Sarah Curme & Vicky Mitchener Listing Presentation

About Us

Who

We’re the people you want at your side. Friends at heart. Professionals in practice and mind. We train our agents to be the best. Then we back them up with a world-class team.

Every agent of ours must meet a certain experience level and criteria to join us.

Where

Charlotte. The Queen City. Our first love. Our home.

As agents, we know this city’s neighborhoods like our closest circle of friends. We tend to this relationship as much as we do our connections to you. Place matters. Knowledge counts.

How

Agents who help more people end up better at their jobs. It’s like going to the gym — the more you go, the better your results. This is why we only have full-time, fully committed agents. We train them constantly on the changing market, new tech, negotiation strategies and people skills.

We get to work with top-of-the-line agents. You get what you want, wrapped in the best possible experience.

Sarah

REALTOR®/BROKER

704-578-7011

scurme@dickensmitchener.com

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About Me

• She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to real estate, including 15 years working in finance, running her own mortgage company, as well as her own endeavors renovating and reselling homes, and owning and managing condominiums

• Meredith College graduate 1983

• Prudential Securities 1983-1986

• Bank of America Mortgage 1986-1995

• Co-owner of Crown Mortgage 1995-1999

• Renovation Management experience

• Property Management experience

• Sarah was born and raised in North Carolina, the middle sibling in a family of nine children.

Milestones & Memberships

• Canopy Multiple Listing Services

• Canopy REALTOR® Association

• National Association of REALTORS®

• North Carolina Association of REALTORS®

• Consistent Top Producer

Fun Facts

• In her free time, Sarah likes to walk, play tennis, travel, and spend time with her husband, four children, and three pets.

• She stays up-to-date with current events, maintains a healthy lifestyle, and travels extensively, most recently through Europe and South America.

• Homeowners Impact Fund Patron 2020-2022

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About Me

• North Carolina native Vicky Mitchener is the high-energy driving force behind the Dickens Mitchener team of real estate professionals.

• After graduating from Wake Forest University with a degree in political science, Mitchener began an award-winning career as an executive with Xerox.

• After five fulfilling years of travel, promotions, and intense corporate sales, this executive-turned-sales rep was ready for yet another career change and challenge.

• In 1988, Mitchener became a licensed REALTOR® and eagerly entered the competitive Charlotte real estate market where she quickly established herself as one of the city’s top agents.

• Mitchener was not entirely satisfied with the inside operations of the local real estate industry. It was apparent to her that technology and marketing were exactly what the real estate industry was lacking.

• Her vision was to create a forward-thinking, innovative, and strategic real estate firm based on the latest technologies and shared information. The goal was to simplify the entire process of real estate for both the agents and more importantly for the clients.

• She brings more than 30 years of experience to the table and impressive sales of more than $30 million per year.

Fun Facts

• One of seven children, she grew up in the small town of Morganton, N.C.

• She and her husband Bill live in Charlotte’s Eastover neighborhood and are the proud parents of three daughters.

• Entrepreneur of the Year by the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce in 1997

• Women in Business Award from the Charlotte Business Journal in 1998

• Two-time recipient of the Fast 50 Business Journal Award

• She is a member of Christ Episcopal Church

• Enthusiastic community volunteer, a former pilot, and an avid snow skier

• CEO Global

• Former Mint Museum Board of Trustees

• Former Charlotte Country Day School Board of Trustees

• Wake Forest University Advisory Board

Vicky Mitchener

The Process

15 Steps to SOLD!

Consultation

Marketing Strategies

Step 3

Staging & Pre-Inspection

Step 1 Step 8

Step 2 Step 9

Photography & Videography

Coming Soon & Firm Exclusive

Step 6

Active On Market

Step 7

Step 4 Step 11

Step 5 Step 12

Showings / Open House

Offers

Negotiating

Step 10

Inspections

Appraisal

Title & Utilities

Step 13

Final Walk-Through

Step 14

Closing

Step 15

Welcome

15 Steps to SOLD!

Step 1

Consultation

During our COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATION we will tour your home and go over what needs to be done to prepare it to sell. I will share the comps in your area with a comparative market analysis(CMA), and discuss strategic pricing and my marketing strategy that will sell your home for top dollar quickly.

