The Kansas City Home Seller's Bill of Rights

We the people of The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty believe that Kansas City home sellers have certain inalienable rights owed to them in their pursuit of the sale of their home. ....okay...we borrowed from the Liz Tour Team and the the Declaration too! :)

• Kansas City home sellers are entitled to freedom of speech!  They should be able to speak their minds freely to their REALTOR® and come to a meeting of the minds on the "tough" topics.  The speech may not always be what they WANT to hear from their REALTOR®, but TRUTH should be spoken. Every home seller will be heard.

• Kansas City home sellers  are entitled to outstanding marketing!  Lousy photos should never happen. The home data on websites and the Heartland MLS should be accurate. The map placement should be where the home ACTUALLY is!  That their home will be placed on many Internet sites such as Trulia, Zillow, Point2Homes as possible to ensure the right buyer finds them!  Every home seller will have their home marketed on the first page of Google as well as on over 150 real estate syndicated sites.

• Kansas City home sellers are entitled to proper pricing!  This may sometimes be the toughest truth, but everything else will fail if pricing isn't appropriate. Too low and profits are left on the table, too high and the home stagnates on the market and may take to long to sell. Pricing homes will be backed up with data and not just an "I feel" proposition from the agent. Every home seller will receive a property report and a comparative market analysis.

• Kansas City home sellers are entitled to a secure home!  That only authorized agents will show the home. That the home will be LOCKED when the showing is over. That buyers won't be allowed by the buyer's agent to look in personal spaces like dressers and closed boxes. Every home seller will feel secured.

• Kansas City home sellers are entitled to responsiveness from their listing agent!  This doesn't mean we're taking calls at 1 a.m.!  But we will respond to your emails, your phone calls, your need for new flyers and brochure booklets and each of your questions, and the response will be done quickly. Every home seller will receive a prompt reply.

• Kansas City home sellers are entitled to a listing agent who understands the latest in technology!  Can they use the Internet to get your home found?  Do they blog?  Do they have the tools necessary to support your home's sale, or are they still using the equivalent of stone and chisel? Every home seller will have their home marketed using the latest technology.

• Kansas City home sellers are entitled to current information!  They should be kept up to date on their competition and the actions needed to keep their home competitive!  This isn't a "just put a sign in the yard and an entry in MLS" and wait environment.  Conditions change and sellers need to be kept informed.  Whether the market is trending up, down or stable, it is critical to understand this week's market. Every home seller will receive a weekly report.

• Kansas City home sellers are entitled to understanding!  Selling a home is NOT easy. We'll never make that claim. We understand packing up four kids, two dogs and a cat for every showing is NOT fun. That buyers bumping you out and showing up early, or late, or not at all is a hassle. That keeping the home "show ready" all the time is stressful.  We won't arbitrarily ask you to do things that WON'T help you sell your home. Every home seller will get an honest answer on how to show their home.

• Kansas City home sellers are entitled to privacy!  If you happen to encounter a buyer's agent or buyers....now is your time to politely plead the Fifth!  Direct them to the Dowell Taggart Team with any questions. It's part of what we're paid to do.  There's enough public information available for the buyers, keep what's private, PRIVATE.  Why you are moving is no one else's business but your own.  We know how to answer that question and many more without hurting your negotiating position. Every home seller will benefit from our negotiating skills.

So if you're considering selling your Kansas City home, we'd love to talk to you further about our Home Seller Bill of Rights!  We believe you'll love our marketing plan for your home! We'll give you our best possible advice with no hassle, no pressure. So email, call, text....whatever works for you!

Serving Kansas City home sellers with their real estate needs,
Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty

You have choices in so many aspects of your life, why not when you are selling your home. The Dowell Taggart Team offers three levels of service to address the needs you have for one of the most important transitions in your life.

Simple Listing: 1% seller agent commission for basic services and representation. The program is good for well priced easy to find homes in fast selling subdivisions. Includes being placed on th Kansas City MLS system, realtor.com, our websites and limited classified ads.

Marketing Package: 2% seller agent commission for an integrated marketing strategy. The Dowell Taggart Team will preform 20 Steps to help market your home. Once an offer has been accepted, The Dowell Taggart Team will perform all duties to close your home. Includes being placed on th Kansas City MLS system, realtor.com, our websites and over 100 websites and classified ads.

Complete Package: 3.5% seller agent commission for end to end management from make-ready contractors, to staging, to your move. The Dowell Taggart Team will perform our 95 steps in marketing your home. Once an offer is accepted, The Dowell Taggart Team will perform all steps to close your home. Add a 3% buyer's agent fee if there is a buyer's agent involved.

Simple Listing: For those of you who have been through a home sale before and know exactly what to do to prepare your home for sale, you probably do not need a full range of real estate services. You might also live in a popular neighborhood where home buyers are just itching to get in and the demand for your home is just overwhelming. So, we are offering you a simple listing service with full representation and consultation services to ensure you have access to full information and contractual negotiation. In the event there is a buyers agent, add a 3% buyer's agent fee.

Marketing Package: More often than not, an aggressive, well integrated marketing campaign is required to announce and promote the price/value proposition of a home in the market place. In addition to the Simple Listing, our Marketing Package includes a more deatiled marketing programs to agressively find buyers.
In the event there is a buyers agent, add a 3% buyer's agent fee.