Get the most out of your home
Leading the Industry
Bode Realty is brokered by eXp, the largest broker in the world. We are part of a local team with over 30 years of expertise which means we have all of experience, knowledge, and resources you need to get the most for your home.
U.S. Real Trends Rank
#1
$143B
Sales (Billion)
355k
U.S. Transactions
Our Standard Seller Services
Selling your home can become expensive. As our client we believe that these services and resources should be provided to our clientele standard, not as an additional expense.
Media Production & Photography
We do full-service in-house production, standard. That means professional photo, video, and drone to make our sellers stand out at no cost.
Marketing Materials
Digital, social media, guerilla and traditional mediums and prints for maximum amplification. It’s the small details that make your home stand out.
Staging Consultation
We understand homes unlike our competition because we don’t just sell them, we design them. Leverage our professional design expertise to help enhance your home.
Contract Drafting & Negotiation
Real Estate Attorneys are great, but their fees are expensive. Taught by the best at Harvard and Cornell Law, we draft professional real estate documents for our clients and earn them money while doing it.
Market Research
We believe in education first so that our clients understand their transactions. In addition to free classes for our clientele we also provide them access to our hyper-local market reports.
Professional Network
Professionals recognize professionals. Our preferred partners: painters, cleaners, title, etc. are the best in the game. We recommend that you work with them too.
Selling Costs
A lot goes into selling your home. Paying for design professionals, real estate attorneys, and photographers means less in your pockets and into your next home. Save yourself the extra costs in addition to your Realtor’s commission. Maintain the additional services and just pay once for a qualified Real Estate Professional instead. At Bode Realty we take care of the entire transaction from consultation to closing.
Professional Interior & Exterior Photo
$200.00
Professional Aerial Photo and Video
$500.00
Professional Walkthrough Video
$300.00
Floor Plan Drafting
$100.00
Professional Contract Drafting
$860.00
Professional Contract Review
$610.00
Preliminary Title Search
$250.00
Staging Consultation
$300.00
Marketing Materials
$250.00
TOTAL
INCLUDED
Our Selling Process
Agent & Expectations
Market Education
Home Value Report
Prepare & Prelist
Stage & Photos
Market Advertise
On the Market
Offers and Negotiation
Sold
Meet Your Agent
The first step for any seller is is to ask yourself why are you selling? Are you moving? Is your family growing and you need to upsize? Extenuating circumstances? Maybe downsize or even capitalize on an advantageous market? Have this answer in your head.
Why are You Selling?
Why an Agent?
$400k
sold FSBO
$493k
sold by an RE Professional
Not every seller uses an agent, some properties sell For Sale by Owner (FSBO). This years national study data shows FSBO’s sell for 23.4% less than agent assisted sales and do not sell within the planned length of time. According to this data a home owner that sells for their home $400,000 would be sold for $493,000 by a licensed Real Estate Professional. This is because they understand the market, home values, pricing, negotiation, marketing, etc. An agent will save you hundreds of thousands and lot of time and stress.
Expectations
Expectations are welcome here because our success is defined by yours and we know that your trust is earned, not just given. Work with us and find out why we’re trusted by families, investors, and businesses.
In our initial consultation we’ll go over:
Our unique marketing strategy tailored to your property
Talking through disclosures and inspections
contracts
preparing yourself for multiple offers or takes time to get traction
Your ideal timing
Pricing
What communication between you and your agent looks like
Fees and closing costs
Market Education
Listings per Bedroom
Why does Market Education Matter?
We don’t make decisions based off of emotion which often lead to poor results, we leverage data to create insight into the behind the scenes of each transaction. Understanding the market gives us an insight into what’s happening and what’s going to happen so that we can put our clients in the best positions possible for achieving the results you saving money, time and stress.
For example:
DOM: Days on Market. Tells us if we’re in a hot or cold market. Specific to a property an above average DOM means there is an issue with the property: price, condition, etc.
Months Inventory: Tells us if we’re in a buyer or seller’s market. This tells us who has the power to negotiate and how to strategize listings and offers.
PPSF: Price per square foot. This let’s us get to nitty gritty of pricing and evaluating specific home values.
New Listings: This gives us an insight into the next few months of inventory and shifts in supply.
Median Sales Price: Tells us the demand for specific areas. A large change in median sales for a specific area means there is a large change in demand for an area.
Home Value Report
Twin Cities Market Appreciation for The Last Decade
Median Days on Market (DOM) Since 2023
Comparable Sales
What are Comps?
Comps or ‘comparable properties’ are the largest tool we use to determine the values of all properties. Comps are an indicator of market value for a specific property. The value of a home is not determined by a specific person, rather the market itself. A pool of buyers will purchase a property for a specific price. This price for buyers tends to be based off of other things such as rents or building. If there are a lot of buyers competing then the price will go up.
Comparable Analysis Formula
Location
Coming Soon, Active, Pending, Closed (180 days)
Build Type
Style
Total Finished Square Footage
Similar Acreage
Bed & Bath Count
Similar Garage Stalls
Reference DOM
Property Walkthrough
We will walk through your property and walk through the closest 3 comparable properties as well to get an idea of competition and where to strategically price your property for best the highest selling point. After seeing the competition where do you think we should enter the market to be the obvious choice? How many DOM before a great offer?
