Selling your Cranbrook home? Partner with an experienced and successful REALTOR®

Sandy Smith has 20 years of experience—and success—listing and selling real estate in the Cranbrook area. How much success? Sandy has listed and sold over 2,000 properties in the Cranbrook and surrounding areas. Her dedication and professionalism have put her in the top 1% of real estate agents with Royal LePage in Canada!

Whether you are selling or buying a home, that level of expertise will make the deal that much easier for you. Sandy views every client as part of her team. Together, every part of a real estate transaction will be handled professionally and efficiently.

She will advise you on how to get your house ready for sale, including top tips for selling it. She is a relocation specialist working to help you find the perfect single-family dwellings, condos, apartments, lots, acerages & townhouses.

A big advantage of the Sandy Smith Personal Real Estate Corporation is that her team responds very quickly to all inquiries. You won’t be left waiting around for a response.

Thinking of selling your Cranbrook home?

Give Sandy Smith a call today and realize the benefits of having a professional by your side through the entire process: 250-421-0835. Sandy Smith is a REALTOR® and an Associate Broker. Her daughter, Justine MacDonald, is also a Licensed REALTOR®, working hand in hand with Sandy.

Customer five-star reviews for Sandy Smith:

“Our home was listed privately and we had given up on trying to sell through a real estate agent. You convinced us to give your office a try to see the difference. And did we ever. You sold our home! But not only that, it was the exposure. Everyone knew our home was for sale. Wanda and I want to thank you personally for going the ‘extra mile’ which is what it took to find a buyer and get the money we needed out of the sale.” ~ Jason

“We have had a great deal of experience working with other real estate agents … and rank you among the top of the agents we have hired. We would recommend you without hesitation to others considering you to sell their home. You have an excellent sense of market pricing and are a fantastic negotiator, keeping yourself cool throughout the process. We can’t thank you enough for your work on our behalf.” ~ Pete and Jennifer

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Top 5 reasons for hiring a Cranbrook real estate agent for selling your home

Selling your home? It’s a big step, but with an experienced Realtor® working for you, you will likely end up with a better deal.

Here are the top five reasons you benefit from hiring a professional real estate agent to help you sell your Cranbrook real estate:

1. Correct pricing is key to selling your property in a reasonable time. An experienced Realtor® can do a detailed market analysis to find the right price for selling your home.

2. Nowadays, buyers are doing a lot of their search for properties with their fingers and not their feet. Your property must be described well online. An experienced agent can help you use the enticing words and phrases to sell your home and, most importantly, list your home through MLS (Multiple Listing Service).

3. Selling a home involves a great deal of complex paperwork, which you don’t want to get wrong. An experienced agent is already a pro at filling out this paperwork with much less headache for you.

4. Can you show your home professionally? A professional Realtor® has the time, seven days a week, to show your home to potential buyers with an unbiased attitude.

5. Over the years, sales of FSBO homes (For Sale By Owner) have been decreasing. Why? There are many reasons but one of them is that a professional agent will often get you a higher price for your home.

What is the market value of my home in the Cranbrook real estate market?

The market value is an opinion of what a property would sell for in a competitive market based on the features and benefits of that property. It factors in the overall real estate market in the area (such as supply and demand) and what similar properties have sold for in the same condition.

The market value of your home is not always the same as the city’s assessment on your home. That’s simply your home’s tax value.

Arriving at the correct market value of your home is crucial to selling your home in a timely manner. That’s where you need the experience of a professional Realtor®, someone who knows your real estate market like the back of her hand.

What is a Comparative Market Analysis or a CMA? Is a CMA free?

A Comparative Market Analysis will tell you the value of your home. Sandy Smith offers free home evaluations (called CMAs) to determine your home’s market value. Using relevant home sales data, Sandy will look at active listings in your neighborhood to arrive at an estimate for an asking price for your home.

You can trust Sandy to provide you with professional advice to arrive at the right asking price. Call her today for your free home evaluation: 250-421-0835

How will Sandy Smith advertise my home for sale in the Cranbrook real estate market?

With years of experience, Sandy Smith knows how to reach the most interested and qualified buyers in the marketplace. She will develop a strategy to market your home using a full suite of marketing tools, including virtual tours, social media, radio and newspaper ads, open houses and even drone videos.

When you list your property through Sandy Smith, your property will be featured on multiple websites both locally and internationally, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and even Kijiji. You have the advantage that your MLS listing will be seen by as many potential buyers as possible.

Sandy knows how to get maximum exposure for your property to attract a ready, willing and qualified buyer. And this exposure will likely get your home sold faster.

What areas surrounding Cranbrook and Kimberley will Sandy Smith sell and show my home in?

Sandy Smith showcases properties in the Cranbrook and Kimberley area of the East Kootenay. This includes Marysville, Meadowbrook, Wasa, Moyie, Yak, Jaffray and Koocanusa listings.

For the past several years, Cranbrook continues to show up as one of the best cities (with populations over 10,000) to live within British Columbia (from BC Business).

Should I hire a Realtor® or sell my house on my own (For Sale By Owner)?

The For Sale By Owner (FSBO) market share is about seven per cent and it keeps dropping year after year. The fact is there are pros and cons of selling your home any method, and each home sale has unique characteristics that may make one method or another more appropriate.

Here are some factors to consider when selling your home:

1. Homeowners often cannot see the flaws in the house they’ve lived in for so long. Sandy Smith can walk through your home and point out what should be fixed to attract buyers.

2. Experienced REALTORS® like Sandy Smith have a great deal of experience in pricing homes whereas homeowners might be too emotionally attached to their home and therefore might overprice their home.

3. Sandy Smith has a very wide net of contacts to announce any of her new listings. The more people who know about your home for sale, the sooner it will sell.

4. Real estate agents like Sandy can weed out unqualified buyers or just plain nosey neighbours. But they also have the time to show your home as real estate is a full-time job. Busy homeowners might not be able to leave work to show their home.

5. Moreover, most potential buyers are uncomfortable when the owners are present during a home showing.

6. Selling a home involves negotiations, and real estate agents are experienced to not show the eagerness or desperation that a homeowner might show. Sandy Smith can give the homeowner advice on how and when to counter an offer to keep the negotiations moving forward.

7. Sandy will protect the legal integrity of the contract and protect her clients’ largest investment.

In general, homeowners who hire REALTORS® can end up with a better deal and less stress with an experienced professional by their side.

Services and products offered by Sandy Smith Personal Real Estate Corporation:

• Marketing expertise—real estate industry
• Free home evaluation—a Comparative Market Analysis
• Buying a home, commercial building or rural property
• Selling a home, commercial building or rural property
• Online inquiries