Selling Your St Maarten Property
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- We have been known to sell condos in days; which is well documented when we sold four beachfront condos within 24 hours in Cupecoy during the Pandemic.
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Partnerships
Selling real estate in all locations of St Maarten and St Martin with the only agency to work in 100% partnership with other agencies like never before. You are going to receive the MOST exposure you can imagine with this powerful partnership.
Selling your St Maarten property should be easy with the right team. A real estate agent in Century 21 St Maarten will be able to help you with every step of the way.
Why should you choose a real estate agent in Century 21, St. Maarten? There are a couple of reasons why.
Why Us
Choosing a St Maarten realtor with Century 21 St Maarten is the easiest and the best decision that you can make in terms of selling your property in St. Maarten. Why should you choose a real estate agent in Century 21, St. Maarten? Why should you choose Century 21 St. Maarten? There are a couple of reasons that can help you decide:
We are the gold standard
Century 21 St Maarten is part of the vast and global network of Century 21, the global and gold standard in real estate property buying and selling. You may have seen many realty signs on front lawns showing the sign of Century 21. With representation in over 70 countries, you would enjoy the beauty that is offered by the Century 21 brand.
Experience
Founded in 1971, Century 21 Real Estate LLC is the biggest franchisor of the world’s largest real estate sales organization. It operates in approximately 8,000 offices all over the world. Every day, Century 21 brings people closer to their dream homes. They aim to bring property buyers and property sellers together to create a harmonious and peaceful relationship among the parties.
Network of Allies
Century 21 St. Maarten has the best experience and the most important network with other agencies. We have the largest database in St. Maarten with a network of all other agencies. We are trusted by the Government and have the best network of workers, lawyers, real estate agents, and individuals who work to help property buyers and property sellers to make a sale.
Free Home Valuation
Century 21 St Maarten, and anywhere else in the world, offers free home valuation. Century 21 can bring complementary, obligation-free appraisal of any property’s current market price. By definition, an appraisal is an unbiased professional opinion of a third party of the value of a home or a property. It is used whenever a mortgage is involved in the transfer of the property. The buying, refinancing, and selling of the property are all important in terms of the valuation of the property.
Century 21 brings a qualified appraiser or uses software for property appraisal. They create a report based on a visual inspection and other factors such as the recent sales of similar properties, the aspects of the home such as the floor plan, the square footage, and the amenities, the current market trends, as well as the recent sales of similar properties.
How will Century 21 sell your property?
Century 21 St. Maarten follows all of the rules and regulations, as well as the laws, set by the St. Maarten government. There are many step-by-step guides on how you can make sure that you sell your property but the most important one is making the listing on Century 21.
A Century 21 St Maarten listing is as important as the many other steps that are related to selling a property. While it is the first step, it is not the easiest step because the property owner will need to make the right choice in terms of the real estate agent that he will hire to help him with the sale.
With that, the property owner would need to make sure that you hire Century 21 St Maarten to make sure that he sells the property right and at the right price.
Step by step guide to selling your home
Selling your St Maarten property is a thing that you need to do properly and with the help of the right St Maarten broker. Now that we have told you about our company and how Century 21 Global and Century 21 St. Maarten can help you make the sale you want, let us provide you with a step-by-step guide on how you can sell your home to the right buyer.
Define your selling needs
Why are you selling your property? What are the reasons why you have decided to let go of a certain property and all of the other reasons why you need to define your selling needs? With that, it is important to look at your needs first.
What are the reasons for making the sale?
Some property buyers in St. Maarten are curious about this because sometimes sellers have problems that they cannot deal with and they just want to let go of the property. Some sellers have bigger issues that are related to the property in St. Maarten, it is then important to make sure that individual property buyers in St. Maarten know why you are selling the property.
If you have a big problem with the property that is related to certain things as in the utilities and that would affect the daily living of your property buyer in St. Maarten, you need the help of Century 21 St. Maarten to help you deal with the problem. If necessary, you need to first fix the problems that you have before even thinking about making the sale, unless you are ready to let go of the property at a price that covers fixing what needs to be fixed.
