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Let's Work Together
Our Team emphasizes the importance of having the integrity to do the right thing, and always putting your needs first. It reinforces my belief that my success is ultimately determined by the legacy I leave with each client I serve.
Your needs always come first!
I will provide the service we agree to and communicate in the ways that work for you, whether once a week, once a day, by phone, email, or text message. You'll always be kept in the loop. From listing to closing, you'll know the status of our marketing efforts, the offers on the table, and the steps leading to a successful closing once an offer is accepted.
Experience and Expertise
The complexities of your real estate transaction will be well-handled. Smoothing the way for your listing and sale, I will remove many potential challenges before they have the opportunity to appear.
With Platinum's technology, we can conduct your entire real estate transaction online. Our paperless transaction management system means no more faxing papers back and forth or driving across town for missed signatures. No more initialed changes to smudged contracts, illegible handwriting, over-faxed contracts, or lost documents providing a level of security for your confidential real estate transaction documents. Every change, initial, and signature is stored and available for up to 7 years and all parties to a transaction can collaborate in one space. You can be out of town and still keep the negotiation or closing process moving as long as you have Internet access.
The Home Selling Process
We have designed this list to assist you in understanding the steps involved in the sale of your home. Many of these steps will be the responsibility of the buyer and their agent, however Our Team stays on top of every step to make sure it flows as scheduled. Communication is key! We will keep you updated every step of the way! The Katie McNeill Team is ALWAYS just a call or click away, providing the most professional and informative services available in the industry.
LISTING AGREEMENT
PREPARE HOME FOR PHOTOS
MARKETING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
SHOWINGS BEGIN
OFFER MADE/NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN
CONTRACT SIGNED
BUYER MAKES LOAN APP.
BUYER SCHEDULES INSPECTIONS
NEGOTIATE REPAIRS IF NECCESSARY
ROC (REMOVAL OF CONTINGENCIE.S) SIGNED
SCHEDULE POS IF NEEDED
APPRAISAL
SOLD SIGNS WILL GO UP
START PACKING!
BUYER FINAL LOAN SUBMISSION
CLEAR TO CLOSE APPROVED
CALL TO TRANSFER UTILITIES
SIGN FINAL CLOSING DOGS
SCHEDULE MOVERS
FINAL HOME CLEAN UP
TITLE TRANSFER
CONGRATULATIONS YOUR HOME IS SOLD!
Preparing Your Home for Photos
What can you do to help make the photos better that sell your home?
The house should look its best for its close-up: listing photos are often a buyer's first experience with listings. Today, over 97 percent of home buyers use the internet to search for homes, and 76 percent use a mobile device to search for homes. Buyers rank home photos as the No. 1 valuable website feature even more valuable than the home description, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Great-looking photos translate to more showings, fewer days on the market, and even a higher sales price
Remember, people want to see the home that is being advertised, NOT what is in it. The house should be free of clutter and reasonably clean. Allow the person who's seeing the pictures to imagine their things in the home instead of seeing too much of someone else's. You will want to empty the house as much as possible.
1 Put all toilet seats down, throw used towels in a hamper, make all beds, and hide all personal toiletries such as toothbrushes, medications, and shampoo bottles under the sink or in a cabinet. Make sure bathtubs and showers are empty. Make sure mirrors are free of streaks.
2. Make sure all closets are closed. Remove ALL personal items from bedstands, dressers, or hanging on doors Hide all wires as best you can (unplugging TVs, gaming systems, cable boxes, routers, etc and rolling wires behind the item helps)
3. Remove ALL items from counters, including small appliances, and hide them inside your cabinets or away in closets. Make sure the sink is empty, clean, and dry. Put pet dishes away.
4 Remove all welcome mats or small entry carpets from doorways and hide them away.
5. Be sure to open curtains to allow as much natural light in as possible as well as turn on ALL interior lights. Make sure all the lightbulbs have the same color cast. White light bulbs are best.
6. Sellers should park cars in the garage or on the street away from the front of the home, pick up any yard toys and games, dispense of dead plants, pet waste, sweep walkways, and hide trash cans
When you are done, walk from the front of your house, through the house, and exit the back looking at everything. See anything out of place? If not, then you are done. Congratulations and good luck!
The First Impression Begins at the Curb
☒ Keep grass freshly cut.
☒ Weed and apply fresh mulch to garden beds and plant small flowers.
☒ Remove all yard clutter.
☒ Apply fresh paint or stain to fences.
☒ Paint the front door, and add a new welcome mat.
☒ Clean windows inside and out.
☒ Wash or paint home's exterior.
☒ Tighten and clean all door handles.
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☒ Clean or add a fresh coat of paint to walls and ceilings.
☒ Shampoo carpets and scrub floors if needed.
☒ Clean all bedrooms, bathrooms, blinds, light fixtures, baseboards, vents, and fans.
☒ Clean out and organize cabinets and closets.
☒ Repair all plumbing leaks, including faucets, and drain traps.
☒ Remove any extra wall hangings, furniture, knickknacks, photos, and kitchen gadgets (consider a temporary self-storage unit).
For Showings to Buyers
☒ Turn on all the lights.
☒ Open window coverings in the daytime.
☒ Keep pets secured outdoors.
☒ Play quiet background music.
☒ Vacate the property while it is being shown.
