How Fast Can Realtors List Houses for Sale in Sacramento?

The timeframes for listing houses for sale in Sacramento vary among Realtors.

You would be amazed at how fast Realtors can list houses for sale in Sacramento. Well, maybe not all Sacramento Realtors, but this agent is organized. If you call me in the morning, I can research the comparable sales for your home, draw the paperwork, run over to complete my visual inspection and shoot professional photographs, and your home can be in MLS by late afternoon. It’s not the way I prefer to list houses for sale in Sacramento, but sometimes sellers need an emergency listing. I accommodate.

Chuckle as you may, but emergency listings happen more often than most people probably think. Some pop up out of the blue. I may never have spoken to the seller before the day she calls. She might need an appointment in a few hours. Or, I might be working with a seller for months and months before he is ready to go on the market but when that moment arrives, it needs to be right now. No problem.

I don’t always have the luxury of time. Ordinarily, it may take me several hours to prepare a comparative market analysis, depending on where the home is located and other factors such as condition, upgrades, market temperature, demand and positioning. If I have my druthers, I often hire a third-party photographer with more time and better equipment to deliver HD photographs. That appointment alone can take several days to obtain. Then, there’s also the preparation time to tweak and deliver the photos to my email. The average time involved in listing houses for sale in Sacramento is generally a week.

But if you need your house on the market immediately, I can do that, too. In fact, I talked with a seller last night about listing her home in Roseville. Laid out how the process works, how long it will take to sell, and let her know I can still score a four-color online and inprint Sac Bee ad in our Open House Extravaganza for this coming weekend. We could be on the market by Thursday night. Set an appointment for 4 PM today to prepare an inspection, attach a lockbox, sign paperwork. This seller should be in escrow at least by December 20th, by my calculations.

Just as I was beginning to implement my organizational chart, the seller emailed to say they were not selling the house after all. Well, that’s OK; when she changes her mind tomorrow, next year or 10 years from now, she knows where to find me. Elizabeth Weintraub is not going anywhere. If you need an emergency Realtor for listing houses for sale in Sacramento, just call 916.233.6759.