Your real estate agent in Century 21 St. Maarten can help you make a list of the reasons why you want to sell the property and also make sure that they help you deal with it as well.
Pricing is important
Once you have already defined your needs and settled with your real estate agent in St. Maarten, you need to create a pricing strategy that works for the property. This is why it is important to define your needs first. The purpose of making the sale as well as the current value of your property are all important factors. However, there are also other factors that you need to look at if you are aiming to make a sale of property in St. Maarten.
Hence, when you get the service of Century 21, St. Maarten, you will be able to properly set a price that could help you sell the property that you want to sell, depending on your timeline.
Prepare the property
There are a lot of things that you need to prepare when making a property sale in St. Maarten. Perhaps the most important part of the cell is preparing the property for viewing and selling. When you hire a real estate agent coming from Century 21 St. Maarten, you will get to have the right assistance on how you can best prepare the property that you are trying to sell.
Marketing your property
Of course, you would hire Century 21 St. Maarten because the company offers the gold standard in marketing properties not just in St. Maarten but on a global level. You have already read the information above as to how Century 21 St. Maarten markets your property. If you have no idea about how you will be able to market the sale and just want to rely on social media, the best thing that you can do is to hire Century 21 St. Maarten and let the expert real estate agents work for you.
There are different ways to market your property and every single way has a different goal. For example, if you are marketing your property for sale in St. Maarten, some listings are available for you. If you are marketing your property for rental whereas a second investment that you will use in the future you can market them as a listing on property rentals. But, which is which? How do you choose between the different options that you have? With the help of Century 21 St. Maarten, you can easily choose among the different options that you have and you can easily get the kind of help that you need to sell your property in St. Maarten.
Showing your property
A property tour in St. Maarten or an open house in St. Maarten is the next step towards property selling. Showing off your property is not always easy. You need to make sure that you will get the right experience and that your property will be able to show off its very important aspects to the right buyer.
Showing off your property requires very important preparation. You need to make sure that you prepare for what is to come, what your potential buyers would need during the property tour in St. Maarten, and the important details that are related to the selling of the property. Your property must show the property, what it is all about, the good parts, its history, and you should also fully and legally show the things that need improvement in terms of the property.
Receive an offer
It is also very easy for you to receive a property offer in St. Maarten once you get the right marketing and the right ways for you to do so. Receiving an offer is not always an indication that you are close to making a sale but it is always going to work on your favorite you have a real estate agent in St. Maarten who can help you with what you need in terms of choosing between the different offers that you will get.
Accepting the right offer
Once you have gotten hold of all of the offers that you think are good it is time for you to make a list of the ones that you think are the best for you financially and that would help you achieve your goal quicker in terms of selling your property. A real estate agent in Century 21 St. Maarten can help you choose between offers based on the parameters that you have initially set.
The contract for the offer should include very specific information that would affect your decision. Once you accept an offer, it may be too late to change your mind so you should always look at the different offers and choose one that you think will work best for you and your needs.
What should be included in the contract?
Before accepting the offer from a potential buyer, you should make sure that you will get all of the information necessary in terms of what will govern your contractual relationship with the property buyer in St. Maarten.
The contract should specifically include the following information:
- The legal description of the property
- The legal description of the property such as the legal description that is included in the title of the property is very important. In all aspects of the sale including your preparations, you should be able to nail down the description of the property as well as the legal description of the property so that you will not have any problems down the line and terms of dealing with the property buyers that have a lot of questions about the sale.
If you hire Century 21 St Maarten, the real estate agent that will assist you can get you the information that you need about the legal description of the property in question.
Offer price
A potential buyer of your property should be able to give you a clear-cut offer price and the terms of the sale that they want to consummate with you. Make sure that you look at the offer price.
Downpayment
Your property buyer in St. Maarten Should be able to show you that they can pay for the property and this is only possible if the property buyer in St. Maarten can pay the right downpayment.
Financing arrangements
Is the property buyer going to pay you in cash or is there a need for the property buyer to get a financing arrangement for him to pay for the property in St Maarten? The contract of your acceptance of the offer should include the financing arrangement that property buyers in St. Maarten will take. This is an important path.
