Preparing Your Home For Sale
Before you place the For Sale sign in the yard, you want to make sure your house is ready to make a good first imprsssion.
10 Things to Get Your Home Ready For Sale
Putting your home on the market isn’t as simple as placing a FOR SALE sign in your yard. There are several steps to take prior to listing your home that will help make the transaction go smoother and quicker. Click on the attached Savvy Home Seller’s Checklist that will prepare your home for making a good first impression, maximize the potential contract price, and help the inspection process go more smoothly.
10 Tips Checklist 
Home Staging - It's Not All Hype
- Do I really have to paint all my walls beige just to sell my home?
- Is staging really the magic pill that will sell my home?
Sometimes it feels like that is the bottom line to all the hype around the idea of home staging. But there is more to home staging then just beige paint, and the facts speak for themselves when it comes to the benefits of staging.
Click on this short article to read about the Top 10 Reasons You Should Stage Your Home – you may be surprised by some of these facts!
Top 10 Reasons to Stage Your Home 
The National Association of Realtors Profile of Home Staging
The National Association of Realtors Profile of Home Staging takes a look at the value staging a home brings to the selling process. Check out this summarizing graphic:
Client Safety Reminder
The Tom Johansing Team and RE/MAX Preferred Group, want to make sure that your selling experience is successful and memorable. We pledge to do our best to keep you and your belongings safe during this period of time when buyers and their representatives will be visiting your home. To help us help you, please review these tips for how you can keep yourself and your home safe.
RE/MAX Preferred Group Seller Safety Tips 
Testimonials
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“I received outstanding service, especially being out of state on my second house sale with Tom and Mary Kay. Creative and honest when the house didn’t sell [during the market crash], Tom assisted with a one year great rental. Mary Kay gave great customer service – always available to help and very resourceful with helpful tips to protect myself. Tom and Mary Kay are a fabulous team!”
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- Sharon B
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“Tom got information needed back to me quickly. He helped me get someone to do work on the house.”
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- Al B
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“Constant communication and follow up – Tom’s whole team is wonderful”
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- Brandon K
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This was the THIRD property Tom & his Team sold for us. In our forty years of buying and selling houses, no other Realtor comes close to matching Tom's professionalism, knowledge of the market and reputation. If you need a Realtor in Cincinnati, look no further...Tom is your man!
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- Kim S.
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I knew the minute I spoke with Erin on the phone that we were destined to be friends! I absolutely adore her and working with her was such a pleasure. I wish every transaction had an Erin on the other side!
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- Fellow Agent
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“Tom made us feel comfortable with the home buying process. He explained the process of buying a house and was available when we had questions.”
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- Jared O
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Tom shared his observations and made good suggestions. He was patient, thorough, and respected our decisions. He did not pressure us to buy, even in a competitive market. Tom was available to us and answered all our questions in a timely manner. Best of all, he made our dream house a reality!
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- Pete K
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“Thank you for all your hard work in selling my condo and finding another for me. I love my [new] condo and everything about the area. If the opportunity comes up, I will HIGHLY RECOMMEND The Tom Johansing Team. God bless you all.”
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- Mary Lou T
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“Prompt phone calls, emails, text messages with selling process. Contacted prospective contractors for estimates for us and met with them and asked them pertinent questions.”
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- Chris S
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“Tom has always handled our real estate needs. He has been a friend for years. Mary Kay was a JOY to work with.”
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- Charlene R
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“Tom was my constant ally and advocate. He advised me every step of the way and was patient beyond belief allowing me to find MY home. He paid attention to every detail on my behalf.”
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- Carolyn H
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Tom Johansing and his Team went above and beyond to help me sell 3 properties in the past 5 years. I will keep coming back to them for all my real estate needs.
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- Tim S
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“Tom Johansing and his team were an absolute dream to work with in selling my mother's home and childhood home over the past year. My wife and I have worked with a half dozen realtors over the past 30 years, and none come even close to matching the level of professionalism, market knowledge, and customer service provided by Tom and his Team, each going far beyond the typical responsibilities taken on by a realty team in selling a house. If you are in need of an excellent realtor to work with, you do not need to look any further! Hire The Tom Johansing Team. You will not regret it!”
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- Tim S.
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“As an out of state buyer, the showing-to-closing process was very smooth. Their willingness to continue to assist me through numerous questions and referrals after the closing has been golden.”
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- Kathy A
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“Tom was prompt, pleasant and knew the area well.”
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- Mel K
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“It was a pleasure to work with you and your staff and I really love that Mary Kay sent me the pictures of our house!”
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- Dolores N
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“Whenever we had a problem or question, Tom was right on it for us. He is such a “people person” and we always feel like “family” whenever we call him.”
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- Ellen K
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“Tom has helped my parents in the past and has done a great job. I knew I could trust him. He explained the whole process well – especially for us as first time home buyers. He gained our trust so we could ask for his opinion and believe his answers.”
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- Danielle P
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“We were blown away by Tom’s person touch from the very beginning. Tom went through the contract and explained it line-by-line. It was a big help.”
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- CJ W
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“I know many people who have used Tom and all had good experiences. He promptly returned all messages and calls; gave a backup contact to help if Tom was not available; the documents showing what to expect were very helpful. Great experience!”
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- Amanda G
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