Some people think it doesn't matter who you hire to sell your home. All agents have to do is stick a sign in the yard or a picture in the newspaper and your home will sell itself right? Well, not exactly. Jill Giese & Associates has recently sold homes previously listed by other agents because those agents didn't sell the home within the sellers' desired time frame.
So what separates a great listing agent from the average agent and what difference does it make to you?
The Key Difference
The key difference is that a great agent will sell your home faster, for more money, and with fewer hassles for you than other agents! So how do we do this? We care enough about you and your goals to provide you with the very best each step of the way!
Perfect Pricing
First, we meet with you to determine the perfect price for your home. The key is to price it so it's listed within the range of buyers who are looking for homes like yours. If you have a 2-bedroom, 1-bath home that is 1,000 square feet and you price it in the range where all the other homes are 3-bedroom, 2-bath, and 2,000 square feet, your home is not going to be competitive and no one will come to look at it.
Perfect pricing is critical and we do this together with you. We don't "tell you" the price - our job is to provide you the information you need for us to collaboratively decide the best price for your home! Sometimes people say, "Well I'm not in a hurry so I can price a little higher." Unfortunately, the price is the price is the price - buyers will pay what buyers will pay and that doesn't change significantly within the time frame most sellers want to sell.
So if that's the case, faster is better right? So either price perfectly and sell quickly, sometimes with multiple offers which can create an auction-like environment, or price high, wait several months, then reduce the price to where it should've been in the first place, and then get an offer. All the while keeping your house spotlessly clean every minute and pretending you don't live there!
Precise Preparation
We take numerous steps up front to help you prepare your home so it's in its best possible condition so you receive the highest price it will bear.
We provide you with a 1-1/2 hour consultation with a staging expert, professional and accurate measurements and a floor plan so buyers knows exactly how your home is laid out, and the best professional photographs in the business - regardless of the price of your home! We also help with recommendations for amazing professional landscapers, house cleaners, handymen, and more - all of whom work for a reasonable price.
We want your home to have that "TA DA!" moment when it's launched on the MLS because it's reached its version of perfection.
Persistent Prospecting
Before your home is even listed on the MLS, we are prospecting for buyers who may be interested in your home! Every morning from 9:00-11:00, we call our vast network of past clients, potential buyers, and other realtors we've cultivated relationships with who may be interested in a home just like yours. This is how we're able to average 13 days on the market for homes we've sold within the last year!
How many realtors do you know who spend this kind of energy working to sell your home? Do they call each day? Or do they put a picture in the newspaper or stick a sign in the yard and wait for someone to call them?
Making an Excellent Deal!
When an offer comes in on your home, we have the confidence, knowledge, and ability to negotiate an agreement that brings you top dollar for your home - no small feat with the amount of things we evaluate to ensure it's the best offer for your goals!

For example, our "top ten":
- What is the offer price?
- What is the proposed closing date? Does this fit with your goals for closing on your new home?
- What are the terms, who pays for what?
- Is the buyer really qualified to buy your home? Do they have an approval letter?
- Is the buyer's lender reputable? Or do they produce approval letters and then decline the buyer far along in the process?
- Does the buyer's agent have the experience needed to manage the transaction? Or did they write a sloppy offer which may indicate their ability to get the transaction closed?
- What is the inspection time frame? Does this fit with your goals and does this make the proposed closing date realistic?
- What are the lesser time frames within the contract and are they realistic or do they put you at jeopardy by letting more time go by before the transaction has 'firmed up'?
- What is the buyer's financing? How "solid" is it?
- Is this offer overall in your best interest? What is the big picture?
We make sure your best interests are being served by this offer at this time - we want this to be the best opportunity for you! And if there are multiple offers, we want to ensure you can intelligently choose the best offer for you.
Getting to the Finish Line!
Recently I had the pleasure of working with a fellow realtor on the sale of his Boise home. Priced perfectly and looking amazing, it received a great offer quickly.
As we discussed his good fortune, I reminded him, "As you know, getting the offer and getting under contract is only half the battle!" And he replied with the benefit of 20+ years in real estate, "Actually, I know it's really only one-third of the battle!"
Getting to closing and getting there smoothly is not always easy. And on our team, facilitating this process is someone's full-time focus!
We carefully guide your transaction from contract to close and beyond. What good does it do you to get an offer quickly if all the Ts aren't crossed and the Is aren't dotted and your transaction falls apart? Or if you spend thousands of dollars unnecessarily because a detail was missed in an addendum or on a closing statement? Our job is to ensure this doesn't happen!
The Recap
We hope this helps you understand the difference between an average agent and a great real estate team! We care enough about you and your goals to provide you the very best real estate experience.