The Michele Metz Difference

My goal is to provide you with world class service, maximum exposure and a headache free experience in the sale of your property. Relax with the peace of mind that comes when working with one of the area's top professional award winning agents who is backed by the best Real Estate firm in California. I will follow a proven, systematic and successful formula to get your home sold for top dollar. I have experience working with short sales, which can be a very stressful process without professional guidance.

Expert Valuation

• This is a very important step in the selling of your home. Pricing your property is the most important aspect of selling your home.
• Analyze other properties - Your properties value depends on similar homes that have recently sold. We will also look at what is currently for sale and under contract.
• Determine asking price - Seller chooses asking price based on thorough analysis of the market conditions and comparable properties that are actively for sale, under contract and ones recently sold.

Preparing Your Property and Systematic Marketing Plan

• Staging your property - an interior design consultant will visit your home and offer staging advice to present your property in the best possible light. The buyers first impression is very important. Homes that show well sell for more money.
• Professional Photographs and Virtual Tour - All properties listed get the benefit of professionally taken photographs and virtual tours. With almost 8 out of 10 buyers starting on the internet to find their next home this is a very important part of the marketing plan. You won't find blurry or dark photos in any of our advertisements.
• Previewing - Local Tarbell Realtor agents will visit your home and offer recommendations to make your property more marketable.
• Property flyers– I will produce gorgeous high quality property flyers highlighting all of your home's features to be displayed in the property for potential buyers.

Internet Presence

Recent National Association of Realtor statistics show that 77% of home buyers start their search on the internet. Your home will be presented on the following websites:

• TarbellMichele.com - My person website where content is updated daily, attracting many new visitors who utilize the site every day.
• Signonsandiego.com– An online publication of the Union Tribune that reaches 43.5% of San Diego internet users over age 18.
• nctimes.com – An online publication of the North County Times.
• Craigslist.com – Your home will be advertised on this online database serving over 5 billion page views per month.
• Realtor.com - Your home will be featured on the most visited real estate website in the country.
• googlebase.com - Homes are displayed on this highly visited online database website.
• oodle.com - Homes are displayed on this highly visited site where users can search over 20 million classified ads from 75,000 sites.
• Edgeio.com - Homes are displayed on this highly visited search engine website.
• Vast.com - Homes are displayed on this highly visited classifieds search engine.

MLS (Multiple Listing Service)

• Your home will placed on the IMRMLS and Sandicor MLS. The professional photographs and virtual tour taken of your property will be available to all San Diego & Riverside county Realtors. This will employ thousands of agents to sell your property.

Direct Marketing

• Photos and details of your property will be distributed to all Tarbell agents in our local offices.
• Door hangers detailing your home will be distributed to target areas to showcase and expose your home.

Advertising in various publications

Your home may be placed in any of these publications:

• The Californian - Display your home in this highly read newspaper.
• The Press Enterprise - With Display your home in this highly read newspaper.
• The Real Estate Book - Nationally, The Real Estate Book® distributes more books that its two largest competitors combined.

Tarbell Realtor's Image and Awareness

Tarbell,Realtors is California's largest family owned company. Tarbell is a company that maintains a large base of offices throughout Southern California, and services both first time buyers as well as those seeking luxury estates.Take the time to see why Tarbell, Realtors does more to help both buyers and sellers than any other company in the fabulous Southern California real estate market.

Founded in 1926 by Frank Tarbell, Tarbell Realtors had dedicated more than 80 years of service to America's dream of home ownership. Through the years of tremendous growth and expansion, Tarbell Realtors has positioned itself as aleader in real estate today. Don Tarbell, the second generation and current owner of Tarbell Realtors has led the company into the age of technology while keeping the emphasis on service, making the name Tarbell Realtors synonymous with professionalism and integrity.

Showing Services

• The easier you make it for other agents to see your property the more likely they will show it. 
• I offer full time live telephone support to schedule showings of your home.
• Broker accompanied showings - If desired I can accompany all showings of your home.

Yard Signs

• A Tarbell Realtor yard sign will be used to market your home on local level. Some of the best prospects come from this advertising medium. 

Communication

• The biggest complaint most people have in the sales process is the lack of communication with their Realtor.
• Weekly updates - I will contact you weekly via telephone or emails to discuss current market conditions, marketing plan, showing feedback, area sales and possible price adjustments.

From Contract to Closing

• Qualifying the buyer - I will prevent an unqualified buyer from tying up your property for weeks or months.
• Presenting offers - I will present all offers in a timely manner.
• Negotiate the offer - I will negotiate on your behalf to obtain the highest possible price with the best terms.
• Finalize the closing - I will be involved throughout the entire closing process to make sure everything runs smoothly.