When you are ready to list your home, call Wanda for a free consultation and CMA (Comparative Market Analysis).

Wanda will view your property and give ideas on what you need to do to help the salability and appearance. She will show you how your home compares to those similar to yours already on the market and also those that have recently sold. This will help determine the price range you need to stay within to be competitive. The market can fluctuate throughout the year and these factors need to be considered when pricing your home.

After Wanda lists your home, the lockbox (key-holder) goes on, the "For Sale" sign is installed, photos are taken, virtual tour is made, the listing is entered into the MLS database, and the information becomes available to all agents. Besides being listed on this website, your home is also listed on Coldwell Banker's website and Brenizer Realtors website. Flyers of your home are printed and mailed to perspective buyers and other residents, but that's only the start! Ads are submitted to two local home magazines and Coldwell Banker's Premier Home Guide.  Your home is also aired on Eau Claire Television's Channel 7 Home Show.

Wanda and her staff will be contacting you often to give you updates and feedback from perspective buyers and other agents.  She will make sure your house receives every opportunity to be seen! Once you accept an offer, she will make it as smooth as possible from the transaction process to the closing table. You can count on Wanda to help guide you through every step from the time you list your home to the moment it closes. She always offers... just the kind of help you'd expect from a friend.

10 Things to Do Before You Sell

1. Get Pre-Approved for a Home Loan— Before you decide to sell, be pre-approved by a lender and take a look at the housing market in the area where you wish to live; it will give you a good idea on how much it will take to buy a replacement.
2. Check your Mortgage Payoff— Call your lender to check the payoff for your current home mortgage. This enables you to calculate your estimated earnings later.
3. Determine How Much the House is Worth— Find out your home's fair market value. Your Real estate agent will help you determine value or you might take it a step further and order an appraisal.
4. Estimate Costs to Sell— Real estate commission if you use an agency to sell; advertising costs, signs, other fees if you plan to sell by owner; attorney, closing agent and other professional fees; excise tax for the sale; prorated costs for your share of annual expenses, such as property taxes, home owner association fees, and fuel tank rentals; any other fees typically paid by the seller in your area (surveys, inspections, etc.). Your agent deals with buying and selling every day and can help you determine a very close estimate of seller closing costs.
5. Determine Costs to Acquire a NewHome— Total your costs to buy a new home: moving costs, loan expenses, down payment, inspections, title work and policy—all expenses related to buying a home. Your lender should give you a disclosure of estimated costs when you apply.
6. Calculate your Estimated Proceeds— Will your closing profits cover your costs to purchase a new home? Otherwise, do you have funding to cover the difference?
7. Make Necessary Repairs— Make all repairs necessary unless you want the house to be looked at as a fixer-upper. I'm not referring to cosmetic updates, but to items in need of repair. Anything that's obviously broken gives potential buyers a reason to submit a lower offer.
8. Get Your House Ready to Show— Houses usually need a little cleaning up before they are shown to prospective buyers. Good curb appeal, fresh paint indoors (and occasionally out), neat closets and cabinets, clean windows and appliances, and a clutter-free atmosphere are essential if you want the house to appeal to potential buyers.
9. Get Read to Let People In— Your agent will likely ask you to leave when the house is shown. Lingering sellers make buyers nervous—most don't feel comfortable inspecting the house when they feel they are interfering. Unless you have a legitimate reason for it, don't ask your agent to be present for all showings. Other agents want time alone with their buyers and they don't usually have to be constantly checking your agent's schedule. So, make the house accessible that means it's always in showing condition. Many agents won't go through the trouble of showing a house that takes 24 hours to get into.
10. You’re Ready to Sell— Soon you’ll be in the buyer’s shoes.