Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)

If you would like a full presentation of my listing services, including a free comparative market analysis for your house (report detailing the probable market value of your property), please complete the form below.

We will perform a Free Comparative Market Analysis for your property to indicate it's value based upon current market conditions and contact you to arrange an appointment to evaluate your property.
 

Marketing Your Home

If you've decided to sell your home you have some critical decisions to make. For most people their home is one of their most important assets. It is important you choose a Realtor® that will attain the best possible price, in the shortest possible time, with the least inconvenience to you.

Before putting your home on the market you should review my Sellers Tips for advice on how to prepare your home for sale and achieve top dollar.

Coldwell Banker Northern Lakes is the most successful real estate company in Cheboygan County. Our powerful marketing program ensures your home will be seen by all prospective purchases.

DISCOVER THE NORTHERN LAKES ADVANTAGE...

Coldwell Banker Northern Lakes Delivers Professionalism, Convenience, Exposure, & Results. Here's how:

• FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL SALES STAFF
  Coldwell Banker Northern Lakes offers 29 agents with extensive sales training. Members of our staff regularly attend conferences and training seminars to increase their knowledge of present market trends, which allows them to give you the most up-to-date information on marketing your home. Six support staff keep all of our offices running smoothly and communicating constantly.
• FOUR LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN OPEN SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK, ALL YEAR LONG
  With offices in Indian River, Cheboygan, Alanson and Mackinaw City, we are able to knowledgeably and appropriately represent the entire area surrounding the Inland Waterway, in addition to northern and eastern Emmet, northern and western Presque Isle, and northern Otsego counties.
• SALES OF $60 MILLION DURING 2002
  Coldwell Banker Northern Lakes has consistently been ranked in the top 10% nationally, designated a Premier Office for eight consecutive years, and awarded the Presidents Award for four consecutive years.
• AGGRESSIVE MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR YOUR PROPERTY
  • Properties are advertised in local Northern Michigan newspapers including the Straitsland Resorter, Cheboygan Daily Tribune, Mackinaw Journal and Petoskey News-Review.
  • Properties are featured in Homes & Land, distributed ten times per year during 2003 to the entire northern portion of the state of Michigan, in addition to Lower Michigan, with a total distribution of 40,000 per issue.
  • Properties are featured in the Real Estate Digest, published monthly & distributed throughout the state.
  • Participation in the Multiple Listing Service allows agents to provide MLS mailer or emails with the most up-to-date information for active buyers.
  • Additional advertising in other Michigan papers such as the Detroit Free Press, Booth Newspapers, St. Ignace News/Mackinac Island Town Crier, and Traverse City Record-Eagle when appropriate.
  • Special properties are featured in special publications when available.
  • Open Houses are scheduled when appropriate, including participation in the national Coldwell Banker Spring Open House Program.
  • Our campaign is supported by Coldwell Banker’s national advertising campaign, including national magazine and television advertising. In addition, Coldwell Banker affiliate offices sell more million-dollar homes than any other company and have over 100,000 agents worldwide, making Coldwell Banker your perfect partner!
• AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN FOR COMPANY SELF-PROMOTION 
  Coldwell Banker Northern Lakes utilizes many mediums to promote the company and our website presence. Included are local newspapers, billboards, special event sponsorships and direct mail campaigns. We also utilize public relations avenues by way of sending appropriate press releases to local media year-round.
• CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY
  • We recognize the importance of technology in selling your home! According to recent research by NAR (National Association of Realtors), 74% of homebuyers begin their search by checking available properties listed on the Internet.
  • Our company website, cbnorthernlakes.com, is linked to our local real estate board and is updated to-the-minute. Our site also features the listings of all IDX participating offices. Easy-to-use information request forms are available on the site for the potential buyer to make immediate contact with our request coordinator.
  • Our partnering relationships with these Internet sites allow us to submit your property to the best real estate sites on the web:
    • coldwellbanker.com: Our parent company site continues to be the industry leader with 2,800,000 visitors viewing 14,500,000 listings each month! Coldwell Banker features buyer-controlled programs like Personal Retriever which allows any buyer in our system with a profile matching your listing to automatically receive an email of your property.
      This also exposed you property to over 100,000 active Coldwell Banker agents internationally.
    • realtor.com: The largest real estate site in the world sponsored by the National Association of Realtors.
    • MSN HOUSE & HOME: Microsoft, the leader in personal computing, offers a high-traffic, easy-to-use real estate website.
    • loopnet.com: The web's largest depository for commercial property for both sale and lease. (For commercial property only.)
  • Coldwell Banker Northern Lakes agents have full utilization of IPIX Virtual Tours for both the interior and exterior of your property. These tours are posted on the internet allowing potential buyers to view "moving pictures" of your home without leaving their chair.
  • Our partnering relationship with all neighboring Boards of Realtors and their offices provide easy, instant, on-line access to your property information by Realtors all over the state and beyond.
  • Our agents are email-effective: Communication with today's world is faster and more efficient through proper use of electronic mail. Our agents can email a full-color brochure to a buyer while talking to them on the phone!
  • Our on-staff technology consultant provides constant training and support to keep your Coldwell Banker Northern Lakes agent on the cutting edge.

DEAL WITH PROFESSIONALS.
DEMAND CONVENIENCE.
ENJOY EXPOSURE.
EXPECT RESULTS.
COLDWELL BANKER NORTHERN LAKES.
YOUR PERFECT PARTNER IN REAL ESTATE.