In this current real estate market it's very important you get a professional real estate evaluation from an experienced Realtor. Your Realtor is the only one who can provide you with an honest assessment of your home's value.

As a professional real estate agent focusing on the luxury real estate market, I base the selling price on many real estate market factors, including:

• Real Estate Market Conditions
• The Actual Condition of your Home
• Repairs or Improvements your Home Needs
• The Timeframe for Selling your Home

The sales price you set is a critical factor in selling your home. If your home is priced correctly, you should be able to sell in your alloted timeframe. If it's not, you might sit on the home for awhile.

When I evaluate the sales price for any home, the goal is to get the home priced at market value. Market value is the price at which a particular house, in its current condition, should sell within 30 to 90 days.

If your home is priced too high this will limit potential buyers. My goal is to show your house to as many potential buyers as possible. Another downside to an incorrectly priced home is time on the market. When a home is on the market too long, it may get the wrong perception. Buyers may wonder, "what’s wrong," or "why hasn’t this sold?"

If your home stays on the market longer than the average selling time, you might ultimately get a lower selling price. To sell it, you might have to reduce the asking price several times. Ultimately, you will probably get less than if you had priced the home correctly from the start.

Homes that are properly priced in the beginning always get you the fastest sale for the best price!

For more information on selling your home, please read these articles:

• Selling Luxury Real Estate
• 5 Steps to Sell Your Home
• Ten Important Features to make your Custom Home Stand Out from the Crowd
• To Remodel or Not to Remodel
• Show Off the Sizzle Not the Steak in Real Estate Sales
• The Seven Seller Sins

Area: Montreux

Type: Montreux Custom Home

Price: $1,695,000

Offering arguable the very best views available in Montreux (Nicklaus private community) looking South down the 14th and 15th fairways,surrounded by soaring pines and the Sierra Mountains. If looking for sunny, custom, and single-level living, than this house is it! Loaded w/ custom details and quality construction throughout! There are 3 very large bedrooms suites, a den w/ extensive built-ins, and another study/bonus room that could be the 4th BR. Gourmet kitchen, open to family room w/SubZ, Bosch, Thermador.

• Southern exposure with expansive views of the Sierra Mountains and Montreux’s 14th and 15th fairways
• Open, Single level floor plan designed by award wining architect Gail Ritchie
• Built with the very best of custom quality by Lake Crest Homes
• All the rooms are spacious and oversized with large windows to maximize views
• Bonus room could be 4th bedroom, media room, or second office
• Gourmet kitchen with Subzero fridge, Bosch dishwasher, Thermador double ovens and warming drawer, two kitchen sinks, walk-in pantry and kitchen planning desk
• Bar & wine fridge in great room
• Formal living room and dining room
• Built in audio system and speakers
• Multiple paver patios to take advantage of views and sun exposure
• Water feature
• Adjacent to open space and Montreux green belt, with no neighbors to the North and East
• Hot tub located off Master bathroom
• His and Her master closets
• Three substantial fireplaces – master, living room, and great room
• Two spacious guest suites each with walk in closets, and oversized bathrooms with double sinks
• Three oversized garage spaces with built in cabinetry
• Hardwood and travertine floors
• Montreux golf membership, golf cart and some furniture can be negotiated separately