What Sets Us Apart from Average Agents?

There are a variety of opportunities in the New Jersey Real Estate Market for both buyers and sellers. If you're a prospective buyer click here for a full home search, or if you're considering placing your home on the market, get a free home value report, right here.

We at the Tucker Real Estate Team offer a wide range of guarantees to ensure our clients are taken care of. In this challenging market, it takes effort and expertise to help buyers and sellers successfully navigate the market. Despite tough conditions, we have some pretty impressive statistics.

Over the past 12 months, our listings have sold for 2% more than the market average and are on the market for about half the time. The reason for our success is the system we have in place - our team approach allows us to assign 2 agents to every client, in addition to a support staff that enables us to deliver remarkable service. 

We offer a handful of unique guarantees to make clients feel protected when buying and selling. Our Love it or Leave it guarantee allows you to walk away and work with someone else if you're not satisfied with what we're doing to represent you. For sellers, we offer a similar guarantee called the Easy Exit Guarantee. In addition to these services, we offer a 48 Day Home Sale guarantee - if we don't sell your home in 48 days we'll sell it for free!

We would love to sit down with you and go over all the details of these fantastic programs. If you have any questions about what we have to offer, or about any real estate related topic, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We would love to assist you!

Ask Yourself These Questions Before You Sell

There are a variety of opportunities in the New Jersey Real Estate Market for both buyers and sellers. If you're a prospective buyer click here for a full home search, or if you're considering placing your home on the market, get a free home value report, right here.

If you are thinking about selling your home before the end of the year, there are some important things you need to be aware of. Selling a home is a complicated matter, so we decided to focus on the three most important questions that you need to answer if you are thinking about selling before the end of the year. They are:

1. Do you really know your market?

 It's really important that you know all about your specific, hyper-local market. Don't look at the national numbers expecting them to be a good indicator, they are not. You need to know what is going on in your specific town and in your specific price range. Every town performs differently and statistics are changing all the time. 

2. Are you asking for the right price?

 This always starts with an in-depth market analysis of your property. The market is always changing, however, and so will your analysis. If you ignore market changes when it comes to your pricing, you are going to get left behind and it will come back to haunt you. Once your property has been listed, be responsive to changes and if you aren't getting the response you want from buyers, you may need to re-evaluate and make changes.

3. Is your house ready for the market?

 Most buyers don't want to have to do a lot of work. They want updated, remodeled homes that are move-in ready. If you aren't updating your home's condition, you are missing out on a huge pool of potential buyers. We have clients who don't have interest in making improvements and updates and while that is fine with us, it can greatly influence the asking price of your home. Making an investment now can really pay off down the road.

These are the 3 things you really need to know if you are selling before the end of the year. If you have any questions about what is going on in your neighborhood, give us a call. We'd be happy to provide you with a free market analysis to show you what your home could sell for. 

Understanding New Jersey's Attorney Review Clause

There are a variety of opportunities in the New Jersey Real Estate Market for both buyers and sellers. If you're a prospective buyer click here for a full home search, or if you're considering placing your home on the market, get a free home value report, right here.

     Every contract prepared by a real estate agent here in NJ is subject to an attorney review, for both parties. It gives the option of both buyer and seller to have their attorney review the contract and improve it before it becomes final.

The process here in NJ is just a little different. When a buyer makes an offer, they write up a complete contract and submit it to the seller's agent. This is when negotiations begin and the sale is not final until the buyer and seller have an agreement, and sign the agreed upon contract. 

Most of the stuff they are negotiating are things like closing costs, closing dates, and what exactly is included in the sale of the home. In addition to that, there are multiple paragraphs of legal jargon that each respective attorney can add, remove, or change as they see fit. Once the contract is fully signed, it's submitted for attorney review. 

At this point, both buyer and seller have 3 days to approve or disapprove the contract. They are not binding at this point, and still open to attorney change.  This process shouldn't last longer than a week. If it lingers on a bit too long, one or both parties may decide to jump ship, because there is no legal obligation at that point for them to stay. 

Do you have any other questions about attorney review or anything else real estate related? Let us know by giving us a call or sending us an email. We'd love to help!

How we helped Maggie sell her unique home with our knowledge of the market conditions

"Doug and his team were very professional and they called it the way it was. I’d heard about Doug and his reputation of his ability to sell houses and it was really a no brainer to work with him.  He really knew the market and what it would require for us to sell our home. He has a better knowledge than half of the people out there put together!"

How we helped our client sell their home with our professional, low key approach

"Everything was just so professional when I worked with Doug. He didn’t push me, he listened to what I wanted, and gave his input appropriately.  He has a good support team and all in all the process went very smoothly. Doug has a low key approach and him and his team were always available when I had questions. "

How we helped Bob sell his home with our different approach of doing business

"Doug Tucker and his team are top notch, the best Realtors that I’ve worked with. The marketing, the pictures, and the web portal were all so professional and look really great. The way he organizes his team is so efficient and really sets him apart. I would utilize his services again in a heartbeat."

Why a Pre-Inspection Will Help You in the Long Run

There are a variety of opportunities in the New Jersey real estate market for both buyers and sellers. If you're a prospective buyer click here for a full home search, or if you're considering placing your home on the market, get a free home value report, right here.

If you want an easy way to make your home look more attractive to buyers, not to mention save you a lot of time and aggravation down the road, you should consider getting your home pre-inspected before putting it on the market.

A pre-inspection is done by a seller before putting their home on the market for a number of reasons:

• The home inspection process has become more problematic - a lot of deals a long time in the making fall through because of a defect found late in the selling process.
• You can fix the defects before putting your home on the market. This will give you peace of mind during the buyer inspection later. It is also a way to add value to your home.
• A pre-inspected home is a differentiated home. Your home stands out from those of other sellers because it less likely to have any hidden or unknown flaws. You may even be able to attract higher prices.

Really, getting a pre-inspection is a safe bet if you are trying to ease the selling process. By having one done before putting your home on the market, you'll avoid issues that could cause a deal to fall apart after a lot of time has already been invested. The added value this will give to your home will more than pay for the cost of the inspection, so think of it as a good investment.

As always, if you have any questions about New Jersey real estate, we are happy to be your go-to resource. Give us a call or shoot us an email - we look forward to chatting with you soon!