COMPLIMENTARY SERVICES FOR SELLERS

My Complimentary Services are tailored to achieve a maximum sale price for you, ideally a Record Sale Price, with a smooth, turn-key transaction. Highly recommended Seller Reviews testify I repeatedly exceed my clients' expectations. If you would like to sell your home for top price with cutting-edge, sophisticated marketing and focused negotiations on your behalf, call me at (408) 258-6400 or email me at catherine.gortner@gmail.com. I look forward to speaking with you!

Note: The services below are for the Catherine’s Concierge Diamond Plan

START–TO–FINISH DEDICATION ON ALL THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES

Start–to–finish dedication on all the essential services you would expect from an excellent real estate agent: analysis of the market value of your property, advice on asking price, advice on preparing your home for market and staging (see Catherine's Concierge below), recommendations of well-qualified vendors to prepare your home for market and inspectors, marketing strategy, calendar of events, private showings of your property to qualified buyers, option of show by appointment only, open houses, brokers tour, market updates, frequent communications and updates via your preferred method (e.g. email, phone, text), creative strategies when the unexpected arises if it does, vetting of strength of offers (e.g. has the buyer read the disclosures, how strong is the buyer financially, how committed is the buyer to purchasing your home, what and how long are any contingency periods, etc.), expert and focused negotiations on purchase offers towards a final purchase contract that is pleasing to you, closing support, and an overall well-managed and pleasant selling experience for you. 

CATHERINE'S CONCIERGESM

Design consultations by Catherine (and a design consultation by Catherine’s professional stager) of home preparation activities to maximize your sale price. Catherine’s Concierge helps you achieve higher net proceeds after home preparations than if you sold your home in existing condition. Custom design recommendations for home preparation and coordination of service providers and contractors providing any or all of: repairs, updating to make a home move-in ready and more consistently upgraded (e.g painting, flooring, light fixtures, door hardware, popcorn ceiling removal, bathroom fixtures), yard clean up and hauling, and landscaping. Catherine’s service providers and contractors provide consistently very good service quality at very good pricing. Different levels of service quality and pricing available on request. Catherine will act as a design consultant and manager of activities but not as a general contractor. CLICK HERE.

Please know you may always sell with no or very limited home repairs or sprucing up.

LUXURY Staging

Homes with Luxury Staging repeatedly sell for top dollar. Luxury Staging will transform your home into a model home and create high emotional impact with buyers so their first reaction to your home is, "Wow!"

With Luxury Staging, expert decorating with furniture and stylish accessories will be brought in by one of the bay area's best professional stagers. Catherine will pay up for Luxury Staging for the first 45 days. If your home does not sell within 45 days of the physical staging installation, the Luxury Staging will be removed or you have the option to pay for additional weeks of Luxury Staging.

CUTTING-EDGE MULTIMEDIA

Image is everything to situate your home above others to create buzz and excitement with buyers. Branding of your home encompasses sophisticated, state-of-the-art multimedia featuring:

  1. Professional high-definition photography

  2. 360-degree 3D Matterport virtual tour so buyers may virtually walk through your home

  3. Aerial high-definition photography via drone

  4. Custom video with walk through videography

  5. Compelling, rich description of the amenities of your home and the area

Eye-Catching BROCHURES

Eye-catching, professionally designed and printed four-page property brochures on heavy, glossy card stock, the thickness of postcards will be stocked inside and outside your home.

DELUXE DOUBLE SIGNPOST WITH SOLAR LIGHTS

A deluxe double signpost with solar lights will draw attention to your home both during the day and at night.

Open House, Broker’s Tour if applicable to the city, and other private Tours for optimal exposure to all interested buyers.

OPEN HOUSES AND TOURS

VOOM!SM VAST OUTSTANDING ONLINE MARKETING TO DRIVE HOME SHOWINGS

Vast Outstanding Online Marketing (VOOM!SM) to reach interested buyers and get them into your home. VOOM!SM creates buzz and excitement not just via the MLS but also via popular real estate sites like Zillow and Redfin and popular social media sites like Facebook and Instagram. VOOM!SM exposure of your home to the best buyers means more qualified showings and more offers on your home. Catherine's exclusive negotiating techniques then help increase offer prices and better the terms for your excellent sale price.

SANITATION PRODUCTS

Catherine will equip your Property with sanitation products including hand sanitizer with 70% isopropyl alcohol and disposable booties.