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3. Fife agents will respond by indicating their typical fee, the number of potential buyers in their database and we also show you our unique agent rating.
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5. You choose which agents to invite to value and market your property.

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Why use an Estate Agent in Fife?


There is a recent trend towards trying to sell your own property. Many new websites now offer services to assist you with this, but at AgentQuote.co.uk, we believe that there would be great value to you in finding a good estate agent in Fife to market and sell your property.

Here are some points to consider when deciding whether to find an estate agent in Fife to help you market and sell or let your property.

Quality Marketing
A good Fife estate agent will be an expert at marketing your property. They will know how to advertise your property in all the right places. Ideally your Fife property needs as much exposure as possible, to maximise interest from potential buyers. Usually an agent will advertise your property on property portals, such as Rightmove, and in your local or Fife property post. Other forms of marketing include window cards, handouts, mail-shots and open-house days. Remember, the frequency and quality of the content of the advertising is just as important as where it appears.
Good Local Knowledge
An estate agent or letting agent in Fife is very likely to have good local knowledge, and thus be an effective marketer of your property.
Achieve The Best Price
Experienced Estate agents in Fife understand the Fife property market place, and will help your achieve the best price for your property.
Well Connected
Fife estate agents have many local industry connections. They may be able to recommend a good local solicitor, mortgage broker, insurance broker or financial adviser in Fife.
Presentation
A good estate agent in Fife will be able to advise you on how to best present your property to potential purchasers.

Selling Tips

Pet Problems
If you own pets, then consider re-housing them while your try to sell your home. At the very least, keep them out of sight during viewings, and make sure that you have removed as much trace of them as possible. Cat litter trays, bowls of pet food, pet hairs, stains on carpets and scratched up walls or furniture can be off-putting. There is also the issue of allergies to consider. Many people are allergic to pet hairs and dust. A home that sets off a reaction may put off otherwise keen Fife viewers. Consider calling in a local Fife cleaning specialist to revive carpets.
Scrub Up
Don’t be frightened to get out your favourite cleaning products and really get stuck into those tired areas of your property. The ’nearly new’ look of kitchen units, appliances and bathroom furniture will really go down well with Fife buyers.
Get Painting
Consider some fresh paint. There’s a good reason why new builds in Fife are normally presented in magnolia and white. The light colours make rooms look bigger and cleaner. White paint, in particular, makes kitchens and bathrooms look spick and span. Remember, that dark purple that you painted your bedroom in, that you totally love, may not be to Fife buyer’s liking!
Tidy Up
Make sure that rooms are clean and tidy, especially bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchen.
Spend Up To 1%
It is often advised that a seller should consider spending up to 1% of the sale value of the property on re-decoration, D.I.Y. and / or touching-up to achieve the best price. You should discuss this with a local Fife specialist adviser or Fife estate agent. A good Fife estate agent may be able to point you in the right direction.

Estate Agency Articles

Choosing the Right Fife Estate Agent.
When you wish to sell your home, how do you choose an estate agent?

There are typically, a wide choice of estate agents in the Fife area and most appear to offer similar estate agency services. There is, however, far more to the process of selling your house than simply finding a buyer for it and it is critical that you choose the right agent for you, your property and your situation.

A good starting point is to find an estate agent who can clearly understand the stresses involved in selling your house; one that accepts that you are likely to want to sell your home with the minimum amount of stress and for the most attractive figure that the current market will pay within a realistic time scale.

Many agents make unrealistic claims and rash promises and in light of this we offer our own advice on finding the right Fife estate agent.
Estate Agents Commission Rates Explained
Most sellers are unaware of the different commission rates that Fife estate agents will charge to sell your property. It is a fact that not all Fife estate agencies charge the same rates and there’s a good reason for this so don’t make your decision on price alone.

Some Fife agents may quote standard rates but upon appraising the property, may determine that the property may be more difficult to sell than usual because it’s in a bad area or in a poor state of repair warranting more effort on marketing costs and effort. Conversely, some agents may quote a lower than normal rate if they think that they can move your property easily and quickly.

Some Fife estate agents may not have the overheads of larger firms who have made high levels of investment in high street offices, top-level staff training, sophisticated computer systems and professional marketing materials and resources.

That’s not to say that cut-price commission rates will deliver cut-down levels of customer service and professionalism because you can sometimes experience inadequacies when dealing with bigger chain firms too.

Cut price Fife estate agents usually require a higher turnover of stock in order to survive and they are therefore less likely to be concerned about securing the best price for their clients. The net amount of the post-sale proceeds in your pocket is surely more important than the percentage fee your Fife estate agent charged in commission.
Communication
Too many estate agents only communicate good news which is quite easy to do.

A good estate agent will be in frequent contact with their clients and will not be short in advising you if anything needs to be done to improve your chances of achieving an effective sale transaction.

Ensure that the estate agent you choose to represent you in the Fife area is good at communicating.
Is Choosing An Estate Agent Just Like Betting in A Horse Race?
One particular quality estate agent in Fife thinks that choosing the right estate agent is just like backing a horse - in their case, them being THE FAVOURITE. They were heard to state that backing the winner may cost you more to have a stake in it but the odds on getting the result you want - A WIN, are higher. Consider this advice if you're thinking about choosing an estate agent in the town of Fife.
The Business Structure
Ask yourself if it could be better to choose an estate agency in Fife that is owned and run by property professionals who are interested in your sale rather than by people who are simply employed as part of a large corporate-firm expansion programme.

Make sure that you are able to communicate at Partner or Director level within the firm if you need to.
Seek Out Enthusiasm
If an estate agent in Fife is not enthusiastic about your property, you’d be unwise to instruct them.

Conveying a positive approach to selling your home is essential if buyers are to be inspired into buying it. Your chosen estate agent must therefore be positive about the selling potential of your property at all times.


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