What Every Buyer Wants to Know
The closing process finalizes the sale of your home and makes everything official. Also known as settlement, the closing is when you get paid and the buyer receives the deed and keys to your home.
Sellers Commonly Pay the Following At Closing:
☒ Mortgage balance and prepayment penalties, if applicable
☒ Other claims against your property, such as unpaid property taxes
☒ Unpaid special assessments on your property
☒ Document stamps (or taxes) on the deed
☒ Real estate commission
☒ Legal fee or title insurance premium
After the closing, make sure you keep the following for tax purposes:
☒ Copies of all closing documents
☒ All home improvement receipts on the home you sold
The Closing Appointment
The closing agent will look over the purchase contract and identify what payments are owed and by whom; prepare documents for the closing; conduct the closing; make sure taxes, title searches, real estate commissions, and other closing costs are paid; ensure that the buyer's title is recorded, and ensure that you receive any monies due to you.
What you need to bring to the closing:
☒ House keys
☒ Garage door opener(s)
☒ Your picture ID
Ashley Pecjak and the McNeil team did an amazing job for us both on our sale and purchase. We made a move during the crazy housing market of 2021, and decided to buy then sell. In a huge sellers market, Ashley negotiated us to allow for additional inspections that gave us tremendous peace of mind, and our full asking offer was accepted on day one! She also recommended an amazing and thorough home inspector.
As for our sale, the house was listed and within 6 days had 25 showings and 4 offers, and we sold for 14k OVER our asking price. Ashley was so great with our kids, she gave us some wonderful congratulations gifts, and the kids loved her so much they made her a little card and drawings to say thank you. If you want a realtor who will fight hard for you while offering a personal touch, who is easy to get along with, and EXTREMELY attentive, patient and available, look no further than Ashley Pecjak.
— John Hejduk
Ashley was absolutely the best to say it in a few words!! We were moving from out of state and in this crazy housing market it certainly came with challenges, frustrations, and frankly disappointments, however, we could not have found the most perfect home among all the chaos without Ashley! Her dedication and efforts certainly did not go unnoticed as she helped with virtual tours when we could not be in town, prepared several offers and truly did her best to fight for our offers to be solidly considered. She went above and beyond and in the process we were so happy to also make such a great friend along the way! Thank you Ashley for all you did!
—Rachel Rovder Fischl
Word for it!
Working with Ashley was one of the best decisions I could have possibly made in purchasing a home. She was on top of her work 24/7. I could talk to her pretty much any time during the week and she explained things to me extremely well for being a first time home buyer. Especially in this cutthroat market, she fought hard when negotiating with our extremely stubborn sellers.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, she knows her stuff and does an incredible job at the work she does. She makes you a priority and works with you every step of the way. You would be missing out if you didn't have a realtor like her.
—Joseph Vicario
As a real estate professional, it's important to have a strong network of satisfied clients. After we find your home, I would be honored if you could refer your friends and family to me for their real estate needs. I promise to provide them with the same exceptional service that you will receive during your experience with me. My ultimate goal is to make the home buying or selling process as seamless as possible for all of my clients, and I would love the opportunity to do the same for those closest to you.
Sold in 1 week, $5k over ask!
$480,000 | Highland Hts
Sold in 4 days, $45k over ask!
$520,000 | Chagrin Falls
Sold over ask in 1 day, after being w/ last agent for 150 days!
$210,000 | Mentor
$18k over ask, multiple offers!
$348,000 | Willoughby
$3k over ask, sold in 1 day!
$112,000 | Mentor
Didn't sell w/ last agent, sold for ask 2 days in listing w/ me!
$425,000 | Twinsburg
My name is Ashley Pecjak and I am a local realtor with Platinum Real Estate on The Katie McNeill Team
Growing up in Northeast Ohio, I have always adored my hometown of Willoughby and exploring everything Cleveland has to offer. I have been in the customer service industry for 7+ years and being community-oriented and helping others has been my passion. It truly is an honor to be trusted with the most important & largest purchase of your life. I have had the pleasure to have sold over $22 million in real estate and helped many families over the years with over 100+ transactions closed I am one of the top sales realtors on our team and I believe in hard work and that is what I will do for you to ensure you get the home you love and receive topdollar when selling. I treat every sale as my own, therefore I am in constant communication with updates and trusted connections. I love helping first-time home buyers achieve the dream of home-ownersip through my seamless buying process.
For my clients, I strive to provide an excellent & stress free customer experience from starting your home search to receiving keys to your dream home It brings me the greatest joy when I see my client’s reaction when they find “the one”. With my loyalty & individualized dedication to each client, I build a connection with you that lasts years after finding a home. I don’t just want to help you buy or sell a home, I want to gain your continued support and be your go-to call after when you need a contractor or have family that needs help moving In my freetime, I like to explore new restaurants, do charity work, assist new realtors and sit on multiple committees with the Lake and Geauga Association of Realtors. I am an expert in real estate here to guide and protect you. If you’re looking to move now or would just like some information on today’s market, call me today!
In this market, it is important to have an experienced agent who has your back and has flexibility and I can assure you I will be here every step of the way, along with my team to make sure we find your dream home. Our combined 50+ years experience as full time realtors is what separates us from others. We have been through it all and with each other we can overcome any hurdle the real estate market may throw our way. I am an expert in real estate here to guide and protect you and I can not wait to help you on this next journey!
The Katie McNeill Team
