Christine Mai

The Service I Provide

For the Seller: Listing your property

1. Helping you determine the best selling price for your home

2. Suggesting what you can do to get your home in top selling condition , recommend reputable repair companies if necessary, develop a strategy to show your home (Tips for the Seller).

3. Marketing your home to get top exposure:

Marketing activities begin the moment you sign the Listing Agreement. From installing the "For Sale" sign to Internet marketing, I am constantly working to sell your home.

Enter your home in the Multiple Listing Services Naples and the Greater Fort Myers Area. Thousands of REALTORs up to Sarasota have access and are working for you, looking for homes to show their buyers.

Networking the brokers in Naples/Bonita/Greater Ft. Myers Area through e-mail cards.

Inform Realtors in Europe I am working with as well as my clients in Europe.

Internet exposure across the Web on christinemai.remax.com, realtor.com, remax.com, naplesrealtyselect.com, homefindermagazine.com, links to googlebase.com, Trulia.com, Naplesarea.com, Naplesnews.com, Worldproperties.com, Immobel.com and more.

Generate and follow up leads from my and other websites.

Advertise the property on my Naples Homes ad page and in Florida Sun, a German subscription publication that is also distributed at airports in Germany and on flights.

"Just listed" cards/letters and/or flyers to neighbors and prospective buyers.

Installation of a "For Sale " sign with a literature holder with flyers for passers-by. (Houses only). Flyers will also be placed in your home for visiting prospective buyers.

Installation of a lock box (if you desire).

Brokers Open houses - other agents who work this area can stop by and preview  your home.

National relocation exposure with RE/MAX.

Office tours - agents from my office stop by to preview your home.

Public Open House event - exposing your home to potential buyers (on owner’s request).

- You will receive a copy of all print and electronic marketing -

4. Updating you in person, per phone or e-mail at least every other week.

5. Presenting all offers to you promptly and assist in evaluating them.

6. Immediately advising you of events that may threaten closing.

7. Coordinating and monitoring the settlement process.

8. Monitoring the appraisal and buyer’s loan approval.

9. Staying in contact with the selling agent to make sure things are proceeding smoothly.

10. Be present at closing to assure a successful conclusion...

...and I will be available for questions and help after closing, too.

For the Buyer: find your dream home

Buyer counseling session: to discuss your needs and goals, plan the search for your property.

Buyer representation agreement: present and explain to you the representation agreement and the special

services and benefits it offers.

Financing pre-qualification: offer to arrange a pre-qualification or pre-approval appointment with a

reputable lender to identify your range of affordability and to increase your negotiating strength.

Property showing: show you properties that meet the criteria you have selected.

Property evaluation: discuss the positive and negative features of a property that may affect its value

and future resale.

Negotiation strategy: prepare a negotiation strategy for the property you have selected including a written

Competitive Market Analysis and advise on the initial price and terms to offer where permitted.

Offer preparation: prepare a written offer on the property you choose to purchase, with terms approved by

you.

Appraisal contingency: explain to you the option of an appraisal contingency.

Home warranty: explain to you the option of a home warranty plan to reduce your risk of repair when

purchasing a property

Estimate funds required: provide you with a preliminary estimate of closing costs and down payment

requirement anticipated in the transaction.

Review of written seller disclosure: I will thoroughly review with you the seller's written disclosure statement

to enable you to accept or specify the remedy for each fault disclosed. Remedies for any disclosed faults are

addressed in the purchase offer.

Building & termite inspection: recommend that you obtain professional building and termite inspections

Building & termite inspection remedies: work with you to request the Seller to remedy the items you specify

after your review of the building and termite inspection reports as your offer to purchase specifies.

Property disclosure: review with you, all inspection reports and other documents pertaining to the condition of

the property and disclose all physical defects of the property that are known to me.

Walk-trough: accompany you on a thorough walk-through of the property (if one is provided for in the sale

contract) before closing, and I will assist you in dealing with any problems discovered during the walk-through.

Closing the sale: monitor and inform you of the progress of the purchase agreement, including the

satisfaction of all contingencies and conditions during the entire transaction.

After closing service: contact you after the closing to follow up on remaining details or service needs.

Service satisfaction survey: provide you with a confidential opportunity to give an evaluation of my

services.