List of fees and who will pay them
There are different fees and taxes that a property sale in St. Maarten covers. Before signing an acceptance of an offer you need to make sure that your contract is clear in terms of the list of fees that are required to be paid and who are required to pay them. Of course, if there are certain things that you do not agree with then you do not sign anything on the contract to sell.
Your real estate agent from Century 21 St. Maarten can help you look at the legalities of the contract and the fees involved in the sale. After all, the last thing that you would want to experience is to end up losing money when you make a sale on your property.
Deposit amount
The purpose of the deposit depends on the contract that you will have with the property buyer. A deposit amount should be clearly stated on the contract if you are to make sure that the property buyer will be able to cover the fees that are required of him to shoulder.
Inspection rights and possible repair allowances
If you were trying to make a sale quickly and you were not able to make the necessary repairs the acceptance of the offer should also include the inspection rights and the possible repair allowances that would be included or excluded from the purchase price paid directly to you by the property buyer.
Method of conveying the title and who will handle the closing
This legal aspect of conveying the title and looking at who will handle the closing of the transaction. In this part, you should look at the right real estate agent in Century 21 St. Maarten to help you deal with the problem.
Appliances and furnishings that will stay with the home
What is included in the sale and what are the furnishings and appliances that you want to remove on the property for one reason or another? These are important lists of things that should also be included in the offer.
Settlement date and Contingencies
Once you have reviewed everything and you are already happy with the offer you should also look at the settlement date and the contingencies that are part of the contract. The real estate agent in St. Maarten can help you on this end.
Negotiate the Sale
There are so many things that could go wrong when it comes to negotiating a sale and while you think that you may already have the experience in terms of selling different properties, you should still look at hiring the right real estate agent in Century 21 St. Maarten to help you with everything else.
The real estate agent in Century 21 St. Maarten will help you look at the terms of the contract and the things that you may want to negotiate. Once you are happy with the terms of the sale, the real estate agent in Century 21 St. Maarten will then prepare the contract. Of course, the tricky part is in the negotiation itself.
Keep in mind that when it comes to negotiating the sale of your property in St. Maarten, compromise is key. However, there are some things and items on the sale that should be considered as non-negotiables on your end, and your real estate agent in Century 21 St. Maarten will help you make sure that you protect your non-negotiables.
Getting Service Providers
Your real estate agent in Century 21 St. Maarten will help you get the right service providers before you close the contract of sale. Getting the right service providers may be tricky if you do not have any experience in terms of who should formally appraise the property, who should survey the property, who should inspect the property. and the repairs that need to get done before the contract pushes through.
Your real estate agent in Century 21 St. Maarten will help you get the right service provider that works based on your price and your timeline.
Pre-Closing Preparation
Before making closing on the contract there are a lot of other things that you need to check such as the necessary documents to periods, the signatures that you need, and all of the other forms that should be filled up.
Before you make any arrangements on the upcoming move or look at all of the other things that would close the contract you need to prepare all of the documents and relation to your ownership of the title of the property as well as in terms of the financial aspects of the sale. A real estate agent in Century 21 St. Maarten will also help you on this end. Pre-closing preparations can be a headache but with the right real estate agent in Century 21 St. Maarten, you will have a better time.
Closing the Sale
The last part of any kind of property selling in St. Maarten or anywhere else in the world is closing the sale. Ask the seller you need to hand over the proper and necessary documentation regarding the property and make all of the necessary obligations that you have on the contract. If you hire a real estate agent in Century 21 St. Maarten, you will also be assisted on this part.
Real Estate in St. Maarten Is Perfect with Century 21 St. Maarten
Negotiating a contract of sale in St. Maarten is relatively easy if you have the right team with you. While you may have many different options in terms of who can help you with the other task that you need to do as a seller of a property in St. Maarte, choosing a real estate agent in Century 21 St. Maarten is perhaps the best thing that you can do. Century 21 St. Maarten and our experienced agents will help you sell your property, buy a property, and everything else in between.