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Managing & Selling Your Luxury Properties in Marin County
If the idea of selling your rental in Marin while you're living out-of-the-area makes you nervous, you're not alone and it's not your fault.
It's time hit the EASY button and become one of the success stories, by gaining the clarity and certainty to unlock a profitable sale.
And the best part is that you can do it without leaving the comfort of your home!
Out of the area Sellers need more than a suit with a flashy name and a backstory to sell a rental.
You need access to a TEAM that can be nimble, shift gears and puts your results FIRST.
The Strategic Partnership For Wealth Minded Investors
The Momentum Method for Selling your Rental Property is designed for out of state & out of the area investors who want to get the highest price for their rental in the shortest time possible.
The day you are ready to sell your rental The Momentum Method is initiated, allowing you to hand the keys over and keep your eyes on the road while the Foundation Team wraps up the tenancy and starts the preparation to sell.
Essentially we take over the full time management of the rental and our teams and process do the rest. This can start One Year or One Month Out or any time in between.
In a market that is having TECTONIC shifts, losing time or poorly preparing for your sale will KILL your profits and STRESS YOU OUT!
Put into action, The Momentum Method can have a home completely ready for sale within two weeks once it is vacated — which means you can stop worrying about never ending mortgage payments and monthly expenses and START looking at offers and thinking about your next opportunity.
Plus, you can do it all from the comfort of your home without needing to waste money on coming back to your rental to manage anything.
The Investor Purchase Program
Let our team help identify and CORRECTLY price an investment property here in Marin so you can run accurate rental analysis and projections to be a profitable investor on your way to toes-in-the-sand landlord living.
The Property Management Profit Center
Running your rental like a business transforms you from a Break Even Hobbyist into Growing your like a BOSS. Our sister company Foundation Homes puts the “Pro” into Property Management with Systems, Optics and Strategies for increasing your ROI until you EXIT.
Over a decade ago, an idea was hatched...
…right in the middle of a real estate meltdown, on the back of a $17,000 inheritance, some gumption and ton of hard work, to help Marin County investors create real wealth and certainty with less stress and anxiety.
Though they’d been told “no” many times by their previous broker, co-founders Christopher and Darcy Barrow believed that rental properties in Marin deserved more than a basic ad on craigslist and a prayer that a good prospect would come a knockin’.
Darcy and Christopher believed that these properties deserved beautiful photography, creative marketing, state-of-the-art tech, and an energetic team to work together to serve the client to get the best results.
Thus, Foundation Homes Property Management was born, and with it, the vision that – by trusting The Team and our process – our clients could live the “toes-in-the-sand” landlord dream on the way to personal and financial freedom.
Turns out, this approach works REALLY WELL when it comes to selling properties as well…all without our clients ever even having to leave the comfort of their own backyard.
In the years following, over $1billion worth of properties have been managed, with thousands of transactions executed, including an average of $10-20 million of real estate sold/year and multiple six figure investments into a success path that has made our clients millions of dollars.
For our clients, running (and selling!) their rental like a business is more than an idea, it’s a way of life with a super-charged, wealth-building engine powered by Foundation Homes’ Momentum Method.
Why Choose The Momentum Method
Results Driven
When rubber hits the road, Selling your home is PRIORITY #1. It’s a team effort and the value of the partnership shines when escrow closes. The Momentum Method allows You access to a network of vendors and a management team that curates the entire process- So even if you’re hundreds of miles away you will always feel like you’re next door to all the action!
Flex and Pivot
The Real Estate Market ebbs and shifts all the time and your agent should too. Using a full scope to prep and sell your home will help you sell your home now AND if you need to switch gears and hold for another 12 months- The Momentum Method can keep you moving in the right direction with a re-lease and full scope management process to reposition you in the future.
Planning is Everything
By identifying your ideal scenario for the sale, we are able to write a sales roadmap that’s customized specifically for your goals and vision. Whether you’re planning your sale NOW or in the next 24 months The Momentum Method allows you to customize your EXIT timeline to MAXIMIZE ROI in the short and long term.
Working together is as easy as...
1. Complete your Momentum Method Application
After watching our brief video that will help you understand what The Momentum Method is all about.
Watch the video here.
2. Schedule your Strategy Call
We’ll review your goals, talk about the market in Marin County and in your neighborhood specifically, and talk about your plans for the property. After the call, my team and I will create a CMA (basically, a market analysis and we’ll get you our pricing recommendation) and lay out of the marketing plan, and most importantly, timing including how we’re handling your tenancy if there is one. And Say Yes Say YES to working with our team, set the listing price you want based on the info we’ve discussed and the marketing plan we’ve outlined and sign the listing agreement!
3. We get it done!
We’ll handle your tenants, prep the property, schedule the inspections, activate our “coming soon” campaign, then when the property is ready to GO we’ll handle the live market showings, open houses, broker opens, negotiations, inspections, all the way through the sale until everyone has signed on the dotted line! You’ll get weekly updates, have full visibility, and never wonder what is happening with your sale.
Check out the Real Results Our Clients are Seeing
FAQs
You have questions, we have answers
Yes, you can sell the property with your tenants still living in it, however it’s not recommended for a variety of reasons namely tenant occupied properties do not show well, have limited access and generally sell for less.
No, you can not just end the lease. You must honor the existing lease and/or give a tenant the proper notice if they are in a month to month lease. **Buyouts may be an option if the tenant agrees.
- The Performance-Based Listing Commission Structure (pls inquire!)
- The $2,500 Staging or Improvement Credit per $1million of Home Selling Price
- The Complimentary Project Management of Improvements
- Access to “The Vetted Vendor” – Our Preferred Vendor Network
- The Complimentary Star Marketing Package including:
- Professional Photography
- Drone Photography
- Professional Photoshop
- Luxury Website
- The Coming Soon Campaign
- Creative Catered Open Houses & Broker / Neighbor Tours w/Incentives
- The “Just Listed” Postcard Promotion Campaign
- …and more!
- Can I legally ask my tenants to move out so I can sell this home?
- How long is my contract with you, and what are my options if my home doesn’t sell at the price I need?
- What is your property preparation experience + plan to get top dollar for my home?
- How are you sourcing/pricing vendors so I don’t overspend?
- How do you know where I should invest my money to get top dollar out of this rental?
- What inspections do I need to invest in and why?
- Who is my main point of contact and if only one person, how are buyer inquiries handled after hours or when you’re not available?
The biggest complaint sellers have about their agents is generally communication:
- What is your feedback loop like and how often will I be updated?
- Do I need to come to Marin to oversee anything in this sale?
Here’s what we’ll ask you to think about:
- What are your plans for the proceeds of this sale?
- Do you think your money is better off in [fill in the blank place] or staying put in this rental?
- Have you run any 3 yr or 5yr models to help you decide? (We’ve got a calculator for you!)
- Have you looked into a 1031 exchange or other tax deferral strategies? (We’ve got introductions for you!)
- If you’re selling because you’re burnt out on self-managing your rental, have you considered keeping the asset and hiring pro property managers instead? (We’ve got a calculator for you!)
- Would you rather fly out, interview agents and oversee the preparation of this home for sale, or invest those travel funds instead back into the property prep for a higher ROI to make more money?
- Have you thought about what you will do if you can’t get the sales price you want for this rental?