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Will buyers chase your home—or will you chase buyers?

Your opening price and marketing should work together. Give buyers a reason to put your home on their must-see list.

When you first list your home, I want buyers paying attention. I want them comparing schedules, making appointments, and asking when they can get inside. That starts with how we position your home.

Price is part of the marketing plan.

A higher asking price can put your home into a tougher comparison set. Buyers may expect more space, a different condition, or features your home does not offer. Great photography helps us tell the story, but we still need the price and presentation to make sense together.

My job is to help you look at the competing homes, the recent sales, and your goals before we choose that starting point. The seller ultimately decides the list price. I’ll explain the evidence and the tradeoffs so we can agree on a strategy.

You want buyers chasing you instead of you chasing buyers.

Have a review plan before you list.

We should agree on how we’ll review showing activity, feedback, competition, and offers. Many showings without offers can be a reason to revisit price. Very little showing activity can be another signal. Neither should be considered in isolation from condition, access, presentation, and the market around us.

Let’s put the plan together before your home goes on the market, then listen to what buyers tell us.

“Your Marketing Matters”

Before you make your next move…

Let’s put a strategy together around your goals.

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About Larry

Larry Shakman is a Chicago-area Real Estate Broker, Title Agent, Consultant, and author of The Top 10’s of Real Estate. His more than 25 years in real estate include hundreds of millions of dollars in sales and 1,000+ transactions.

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