Selling your home in Pleasanton, Livermore, or Dublin shouldn't be a stressful ordeal. Making the smart move of choosing a REALTOR® is your first step to ensuring that your investment in your home pays off. Pleasanton homes are always popular with home buyers looking in the TriValley area.

For a Pleasanton Realtor who sells homes in Pleasanton, CA you should call the Clark-Demarest Team of Kris Demarest and Dick Clark.  A father and daughter team who take great pride in selling homes in Pleasanton and in selling homes in the TriValley. Dick lives in the "gates" area of Pleasanton and Kris lives in the Sunset area of Livermore.  They have homes for sale in Pleasanton as well as homes for sale in Livermore.

Our services and experience allow you to focus on your move while we manage your home sale from our initial consultation to the closing deal, and beyond. We pride ourselves on repeat business and hope you'll come to understand why we are thought of by many as excellent realtors in Pleasanton, CA.

What we will do for you

From the day you first thought of selling your home in the trivalley and called Dick or Kris to the day that your Pleasanton home or your Livermore home sells, the Clark-Demarest Team will be there for you and with you.  We specialize in homes in Pleasanton and in Livermore.  Our goal is to sell your home for the best market dollar and in the shortest market time.  We will set up an initial meeting with you to discuss your motivation, the improvements you have made to your TriValley home since you have lived there and what you need to do to get the best price.

Getting the highest price

Pre-sale inspections are always helpful and we will suggest some Pest Inspectors and Home Inspectors for you.  We will facilitate the appointments and be at your house while the inspectors are there.  We will go over the inspection reports with you and suggest which items you will want to address right away and which can wait until you have a buyer for your TriValley home.  We will also discuss what you can do to make your house more saleable in the present market.  Things like de-cluttering, painting, staging, landscaping and other clean-up items for better curb appeal and a "wow" experience for the buyer when they walk into your Pleasanton home or Livermore home.

Closing Costs

After doing the above we will help you decide on the best possible price in the current market climate for your trivalley home.  We will do this by showing you homes in the TriValley that will be competing with you as well as sold prices of Pleasanton homes, Livermore homes, TriValley homes in general that will have set the benchmark for your best pricing.

Once we set the price we will go over closing costs with you.  The largest cost that most sellers of TriValley homes in Pleasanton, Livermore homes and Dublin homes have will be the Real Estate Fee.  This fee can vary depending on several things.  Some of the variances will be the condition of the home, the price that we agree upon to sell the home and what marketing you will want for your TriValley home.  The rest of the costs are minimal such as transfer fees, possible credits to the buyer, taxes, HOA fees if any, repair costs and so on.

A summary of what we will do as your trivalley real estate agent

• 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 I 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.
• Go over the procedures after you receive an offer on your TriValley home and be with you throughout the process, inspections, addendums, closing at title and so on.
• Help you find your next home either by finding you another home in Pleasanton or referring you to another agent in a different area and answer all of your questions about the local market area, including schools, neighborhoods, the local economy, and more.

A Summary of 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.

A Summary of Closing Costs to Expect

• Broker's commission is a full-service fee and is negotiable.
• Local property transfer tax, country 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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