Step 2

Marketing Strategies

Our MARKETING will go above & beyond putting a sign in the yard and placing it in the MLS. We take pride in our custom marketing strategies. Your home will be showcased on social media, email, video & print marketing. We want to meet every possible buyer wherever they might be looking.

Step 3

Staging & Pre-Inspection

The goal of STAGING is having a trained eye come into your home and look at it as a buyer would. My ability to stage for the market will get your home show ready. We look at staging like we are creating a neutral palette, so that all buyers can envision themselves living there.

A PRE-INSPECTION will be done so that the buyers will have confidence to make an offer on the home.

Step 4

Photography & Videography

Many times a buyer has already decided if they are interested in your home just from the pictures online, without ever stepping foot inside. Our PHOTOGRAPHY partners are the best at coming into your home and capturing it at its absolute best. Now, the pre-marketing can begin.

Step 5

Coming Soon & Firm Exclusive

If applicable, we can list your home as “COMING SOON” in MLS. This will give buyers a sneak peek into your home before it is officially ready to show.

FIRM EXCLUSIVE is another option for the most discerning clients. Your home will be marketed within our firm to all of our brokers.

Step 6

Active On Market

Now that we have completed all the steps to prepare your home for market, it’s time to go LIVE . Our marketing plan will also go live and your home will be presented to thousands across our market as well as the world with our Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® global network.

Step 7

Showings / Open House

Keeping your home show ready is the key to being sold quickly. I will share tips with you to keep the guess work out of making sure you are ready for all SHOWINGS. Keeping a clean, shiny, and clutter-free home will ensure buyers only see the best things about your home.

15 Steps to SOLD!

Step 8

Offers

I will be your guide in looking through all presented OFFERS. There are many things to consider and price is just one of them. I will help you decide which one best accommodates your needs and timeline.

Step 9

Negotiating

One of the top reasons to hire a licensed broker is for the next step: NEGOTIATING. I am aware of market trends in our area and can help negotiate the best offer for your home based on the current market and your needs.

Step 10

Inspections

Once the offer is accepted it is time for INSPECTIONS. These will take place within the first 2-10 days after an offer is accepted, or during the due diligence period. The buyer will pay an inspector to look through the entire property and list all things the home could need. Big and small things will be on the list. The report will be sent to the buyers for review with their agent. Buyers may or may not try to negotiate items for repair on the list. Once all parties have an agreement, we move on to the next step: APPRAISAL.

Step 11

Appraisal

If the buyer is utilizing a loan, then an APPRAISAL will be ordered by the loan officer. These are often chosen at random from a pool of appraisers. The goal is to have the appraisal come in at or above the purchase price of the contract so the mortgage lender will approve the loan. It is important the home be in tip top shape at the time of the appraisal.

Step 12

Title & Utilities

The TITLE company will make sure the home title is clean for the closing. This means they will look over all paperwork to be sure there are no liens on the property, no extra names on the title, and prepare for closing. They will work with the lender to ensure everything is ready for closing day.

You will want to schedule the transfer and/or shut off all UTILITIES for closing day or the day after. This should be set-up at least 2 weeks prior to closing.

Step 13

Final Walk-Through

The buyers will do their FINAL WALK-THROUGH up to 4 days prior to closing. This is to make sure all negotiated items have been completed, that the home is clean, and all is as it should be.

Step 14

Closing

Congratulations, you have made it to closing day! CLOSING is when the necessary paperwork to complete the transaction is signed. The papers are signed at the real estate attorney’s office and the title is transferred from the seller to the buyer. Once funded, the buyer receives the keys, and the seller receives payment for the home.