How we price
The market determines the value of a home, but the pricing determines it’s speed, the buyer pool and the amount of competition or lack thereof. We use the comps to determine the market value of the property, we post a coming soon and then enter on the proper day of the week and list right around market value at the nearest interval there are the highest buyer pool. The result of this strategy creates the highest probability of multiple offers which is where our negotiation kicks in and we can leverage offers against each other to sell above market value. We do not list above market value which reduces the buyer pool, and increasing days on market and leading to price decreases which actually reduces the probability of selling at market value, but actually selling under. A high listing price not only increases the days on market, but actually pushes the selling price under market value.
Zillow says in Minnesota 83% of homes are sold within 20% of their Zestimate. Although this sounds pretty good in real estate numbers are crucial and good doesn’t cut it. We need excellent. So let’s break it down, your Zestimate applies market statistics to data points on your homes tax data and previous sales. This means there is no input of improvements, changes or inaccuracies in tax assessor data. But let’s assume all the data is perfect.
A home worth $500k 8/10 times will have a Zestimate anywhere in the range of $400,000 to $600,000. The other 2/10 times it will be further than than the $200,000 spread.
“The Zestimate is not an appraisal and can’t be used in place of an appraisal”
They encourage buyer and sellers to request a comparative market analysis (CMA) from a real estate agent.
Zestimate
Nobody likes surprises when they’re buying or selling a home. That’s why we’ll conduct a preliminary title search to ensure there are no liens on the property.
Preliminary Title Search
We recommend every single on of our sellers commits to a pre-inspection before listing the property. The property will be inspected one way or another, but a pre-inspection highlights any potential issues to us before the buyers so that we can adjust the price and take away the ability for future negotiation and conecessions. You can either inspect before and adjust the price slightly beforehand or afterwards where you’ll fall to the mercy of the buyer’s demands or you can save time to begin with.
Pre-Inspection
Prepare your home
In the world of real estate, looks sell. A nominal investment into cosmetic improvements and mechanical repairs often result in an increased selling point, reduced time and market and overall less stress. Improper preparation decreases your interested buyer pool and leads to lower offers on your home.
Our Secret Tips:
Organize each room and eliminate all the extra clutter. Designate specific locations for trash, donations and storage.
Organize
Once you’ve organized everything and eliminated the clutter it’s time to do a deep clean of everything from ceiling to floor. Clean the insides of all your appliances, cabinets, sills, dust on top of cabinets, have drains flushed and all of your vents cleared. Interested buyer’s will always find the crumbs and cobwebs.
Deep Clean
This may seem expensive, but kitchen is the heart of the home. Make it look modern and new and your interested buyer’s will notice.
Appliances
Neutral colors such as grays, beiges, lighter shades of taupe. Colors are an inexpensive way to control the appearance of space make it grandeur. Always keep it light, simple and clean. Have it done professionally, the last thing you want it paint on the trim, ceilings, covers and doors.
Paint
Floors
Professionally clean carpets and rugs. Hardwood floors should be resurfaced and or polished.
Remove all the screens and store them away. Let the light in and clean the glass and frames. This is an easy to way to make a big difference in photos.
Windows
Lighting
Just like paint can change spaces light brightens and expands. New outlet and switch covers are the finishing touch.
Small impressions can make big impacts ($$$). Door knobs, locks, handles on drawers and cabinets, faucets, etc. Swapping out high touch items will alter the feel and quality of your home.
Final Touches
Staging
Staged homes spend 25% less time on the market. Staging makes a dramatic difference in the perception of a home to your buyers and less time on market for you. As design professionals we can provide you the professional staging advice you need at no additional cost. And if you want your home professionally staged we have our professional network of preferred partners we’re ready to recommend too.
Marketing
We’ll also make a specific plan for advertising via social media, digital, guerilla, or traditional mediums to ensure for maximum amplification for your specific property. We’ll list where buyer’s eyes are and leverage our off market connections and network within our 70,000 agents to find your buyer.
Standard Materials
Professional Interior and Exterior Photos
Walkthrough Video
Aerial Photo and Video
Open house and showing material
Offers and the Art of Negotiation
One offer does not guarantee future offers will be higher or lower. Each offer and it’s structure are entirely different. That’s where our professional negotiation comes in, taught from the best at Harvard and Cornell Law Schools. We’ll help you decide what to accept, reject, and counter.
Your questions answered
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Working with an agent will increase your final price sold about 25% and significantly reduce your days on market and whole lot of stress. That not only pays the commission, but puts a lot more money in your pocket. Just like you can pull out your own teeth, but you choose to go to the dentist, sell your home with a professional.
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There is no mathematical formula for calculating the price of your home. Your home is worth what the market suggests it’s worth. To find that we look at comparable properties and consider layout, location, finishes, amenities and other nuances. Zillow recommends you consult a professional for a CMA, not just your Zestimate.
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Meet your agent
Market Education
Home Value Report
Prepare & Prelist
Stage & Photos
On the Market
Offers and Negotiation
Sold
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Organize
Clean
Replace and Repair
Paint
Floors
Windows
Lighting
Final Touches
Let’s work together.
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