For Sellers and Buyers

FOR SELLERS: 

Selling your home shouldn't be a stressful ordeal. Making the smart move of choosing Mike and Laura McNeese for your REALTOR® is your first step to ensuring that your investment in your home pays off. Mike and Laura's real estate services in Tennessee and experience allow you to focus on your move while the McNeese's manage your home sale from your initial consultation to the closing deal, and beyond. Mike and Laura pride ourselves on repeat business and referrals and hope you'll come to understand why.

What We will do for you
Recent Home Sales
Getting the highest price
Closing Costs

As Your Agents, Mike and Laura McNeese Will:

• Complete a comparative market analysis that will compare your home's value to that of your neighbors.
• Compile a comprehensive plan detailing all the efforts we will employ to sell your home, including Internet and local media.
• Present your home to as many qualified buyers as possible getting your home maximum exposure.
• Help you stage your home and generate curb appeal to ensure you get the highest price.
• Assist with obtaining offers and help you in negotiating the best deal as smoothly as possible.
• Help you find your next home and answer all of your questions about the local market area, including schools, neighborhoods, the local economy, and more.
• We have over 200 link exchanges with US based real estate companies only.
• We increase our web traffic and search rankings through specific keyword search terms and phrases through Ideal Positions.
  
• We Showcase our real estate listings and email monthly detailed reports showing how many times your property was viewed.  Our website has high traffic from the main search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, Ask Jeeves, Bing, and Dog Pile.  Link your listing to the following real estate web portals for enhanced exposure:  

Recent Home Sales

What are homes selling for on your street? Feel free to contact me to find out what neighborhood homes are selling for, free of charge, or to receive a more detailed analysis of the value of your home.

Getting the Highest Price for Your Home

Curb appeal is key and could make a difference whether people stop and take a flyer, or drive right by. Here are a few tips to increase the curb appeal of your home. Staging your home is important. Many buyers will stay in your home longer if it's staged appropriately. We have compiled some ideas to present your home in the most effective manner.

Closing Costs to Expect:

• Title insurance fees depend on the sales price of the home.
• Broker's commission is a full-service fee and will cost anywhere between 5% to 7%.
• Local property transfer tax, county transfer tax, state transfer tax, and state capital gains tax are the charges that you'll pay for the privilege of selling your home. Credit to the buyer of unpaid real estate taxes for the prior or current year are variable and depend on when you close and when your taxes are due.
• FHA fees and costs are all fees are now negotiable between an FHA buyer and seller.
• Home inspections fees are in some circumstances paid for by the seller and include pest, radon and other inspections.
• Miscellaneous fees can accrue from correcting problems noticed during the home inspection.

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FOR BUYERS 

Mike is an Accredited Buyers Representative.  Mike and Laura have received Multiple Sales Achievement Awards.  Laura is a ePro and former Technology Education Teacher. 

Buying a home is an exciting time in one's life. Making the smart move of choosing a REALTOR® is your first step to ensuring that your new home and community meets your needs. Our services and experience range from financial aid to helping you find the home that best suits you and your family. For your convenience, we also provide listings by email. We pride myself on repeat business and hope you'll come to understand why.

How We Can Help
Before you start looking
Closing Costs

As Your East Tennessee Real Estate Agents, Mike and Laura McNeese Will:

• Assure that you see all the properties in the area that meet your criteria. Mike and Laura will show you the beauty of our area including the Smoky Mountains, Nolichuckey River, Cherokee National Forest, and some of the best Mountain View Imaginable.
• Guide you through the entire home buying process, from finding homes to look at, to getting the best financing. We can show you Residential homes, condos, commercial investment properties, foreclosures, or land, farms and lots.
• Make sure you don't pay too much for your new home and help you avoid costly mistakes.
• Answer all of your questions about the local market area, including schools, neighborhoods, the local economy, and more.
• Whether you are a first time homebuyer, having a job transfer, relocation, or retiring to the area, we can assist you.

Before You Start Looking For Your New Home:

• Check your credit rating. Straighten out any errors before its too late.
• Determine a comfortable monthly budget for your new purchase, including down payment and monthly payment.
• Find a loan program that meets your needs and get pre-qualified (preferably pre-approved).
• Choose a REALTOR® that you trust and who understands your needs.
• Determine what neighborhood best matches your needs.
• Identify important features you need your new home to have.

Closing Costs to Expect:

• Lender fees include charges for loan processing, underwriting, preparation and establishing an escrow account.
• Third-party fees include charges for insurance, title search, and other inspections such as termites.
• Government fees include deed recording and state & local mortgage taxes.
• Escrow and interest fees include homeowner's insurance, loan interest, real estate taxes, and occasionally private mortgage insurance.

Find out how much your closing costs could be.

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