Looking for a real estate broker

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

It looks like I'll be selling my beautiful two-family house in Davis. This is my first time selling a house, and I'm a bit overwhelmed by the barrage of postcards from brokers offering free CMAs. Has anyone had particularly good (or bad) experiences with brokers?. I'd prefer someone who knows this neighborhood.

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[sasha-bee.livejournal.com]

i worked with jay gardner at chestnut hill realty on mass ave. cambridge when we were buying a house. they do selling too and he is great. he knows somerville pretty well too.

[noire.livejournal.com]

Jerry Ficklin of Caldwell Bankers
617-864-4430
He's worked with me and a good number of my friends and everyone has been *very* pleased with him! (And he knows Davis VERY well--much of his business is Davis area.)

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

Thanks, can you give me an indication of your RL name so I can use that as a referral point?

Thanks!

[ron_newman]

what's a CMA?

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

Comparative Market Analysis. A way of determing a reasonable price for your house.

[mud-puppy.livejournal.com]

I second Jerry Ficklin of Caldwell Banker. He is wonderful to work with, very knowledable and *trustworthy*!

[mattlistener.livejournal.com]

I third Jerry Ficklin!

[xjustquietx.livejournal.com]

Dave Scott, the owner of Apartment Rental Experts, is also a broker. So he definitely knows the neighborhood. He was my landlord and after I had to move to a smaller place, he got me a great deal. Very trustworthy.

[herbert42.livejournal.com]

and since we're now behind a cut, where is it and what are you planning on asking?

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

I'm on the corner of Kingston & Campbell Park Place, backing up to the bike path a few blocks west of the T. Not sure of the price we'll be asking yet.

[chumbolly.livejournal.com]

Nice location! There's a new website (zillow.com) that does a really good job of providing a market price of property based on recent sales, etc. Basically does a realtor's CMA, or at least is a good starting point. I've done an embarrassing amount of research on the market in Somerville (though I'm not a realtor, so grain of salt here) and Zillow was spot on what I think my place is worth.