Sure, it’s possible to sell a home without a real estate agent – people do it all the time. But ask them if they’d do it again, and many will confess the time, effort, and hassle just isn’t worth the marginal savings. Imagine fielding endless phone calls and appointments, wading through stacks of paperwork, and deciphering complicated legal terms. Wouldn’t you rather focus on finding and getting settled into your new home?

So leave the selling to us. Sanctuary agents are expert negotiators and, more importantly, fellow homeowners. They’ve been through the process, too (some several times!) so they not only understand your needs, but anticipate them. It’s their mission to protect your interests, keep you informed at every step, and keep your home visible in all the right places.

Here’s what else our Sanctuary agents will provide:

• Competitive Market Analysis: CMAs determine the appropriate market value of your property.
• Maximum exposure: Agents advertise your property through listing services available to all real estate licensee members; open houses and property tours; advertising; and signage and flyers.
• Pre-qualification: Pre-qualification of prospective buyers ensures your sale will close and prevents you from wasting time with unqualified prospects.
• Financing Assistance: We provide resources your prospective buyer needs to commit to a sale, including lender referrals, financing types (FHA, conventional, VA), and seller-assisted financing options.
• One point of contact: Your Sanctuary agent handles all phone calls, inquiries, appointments, showings, and negotiations.
• Objectivity: A key advantage in presenting offers and counter-offers, which offsets the emotional – and taxing – aspect of negotiation and decision-making.
• A real estate contract: Your Sanctuary agent provides proper preparation of the Real Estate Contract and Receipt for Deposit, which include escrow instructions and the terms and conditions of the sale.
• Manage transaction services: Sanctuary helps you coordinate inspections, appraisals, insurance, and all other must-do’s in order to get your home in tip-top shape for the market.

Why should you list with Sanctuary Real Estate?

We’re happy to share the reasons we believe we should be your top choice for a real estate partner! Apart from being down-right passionate about real estate, we offer:

1. Knowledge

Our associates all call Atlanta home, so we have a finger on the pulse of what’s happening in real estate throughout the city’s top neighborhoods, from Buckhead to the Highlands, Ansley Park to Edgewood, and beyond.

2. Drive

We go to work right away. New listings are immediately publicized within our offices. Within hours, new listings are uploaded to the Internet, broadcast via email to realtors and our personal contacts.

3. Experience

We share your goal of achieving maximum possible price, and selling quickly and efficiently. Our agents leverage their expertise in Atlanta neighborhoods, along with access to the largest database of prices and sales information available to formulate the most accurate pricing.

4. Reputation

Our agents enjoy a solid reputation of integrity and high standards.

5. A Unique Philosophy

At Sanctuary, our agents believe a home is much more than bricks and mortar. As we see it, a home is a sanctuary. In fact, we’re so committed to the concept that we decided to focus our company on it. We provide a "sanctuary" for our clients; an environment in which they feel welcome, secure and well-informed.

6. Exceptional Marketing

We have an in-house marketing department with graphic designers and copy writers ready to start selling your home. They’re eager to develop customized, effective and creative plans for you.

7. An Award-Winning Web Site

While our site has won a national award for its design and usability, more importantly it provides exposure to your listing through a network of hundreds of other local real estate Web sites and dozens of the busiest real estate marketplaces on the Web like Oodle, Trulia, Google, Yahoo! and NYTimes.com

8. Continual Feedback

We understand that sellers value feedback. We’ll call you regularly to let you know how other agents and buyers are responding to your home.

9. Customer Service with a Smile

We know service does not end when you close on your home. Relationships are what we are about and we want to continue ours with you. We're never more than a phone call or email away if you should need our assistance.

10. Community Service

Our agents give back to the communities they serve; it’s a company hallmark. Working with us means you’re contributing to the overall quality of life in Atlanta.