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Sell a Home

Why list with a Realtor?

There are many more aspects to selling a house than most people realize. As you are weighing whether or not to list with a Realtor, please consider the following:

How will you determine the price of your home? A Realtor will draw on his or her knowledge of the market to make sure you “leave no money on the table,” but also that you don’t overprice your home so much that you discourage viewings by qualified buyers.

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  • How will you handle showings? A Realtor will supply you with a lockbox so that other agents with lockbox keys can bring qualified buyers to see your house. A Realtor’s lockbox also tracks the comings and goings of all agents who have entered your home for the purposes of follow up and security.
  • How will you market your home? A Realtor, at his or her own expense, will market your house through the multiple listing services, as well as through advertising, websites, flyers and agent networking, among other methods.
  • How will you screen buyers? Realtors will refer prospective buyers to trusted lenders who will make an accurate assessment of the buyer’s ability to obtain a loan.
  • How will you handle contract negotiation? Using the contract form that the Georgia Association of Realtors is continually reviewing and refining, a Realtor will bring knowledge, neutrality and problem-solving skills to the negotiation process. All of these elements are critically important when selling something as fundamentally important as a home.

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A Realtor will guide you through these and so many other aspects of a successful home-selling experience.

Why list with Adams Realtors?

Once you decide to use a Realtor to help sell your home, the next step is to pick the best real estate brokerage for you. Here are just a few reasons we think you’ll find Adams Realtors to be the best choice:

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  • Adams Realtors has been selling intown real estate since 1979. We offer a depth and breadth of experience that few others can match.
  • Adams Realtors has a highly visible and accessible office located in an historic building in Grant Park. Our office receives plenty of walk-by and walk-in traffic.
  • Adams Realtors offers every listing the support of all 25+ of our agents, who are updated regularly on company listings.
  • Adams Realtors has a strong reputation for professionalism and integrity. We put client service absolutely first and will treat you like a person, not a dollar sign.
  • Adams Realtors is diligent about studying the market and recommending the right price for your home. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.
  • Adams Realtors agents will make recommendations on how to prepare your home so it will show to its best advantage. We can also refer you to reliable contractors, when needed, such as painters, flooring experts, pest control companies, electricians and other service providers.
  • Adams Realtors develop a customized marketing plan to sell your home, choosing from a full menu of marketing activities, including:
  • Entering your home in the two metro-area listing services: First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS) and Georgia Multiple Listing Service (GAMLS). Listing with these services automatically sends your listing to wide-ranging websites, including zillow and realtor.com, among others.
  • Creating a flyer promoting the sale of your home. This flyer will be available inside your home, at Adams Realtors office, and on this website, adamscre.com. In fact, visitors to our website may print your flyer in PDF format if desired.
  • Ordering a virtual tour, which will be included in the listing services and at adamscre.com. The virtual tour will also be available to anyone with access to the internet.
  • Holding an agent caravan to introduce the home to agents from other companies. Further exposing the property to other agents via flyers, postcards, emails and phone calls.
  • Holding Sunday open houses.
  • Advertising the home on our social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.
  • Following up with agents who have shown your home to gauge buyer interest and obtain agent feedback regarding price and condition of the home.
  • Adams Realtors agents will guide you through the contract-to-closing process, ensuring that deadlines are met, helping you make promised repairs by referring you to reliable contractors, keeping you informed and accompanying you to the closing table. (See Seller’s Checklist.)[/checklist]

About Us

• As a native Atlantan who grew up in a house built by my grandparents in 1902 across the street from Grant Park, I have always loved the City’s downtown and historic intown neighborhoods. I went to school from the first grade through graduate school in downtown Atlanta.

As a child growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, I witnessed and mourned the decline of those wonderful old “close-in” neighborhoods and their business districts. By the time I was in my early 20s in the late ’60s, I had gotten involved in early intown revitalization efforts in Grant Park under the auspices of a program known as “Model Cities.” After a tour of duty in the Army and Graduate Business School at Georgia State University, I joined the forerunner of the Grant Park Neighborhood Association in late 1974. In the early 1970s most intown neighborhoods were “redlined” by banks and neglected by the local government. The neighborhood revitalization movement in Atlanta was in its infancy. Banks refused to make real estate loans in these “high-risk” neighborhoods. The level of city services was poor and to make matters worse, the city had rezoned many of these neighborhoods from single-family to multifamily residential in the 1950s.

I became a neighborhood activist in Grant Park and, along with others, helped to bring about one of the largest “down zonings” in City history, converting the area back to single-family/duplex zoning from apartment zoning. I was also a community representative and later President of the local Neighborhood Housing Services program, which helped local lenders understand the housing market in the City’s neighborhoods and helped end their practice of not making loans in these communities. I later served as a neighborhood association and Neighborhood Planning Unit (NPU) Chair as well as a board member of the civic groups working to restore the Cyclorama in Grant Park and historic Oakland Cemetery.

All these experiences have had a profound effect on me and the company that I founded in 1979. I had a commercial real estate background but came to realize that strong neighborhoods are vital to a city’s quality of life and its commercial core. Adams Commercial’s approach to real estate has always reflected the values of neighborhood activism. Our transactions involve people, not just numbers. We are in the problem solving and information business. After more than 40 years of service, our goal is to complete our client’s purchase or investment while at the same time adding value to the community through that transaction.

I hope that you find our website to be a helpful tool whether you are planning to buy, sell or are trying to get a good feel for the state of the commercial real estate market in Atlanta. If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail me at wtadams@adamscre.com. If you have an interest in commercial real estate, please visit our Adams Commercial Real Estate Website at adamscre.com.

Thanks,

Bill Adams, MBA, CCIM, ALC, CRB
President
ADAMS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Atlanta, GA

Our Core Values: Success, Integrity, Wisdom, Dependability, Community

At Adams Commercial we define SUCCESS when our clients get up from their closing with a smile. To accomplish this,  we start by putting the needs of our clients first, which to us is the essence of INTEGRITY. We bring the collective WISDOM of our agents to every real estate deal … wisdom that comes only from the company’s years of business experience and expertise in intown markets. Whether it is showing up at the appointed time or making sure all details are noted and deadlines met, we believe DEPENDABILITY is also an essential ingredient of a successful real estate transaction. We believe that your successful purchase or sale adds value to COMMUNITY. And we are proud to play a role in building and sustaining a thriving community.

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