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Many prospective buyers and homeowners are uncertain: How can real estate be sold and rented amid the coronavirus pandemic?

Garcia Immobilien

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You don't have to wait—we are well equipped to handle such situations.

There for you in times of crisis

Sell securely

Many prospective buyers and homeowners are uncertain: How can real estate be sold and rented amid the coronavirus pandemic?

Garcia Immobilien

Discover alternatives

You don't have to wait—we are well equipped to handle such situations.

Security and transparency are important to us

Garcia & Co. Immobilien

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The current situation presents many real estate sellers and prospective buyers with new challenges and obstacles. Simply placing an ad and inviting private individuals to your home is no longer possible without further ado. A real estate agent who is digitally savvy and transparent is now more important than ever. As an innovative real estate agent, we are using the crisis to further expand and refine our already well-established digital brokerage processes.

Virtual does not mean impersonal

Your property remains our focus, even if the tools have changed somewhat. That's why we take the time to work with you to determine your priorities. It is important to us to be able to adapt to your situation as well as possible in order to do justice to your property or property requirements, because every property always has the value it represents.

The right tools

To show your property in the best light, we use state-of-the-art tools to ensure that prospective buyers have a pleasant real estate experience. We also work with a professional agency that specializes in real estate marketing and supports us online and in print.

Even before the coronavirus pandemic, real estate consulting and brokerage via the internet, PC, or smartphone had been part of our everyday practice for many years. We are therefore confident that we can provide you with excellent digital support and successfully complete your assignment. Even viewings are no obstacle with the right tools—but what does the digital brokerage process actually look like?

This is how the brokerage of your property is handled securely and transparently:

As usual, we start by recording your wishes and requirements – we believe that a personal conversation is still irreplaceable when it comes to finding the right strategy for you. All you need is a phone or smartphone so we can contact you by call or video call. No additional equipment is required. However, if you would prefer to meet face to face, we will of course adhere to the hygiene rules.

Especially in times when dealing with authorities is difficult in everyday life, we see ourselves as an interface between authorities and our customers, enabling short distances, access to information, and quick decisions. After all, the better the necessary documents are prepared, the faster the process can be completed. Simply send us all the documents by email, and we will check them for completeness and forward them digitally, securely, and discreetly to the appropriate office. through our extensive network of notaries, lawyers, etc., we can take care of the entire transfer of data and documents.

We may already have the right buyer or property for you in our large buyer database. We will, of course, carry out a contactless preliminary screening of buyers for you and decide whether the prospective buyer's purchase request is suitable for the property. Only then will we make your property available for viewing. We will coordinate and plan the minimum number of appointments required for you and, if possible, conduct the viewing using the 360° tour. However, our rule is: As few face-to-face appointments as possible and as many as necessary. If an on-site appointment is still desired, we will organize the viewing in accordance with the applicable hygiene regulations.

Home staging refers to the preparation of living spaces by a professional interior designer to make the property more attractive to potential buyers. Virtual home staging does exactly the same thing, only digitally. This offers many advantages over the on-site method, especially when combined with a 360° tour. Even "empty" floor plans or properties that are currently undergoing renovation can be digitally reworked to show what could be – even if it isn't yet. The results are almost indistinguishable from "real" photos. And all without any effort on site. No delivery, setup, or dismantling... everything is digital and simple.

This has a positive effect on the selling time and the asking price: prospective buyers can already plan in their mind's eye how they would furnish the property themselves. In addition, an appealing property presentation makes more than a quarter of prospective buyers more likely to overlook minor flaws in the property.

Read here why home staging pays off.

For years, we have been working very successfully with the innovative 360° property tool. A virtual tour that gives visitors the experience and information of a live viewing. In light of the current situation, we are also opening up rooms that are not normally accessible so that you can get a complete impression. A "live tour" with one of our employees via remote transmission is also no problem.

This offers a whole host of advantages (both now and in the future!), particularly in light of the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, enabling you to sell your property successfully or decide whether or not to purchase a property. You save on travel, potentially risky on-site contact, and can effectively prevent sightseeing tourism, as only interested parties who have been checked and selected in advance are given a tour.

No installation of apps or similar is required. Interested parties receive a link from us, which they click on. All they need is an internet-enabled device such as a laptop, PC, or smartphone.

Read more about our 360° offering here.

We also have options for completing the transaction with as little contact and hassle as possible: One option is to schedule the necessary appointments separately with the buyer and seller. This prevents an unnecessary number of people from having to be in the same room. Another option is to have the notary come to your home so that neither you nor the interested party has to leave the house.

No matter what: with our close-knit network of specialists, we will find a way to handle the transaction for everyone in the best possible, transparent, and secure manner.

This is what a 360° tour could look like

Selling real estate – with or without an agent?

Selling a property involves a large sum of money – when it really matters, you want the best possible service, such as that provided by a specialist lawyer. A real estate agent uses negotiation, marketing, and pricing strategies that they have tried and tested over many years.

The demand for real estate and real estate prices have not fallen during the coronavirus pandemic. To protect the health of everyone involved, special procedures are required when selling property during the coronavirus pandemic.

What is better: wait until the coronavirus pandemic is over or sell immediately?

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We have the necessary resources and means to make the purchase or sale of your property as comfortable as possible, even during the crisis. Just get in touch with us, we will be happy to answer your questions and cater to your wishes and needs!

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