Buying and Selling Southwest Indiana Homes

Whether you're buying or selling your home, you can rest assured that you will be well-cared for with The Trentini Team. They are experts in the Evansville and Newburgh, Indiana area, and can help you understand current market trends and how they will affect selling your old home or purchasing your new home. They will guide you through the buying or selling process, offering advice on issues such as pricing, showing, financing and more, and help you navigate the complicating maze of paperwork that comes with buying or selling a home.

As part of our commitment to customer care, you'll find a variety of helpful tools and resources for buyers and sellers in this section, including a free comparative analysis of your home, free email updates with new listings, successful buying tips and quick notice showing tips. Let The Trentini Team help you with all of your buying and selling real estate needs, and feel free to contact us if you have any questions!

Successful Buying Tips:

1. Become a pre-approved buyer. As a pre-approved buyer, you have better leverage when it comes to negotiating with the seller. The pre-approval process is simple and will help show sellers that you are a serious buyer.

2. Beat your competition to the best listings. Staying on top of market trends is vital when you’re looking for a home. Like any other homebuyer, you want the best home at the best price possible. Of course, these are the homes that never stick around for too long so you’ll need to make every effort to keep yourself aware of the latest and best listings. Seeking the assistance of a professional Buyer Specialist will help you stay well-informed and updated on a regular basis.

3. Research market trends in your area of interest. Familiarizing yourself with the area that you are interested in will help you get a better idea of what homes are selling for as well as how long they are typically on the market. Be sure to investigate price ranges for the type of home you want. Having the help of a Buyer Specialist is a serious advantage when it comes time to make an offer.

4. Prove that you are a serious buyer. There are many different ways to prove to the seller that you are sincerely interested in buying their home. One way is by getting pre-approved, which will later give you the edge in an offer situation. An even better way to accomplish this is to put down a larger payment to catch the attention of the seller.

5. Don’t settle too fast. Buying a home might be one of the largest investments of your lifetime. Because of this, your primary goal should be to make sure that you get the best deal possible for the home you are interested in. A Buyer Specialist can help you make a sound decision when it comes to accepting an offer.

6. Keep your offer simple. The purchase contract should be kept simple and without any unnecessary conditions, especially repairs. A seller will be more interested in an offer that is not going to be slowed down or delayed by things that do not severely affect the value of the home.

7. Don’t go it alone. With an ever changing market, today’s homebuyers will find it very difficult to go through the buying process on their own. Having an experienced Buyer Specialist who can keep your best interests in mind, makes a significant impact when buying a home and maximizing your investments.

Quick Notice Showing Tips:

Your agent is bringing a potential buyer to your home in 15 minutes. What can you do to make your home presentable in such short time? Follow these quick tips to get your home ready for its best showing when you have 30 minutes or less.

Start at the beginning:

Make sure that the front door presents well.
Sweep steps, if needed.
Pick up any toys, tools or other out-of-place objects and store them away quickly.

Head inside:

Open window treatments and turn on the lights.
Put any dirty dishes in the dishwasher.
Make the beds.
Put any dirty laundry inside the washing machine.

If you still have time:

Quickly run the vacuum and/or sweeper to give carpets and floors a fresh look.
Wipe down counters and tabletops.
Warm some vanilla on the stove or have cookie dough ready to put in the oven to give the house a welcoming scent.

It would be wonderful to have your home is showcase condition 24 hours a day, but we understand that you live there. It is important to present your house in the best light and make it available to as many qualified buyers as possible.