Step 15

Marketing & Advertising

Marketing & Advertising

Digital announcements are created and sent to thousands of agents in the Charlotte area about new listings, Broker Tours, price reductions, etc. Additionally, monthly newsletters are sent out each month to approximately 20,000 DM contacts & over 100 agents’ contact lists.

Your home will be listed in the Canopy Multiple Listing Service (CMLS). This is the best source for selling your home since every licensed broker can access this information and the data will syndicate to public websites.

MARKETING BROCHURE

Our digital & print brochures are prepared specifically for your home and will include photos, noteworthy features, a square footage diagram, MLS sheet, disclosures, and other information a buyer would need to make a buying decision for your home. The digital brochure is uploaded to your listing page on dickensmitchener.com as well as included in MLS and ShowingTime.

FOR SALE SIGNS

We will place a Dickens Mitchener For Sale sign on your property. We can also place listing flyers in an Info Box in your yard.

Virtual tour & professional photos can be taken of your home. This tour will be added to MLS and the photos will be utilized in all marketing efforts.

DIGITAL MARKETING

CANOPY MLS VIRTUAL TOURS

Marketing & Advertising

These may be held at any time on an “as needed” basis. Once an Open House is scheduled, it will be entered into MLS and will appear on the DM website, as well as all MLS feeds on other large search sites. DM features all Open Houses on social media accounts every Friday for the upcoming weekend.

Our marketing department will create custom marketing materials for your listing. Custom pieces are designed in house and will be mailed to specific lists that cater to our marketing plan/schedule.

Broker events may be held to introduce your home to other local agents in the Charlotte area and around your home. We have a database comprised of thousands of Charlotte agents that we can select from to invite to your home. Once scheduled, this event will go into our company calendar which is emailed out to our agents weekly.

When you visit dickensmitchener.com you get immediate access to more than 14,000 resale listings through the Canopy Multiple Listing Service, as well as an up-to-the minute database of new listings, coming soon listings, new construction listings, and open houses. It also features virtual tour videos of Dickens Mitchener listings.

CUSTOM POSTCARDS & MAILERS

Find Us On Social Media

Dickens Mitchener is social! Our marketing team includes a social media coordinator who blogs weekly and posts new listing features, exclusive video walkthroughs, neighborhood highlights, giveaways & more. It’s our goal to use social media to showcase the uniqueness of the DM team and what it’s really like to live in the Queen City!

Our Facebook content is seen by roughly 44,000 people each week, and we can further that reach by using boosted post campaigns directly targeting certain audiences to extend beyond our network. We post a variety of content including Listing of the Week, Virtual Tours, Just Listed Homes, and DM Hot Spots to all of our social media platforms. Visit our social media networks and follow along to discover more about Dickens Mitchener!

Follow us for: community updates, giveaways, featured listings & more! @dickensmitchener

