show but one property; today homes are bought by comparison.
The average visitor rarely discusses their tastes and requirements with you, yet these must be brought into the open.
It can be awkward for you to "follow up" since this at once will be interpreted as your anxiety to sell in a hurry.
The buyer will not readily discuss his/her financial status with you.
You do not have expert knowledge of the current home loan market.
A buyer will often offer much less than your asking price. It can be very difficult to negotiate a price and terms. A skilled real estate professional knows how to achieve a win-win situation.
You have no way to attract qualified buyers. You may show your property to 100 would be buyers, spend time, money, and effort - and still eventually contract with a real estate professional who is able to screen prospects for you.
You may accept an insincere offer, then spend months - perhaps in litigation - to free your property in order to put it on the market once more.
If a Buyer's personality conflicts with yours, the tension generated can destroy a good sale. The Realtor, as a third party, can diplomatically consummate the sale.
The Realtor can provide total exposure of your property - locally, to thousands of real estate professionals and their qualified buyers; nationally, through the popular Lake web site where your home would appear in the "featured listings" section. Total exposure brings the best price, it generates qualified buyers who will compete for your property.

John C. Blacksmith, Realtor
Lake and Company Real Estate
(206) 570 6660
johnblacksmith.com
www.lakere.com

John Blacksmith is the leading Lake & Company Real estate agent for the Seattle Area Real Estate market, including, Alki, Arboretum, Arbor Heights, Ballard, Ballard Locks, Beacon Hill, and Beaux Arts. I work with buyers and sellers in Belltown, Bitter Lake, Blue Ridge, Broadview, Broadmoor, Capitol Hill, Carkeek Park, Central District, Crown Hill, and Discovery Park. Also in Downtown Seattle, Eastlake, Fauntleroy, First Hill, Fremont, Green Lake, Golden Gardens, Greenwood, Haller Lake, Hawthorne Hills and Bryant neighborhoods of Seattle, Innis Arden, and Interbay. I'm also near Matthews Beach on Lake Washington, King County, Lake City, Lake Forest Park, Lake Union, Laurelhurst, Licton Springs, Loyal Heights, Madison Park, Madronna Park, Magnolia and Magnuson Park. Don't forget Maple Leaf, Medina, Meridian, Montlake, Mountlake Terrace, North Beach, North City, Northgate, North Seattle, Olympic Manor, Phinney Ridge, Pidgeon Point, and Pioneer Square. Please inquire about Queen Anne, Queen Anne Bowl, Ravenna, Richmond Beach, Roosevelt, Seward Park, Shilshole, Shorecrest, Shoreline, University District, Victory Heights, View Ridge, Volunteer Park, Wallingford, Washingon Park Arboretum, Wedgwood, Wedgewood, West Seattle, Whittier Heights, Windermere, Woodland Park Zoo, and Yarrow Point