It would be my pleasure to be your guide as you embark on selling a property. Whether you wish to sell your current home or an investment, I would enjoy meeting with you to see if we are a good match.
You’ve probably already experienced the vast amount of information about real estate available online. Most of it will not be relevant to our East Bay market, and much of it is conflicting! If you’re like most people, you don’t need more data, you need a guide to interpret that data and sort through what’s accurate, what’s not, and what’s most important in achieving your specific goals. I certainly use data to help understand the nuances of the market at the time you are active, but I will be both high-tech and high touch!
My role as a real estate advisor over the past 28 years has been to not simply give you information, or to tell you what you want to hear, but to actively listen to you and provide expert guidance—to be both your Guardian Angel and your Devil’s Advocate.
In this kind of market, which is challenging for everyone, a savvy realtor really does make a difference, both in selling and in buying. When you’re making some of the biggest financial moves you may make in your life, you want someone representing you who really knows what they’re doing. Arlene Baxter is at the top of her game. We can’t recommend her more highly.
—T. and R. Sayre, Buyers and Sellers of multiple properties with Arlene
In representing you as a seller, all of the details are important, and I promise to pay attention to them. I commit to listening to you: your hopes, your goals and your fears. Our market is not logical, and there are likely to be surprises and frustrations, changes and challenges along the way, no matter how hard I try to prepare you for this journey. I have been described as someone with a calming influence, and as your guide, I will urge us all to keep our senses of humor and perspective, and a clear sense of the objective: My goal is for you to achieve your goals!
SELLERS: My top priority for you is to get you the highest possible return for your property, unless you tell me otherwise (which has sometimes happened!) I also strive to keep the process as stress-free as possible. In all ways I will endeavor to represent your best interests.
Once you choose me as your listing agent, I will care for your home as if it were my own! I will make every dollar count, just as I would if it were my own home.
My track record for sellers is exceptionally strong:
- During the past year my listings sold an average of 30% above original list price.
- My most recent listing sold 62% over list, setting a new record for its size. But it’s the happiness level of my sellers that is really a better indicator of the success of my efforts!
- All of my residential listings throughout my career have received multiple offers. That’s a remarkable record!
- The average days on market for my listings is just under 14, below the local average.
- In all markets, my listings have sold “on schedule.” I like to schedule two Sunday open homes whenever possible, followed by offers being received on a set date.
- I truly enjoy developing creative marketing campaigns to promote my listings, and tell the story of your home in a unique and compelling way. Along with professional photographs, I include floor plans, narrated videos and extensive thoughtful descriptions of the many assets of your property. Your home will not be confused with other listings!
- Through a custom-designed website, extensive and strategic use of social media, and active communication with other agents, I will ensure that the largest possible buyer pool knows about your home, and are motivated to check it out! My strong reputation among colleagues across many brokerages helps to obtain multiple offers, so crucial in obtaining the highest result.
- And while it may not seem like an exciting or important component of how I represent a listing, in fact it is: excellent, thorough disclosure packets for each of my listings. I get compliments on my disclosure packets, and they are part of how I protect your interests.
- I’m proud to have been described as a negotiator extraordinaire! I would love to bring that skill to the sale of your property!