Statistics

2022 Breakdown of Total Transactions

2022Top Producers

Ashley McMillan

Joan B. Goode

Jane Lemmond

Marcy Basrawala

Margo Wells

Sarah Curme

Gabi Culpepper

Robin Husney

Kathy Lancaster

Annie Daughtrey

Missy Stewart

Shelly Rydell

Grier Team

Winnie Simmons

Jennifer Saarbach

Ducie Stark

Vicky Mitchener President

Isabel Roberts

Andrea Roether

Suzanne Coddington Agent Advocate

Bonnie Stroup Tcherkezian

Sarah Szczodrowski VP of Sales & Training

Meghan Lluberas

Jimmy Rountree VP of Sales

Karen HollingsworthMiller

Megan Despard

Anne Stuart Mitchener

Deborah Russo

Michael Nester

Sherry George

Carolyn Taylor

Sarah Schwarz Jenest

2022Top Producers

Sherry Molella

Beverly Eller

JC Mahoney

Ellen Gibson

Jeff Murdock

Eve Davis

Genya Helms

Juliette Lane

Wendy Mills

Wayne Honeycutt

Cassy Dameron

Lisa Whetstone

Amanda Blackburn

Tim Hansley

Lynne Cosper-Lainis

Lindsay Carter

Ruth Moniz

Michael Murphy II

Susan Hoover

Carol Davis

Katie Catron

Kelly Catanese

Mark Guthrie

Christine Keagy

Liz Lea

Mary Sheridan

Maggie Minick

Andi Morgan Director of Strategic Growth

Jenny Eastman

Fran Miller

Advisory Board 2022 Agent

Ashley McMillan

Carolyn Taylor

Joan B. Goode

Jane Lemmond

Marcy Basrawala

Margo Wells

Sarah Curme

Robin Husney

Kathy Lancaster

Missy Stewart

Shelly Rydell

Winnie Simmons

Jennifer Saarbach

Ducie Stark

Fran Miller

Vicky Mitchener President

Tim Hansley

Andrea Roether

Suzanne Coddington Agent Advocate

Bonnie Stroup Tcherkezian

Sarah Szczodrowski VP of Sales & Training

Meghan Lluberas

Ellen Gibson

Jimmy Rountree VP of Sales

Karen HollingsworthMiller

Megan Despard

Anne Stuart Mitchener

Deborah Russo

Liz Lea

Michael Nester

Catharine Pappas VP of Relocation

Celeste Horton VP of Marketing

Andi Morgan Director of Strategic Growth

Grier Team

WE MARKET YOUR PROPERTY TO THE WORLD.

When selling your home, you need global exposure in addition to the strong marketing expertise we deliver locally. As an affiliate of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World,® we have the resources to market your property to the highest possible number of potential buyers. With 136,000 associates around the world, we expose your property to buyers on six continents. In addition, we receive inbound clients from other affiliates around the globe who are interested in purchasing a home.

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® is a pedigree denoting the very best companies who represent qualified clientele and wish to do business with similar firms. When your home is posted to our website locally, it is immediately promoted on the LeadingRE.com website and connected to the websites of 550 of our affiliate real estate firms.

550 companies

4,700 offices

1.2 million annual global transactions

$586 billion total annual home sales volume

550 companies

4,700 offices

70+ countries

136,000 sales associates

136,000 sales associates

70+ countries

INDUSTRY-LEADING SALES.

Our invitation-only network was responsible for $405 billion in annual home sales volume among the top 500 U.S. real estate firms in 2021.

2021 U.S. HOME SALES VOLUME AMONG THE TOP 500 U.S. REAL ESTATE FIRMS.

1.2 million annual global transactions

$586 billion total annual home sales volume

Volume shown in billions of dollars. For informational purposes only. In compiling this report, LeadingRE relies on third party sources. The information set forth in the chart above is sourced from REAL Trends Top 500 for 2021, realtrends.com. Neither LeadingRE nor its member companies are responsible for the accuracy of third-party data presented herein.

550 companies

4,700 offices

136,000 sales associates 70+ countries

Own A Home?

OPEN UP POSSIBILITIES FOR OTHERS

THERE’S STRENGTH IN NUMBERS. Never has that been truer than when coming together in the real estate community to combat homelessness.

THE HOMEOWNERS IMPACT FUND, a designated 501(c)3 nonprofit, invites participants who are in the home closing process to make a small donation that adds up to a substantial gift to local organizations working to lift men, women and children out of homelessness. Because when you harness the power of community, you can weather any storm.

HOW IT WORKS

If you’re fortunate enough to have a roof over your head, please consider supporting the Homeowners Impact Fund to help others in need. Funds raised are distributed directly to reputable nonprofit organizations that support individuals and families in finding a path out of homelessness.

Every day, you experience the joy of a place to call home. Every day, more than 3,000 people in the Charlotte area experience homelessness.

Every day, more than 580,000 people across the US experience homelessness. Together, we can make a difference.

MAKE AN IMPACT

Become a supporter by following this link: homeowersimpactfund.org/donate For more information, email info@homeowersimpactfund.org www.homeownersimpactfund.org

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