The business of bringing together people interested in buying and selling real estate.
Thanks for starting your real estate search with us. Few businesses are as personal as real estate, primarily because it involves helping clients make what is typically their largest single lifetime purchase — weather you’re buying or selling. UnderdownBall brokerage services assist clients looking to buy or sell residential homes, agricultural land, lots and acreage, commercial and industrial properties as well as special-purpose properties.
Buying?
Let us help you find the right home, commercial property or piece of land that suits the needs of your family or business in the Yadkin Valley area. We’ll provide you with useful information on working with a broker, choosing the right property, making an offer, performing due diligence, closing, moving, protecting your investment – everything involved in making an informed real estate decision in today’s market. View our brochure for more information about buying a property and information about various loans.
SEARCHING FOR A PROPERTY: The first steps…
- Understand what you can afford – talk to an accountant and mortgage lender for pre-qualification and to determine price range
- Work with an UnderdownBall real estate agent to determine criteria (location, size, price) and start your property search
- Once you find the right property, work with your agent to write an offer
- Once your offer is accepted, you are officially “Under Contract”
While Under Contract:
- Select a closing attorney
- Determine if you want a home warranty
- Complete inspections including home, HVAC, pool/spa, radon, septic, well/water, wood/pest, survey, chimney, trees, etc.
- Renegotiate any repairs
- Complete mortgage loan process
- Complete appraisal
- Order insurance
Once the sale is pending:
- Schedule movers and utilities
- Review HUD or Closing Statement
- Get a certified check for the funds needed for closing
- Perform a final walk through
- Go to the attorney’s office for the closing to sign paperwork
- Deed is recorded
- Move-in to your new property
REASONS TO WORK WITH UNDERDOWN BALL REAL ESTATE
- Knowledge, understanding and care of the local real estate market.
- Access to market research and the skills to do a comparative market analysis that includes recent sales and active listings to help you make an offer.
- Access to Multiple Listing Service (MLS), Co-Star LoopNet and Crexi – databases of properties for sale that will help you find the right property.
- Help prepare all real estate paperwork
- Networking with clients and other agents to identify potential properties for sale
- Understanding of real estate laws
- Responsive communication
- Strong negotiation skills
- Explanation of buying process
- Problem-solver mindset
- Motivated and hard working
- Transparent and honest
- Attention to detail
- Technological savvy
Brokerage 2023 Brochure For Buyers
Selling?
Let us help you prepare and price your property. We’ll also market your real estate effectively for a timely sale at the right price. View our brochure for additional information on selling a property.
Our MARKETING EFFORTS will make your property STAND OUT
1 TEAM APPROACH: The UnderdownBall team works together and is well trained in customer service, sales and negotiations.
2 PHOTOGRAPHY: We use experienced, local photographers for professional photos to showcase your property in the best light.
3 YARD SIGN: Our neat yard sign will show your property is professionally represented.
4 BROCHURES: The simple, concise design of the ub brochure will showcase your property in the best possible way.
5 WEB PAGE: We build your property a custom web page showcasing all the features of your property using high-resolution photos.
6 PREMIER EXPOSURE: in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and/or Co-Star LoopNet, Crexi which feed online websites.
7 VIDEO: A poplar means for advertising your property, it gives agents and buyers an opportunity to experience your property by showing a different perspective of the layout and floor plan.
8 COMING SOON | JUST LISTED | OPEN HOUSE PROMOS: showcasing your property to agents, buyers and neighbors.
9 NETWORK WITH TOP AGENTS: giving them a broker heads up of the new listing.
10 EMAIL BLAST: Direct emails that feature your property to agents and buyers.
11 PREPARING YOUR PROPERTY: We will recommend ways to de-clutter, stage and clean to help sell your property.
12 FEEDBACK: From agents and prospective buyers to fine tune home selling strategies.
PREPARING YOUR PROPERTY FOR SALE – The first impression is the only impression
- Do a pre-inspection to identify what needs to be fixed and fix it before offering your property for sale
- Fix anything that needs repair
- Maintain your lawn, garden and shrubs
- Touch up exterior and interior paint if it’s flaking or peeling
- Have the chimney for both the furnace and fireplace checked and cleaned
- Clean every room
- De-clutter and de-personalize
- Clean out closets and storage rooms
- Wash the windows
- Price it right
- Let the light in – remove heavy drapes or blinds
- Light it up – turn on the lights
- Conceal the pets – remove litter boxes and barking dogs
- Remove excess clutter
- Complete and have available all necessary paperwork
- Have available helpful information, such as HVAC, utility costs, plumbing, etc.
- Always be ready to show
PROPERTY SALE TIMELINE
Pre-listing
– Schedule an appointment
– Meet with the UnderdownBall team
– Discuss best strategy for selling
– Formal listing presentation
– Execute listing agreement
– Property evaluation, pre-inspection, appraisal
– Market analysis completed
– Sales price established
Listed and Active
– Marketing campaign started
– Professional photography taken
– Signs installed
– Submitted to MLS/Co-Star LoopNet listing services
– Printed and online media delivered
– Office preview, broker preview
– Open house
– Schedule showings through showing time service
Under Contract
– Offer(s) received
– Offer(s) negotiated
– Offer accepted
– Back-up offer(s) accepted
– Inspections completed
– Appraisal completed
– Contingencies removed
– Property closes
Sold
– Connect utilities
– Move In
– Refer sellers to UnderdownBall
REASONS TO WORK WITH UNDERDOWN BALL REAL ESTATE
- Knowledge, understanding and care of the local real estate market.
- Access to market research and the skills to do a comparative market analysis that includes recent sales and active listings to help price your property.
- Access to Multiple Listing Service (MLS) & Co-Star LoopNet, Crexi – databases of properties for sale that make information about your property instantly available online to real estate agents worldwide.
- Get your property ready for sale and suggest ways to help sell your property.
- Help prepare all real estate paperwork.
- Create dynamic marketing pieces, including print and online media
- Offer marketing opportunities including broker and general open houses
- Networking with clients and other agents to identify potential buyers
- Understanding of real estate laws
- Responsive communication
- Strong negotiation skills
- Explanation of listing and selling process
- Problem-solver mindset
- Motivated and hard working
- Transparent and honest
- Attention to detail
- Technological savvy
Brokerage 2023 Brochure For Sellers
Safety
As professional real estate agents, we work days, nights and weekends – sometimes with buyers and sellers that we have just met. Please watch this video produced by the National Association of REALTORS to help explain our careers a little better. We appreciate you taking the time to understand us a little better so we can help you BEST!
Working with Real Estate Agents
The North Carolina Real Estate Commission requires that real estate agents disclose their agency relationship with buyers and sellers. You may read this disclosure by clicking here: Working with Real Estate Agents
