When you are thinking about selling, be sure to contact the Scott Hollinger Team at REMAX of Bigfork to discuss the current market and any of your concerns about the selling process. A full listing presentation can be sent to you that will introduce the team and explain effective pricing strategies and our successful marketing plan. Until then, you can explore:

> The Secret to Pricing Your Property to Sell. Simply one of the best, concise articles ever written about the process of pricing and how time is an inherent element.

>Good photography is key to increasing perceived value of real estate for sale, that is why the Scott Hollinger Team spends so much time carefully and thoughtfully photographing our listings and creating quality visual tours.

>Cable Television!  The monthly RE/MAX Showcase  highlights select properties throughout the Flathead Valley.  This real estate show is shown on local cable television with properties rotated on a monthly basis.

>Who is looking at the RE/MAX website right now?  See national mapping - its pretty cool!

> What has Sold? Explore a sampling of property the Scott Hollinger Team has sold in the last several years. Waterfront Tour

> How quickly are properties selling in the Flathead Valley? Absorption Rates give us an indication of how long it will take for Listed properties to be fully sold out based on last year’s rate of sale. In other words, if no new properties came on the market, we could predict how many months it would take to have all of the properties sell in each price class given consistent rates of sale.
Residential Absorption Rates 2005-2009

Land Absorption Rates 2006-2009

>  Get your home ready to sell ... Here is a quick article on Three tips for getting your home "staged" and make the most out of showings with buyers.

>  The eternal question is, "What is my property worth?" Take a look at this helpful, straightforward, no nonsense list of what influences value and what doesn't.

>  Words of Advice in a Tough Market (taken from blog by Janet Guilbault- California Mortgage Advisor, San Francisco Area - March 9, 2009).  She writes:

1. You don't "start high"
2. You don't try to sell something that is dirty or needs repair
3. You don't expect to "sell quickly"
4. You understand that if you hold on for too long to get the "better price", you can shoot yourself in the foot.
5. You don't try to "do it yourself". You need professional help and marketing NOW more than you ever did before.
6. You don't take offense when your buyers low ball, or ask for a discount.
7. You don't cling to the idea that the price 6 months ago has anything to do with the price today.
8. You understand you must get over your emotional attachments to the thing you want to sell.
9. You make it EASY for a buyer to buy.
10. You show compassion.

Someday, sellers will rise up and once again, make all the rules. Until then, sellers must understand this: It is exhausting for buyers to constantly dog paddle. And scary. Even if it is in a sea of ridiculously low prices.  The water still seems awfully cold, and those lifeboats are taking FOREVER to arrive.