Ready to sell your home, but not willing to give up your privacy? This just in: Listing your home as a private exclusive allows you to control what information is shared about you and your home while still getting exposure to the top prospective buyers, courtesy of Compass.

Keep reading for the benefits of selling your home as a private exclusive today.

First things first…what is a private exclusive listing? An off-market home that can be shared by an agent directly with their colleagues and their buyers. Property details aren’t disseminated widely and won’t appear on public home search websites.

#1 Retain Your Privacy: Don’t want a lot of foot traffic coming through your home or perhaps even people knowing you’re selling at all? A private exclusive listing gives you more control over who has knowledge of and access to your home, preserving your privacy in the process.

#2 Test The Market: Looking to test out selling at a higher price without collecting days on market? A PE listing allows you to test the market to see if buyers are willing to purchase your home — and most importantly, get an idea of how much they’d be willing to pay. That’s great information to have if you eventually end up putting your home on the MLS and market it to the masses, because it can prevent you from setting the price too high or too low.

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#3 Sell Without Seeking Perfection: In some ways, a private exclusive listing is like a trial run for your home. Since this strategy prevents you from accruing days on market, it instead allows you to build buzz around your home and take stock of what potential buyers care about — without rushing to redo that bathroom or hire a professional stager.

#4 Have More Time In Your House: Not ready for the possibility of your home selling overnight — forcing you to find a new place to leave in the meantime? When the many moving parts in your life aren’t conducive to making a big change at home, going the private exclusive route might just be for you.

#5 Lower Expenses: Not having to market your home helps you curb some selling costs. For example: You might not have to hire a professional photographer to take listing photos, which generally costs between $100 and $125 per hour, according to Thumbtack. In addition, private exclusive listings don’t require a public marketing campaign, which takes some load off a listing agent’s shoulders.

#6 Market To A Vast Network Of About 1500 Local Compass Agents In DC/MD/VA: Even when you sell privately with the Jenn Smira Team, you don’t lose the exposure you’d get when going live on the market. We’re a part of Compass, which means we have access to a vast network of about 1500 local DMV agents — a network we’ll leverage to maximize your home’s reach when and where it matters most.

Ready to take your first steps toward selling? Give us a call today to see if the private exclusive path is right for you. Or book a consultation right here.