Listing Presentation - Karen Hollingsworth Miller

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LO CATI O N

2330 Randolph Road Charlotte, NC 28207 dickensmitchener.com 704.342.1000

Where Charlotte. The Queen City. Our first love.

Our home.

As agents, we know this city’s neighborhoods like our closest circle of friends.

We tend to this relationship as much as we do our connections to you.

Place matters. Knowledge counts.

How Agents who help more people end up better at their jobs. It’s like going to the gym — the more you go, the better your results. This is why we only have full-time, fully committed agents. We train them constantly on the changing market, new tech, negotiation strategies and people skills.

We get to work with top-of-the-line agents. You get what you want, wrapped in the best possible experience.

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About Me •

Karen Hollingsworth Miller is a Charlotte native who brings a rich knowledge of the area and 40 years of real estate experience to the table.

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After graduating from Charlotte Country Day School, Karen went on to start her college career at Wake Forest

Karen Hollingsworth Miller R E A LT O R ®/ B R O K E R

University and earned her degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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In 1984, Miller began her real estate career in Florida.

One year later, she moved back to North Carolina where she continued her exciting profession of helping clients buy and sell homes.

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Born and raised in Charlotte, Karen has a vast knowledge of the city and surrounding counties.

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She grew up in Eastover and is currently a resident of Foxcroft with her husband and two sons.

Milestones & Memberships •

Canopy Multiple Listing Services

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Canopy REALTOR® Association

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National Association of REALTORS®

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North Carolina Association of REALTORS®

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South Carolina Association of REALTORS®

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Top producer at Dickens Mitchener 2010-2023

Fun Facts •

Karen is a lifelife equestrian and has enjoyed watching her son pursue jumpers and riding competitively on his horse, Cisco Kid.

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Karen and her family have been active with the Boy Scouts of America for over 12 years.

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The Millers enjoy their family vacations to the beach.

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Karen is an avid animal lover, especially Mr. Mink, her poodle, and Clyde.

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Board Member One Library At A Time

The Process

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THE PROCESS

15 Steps to SOLD! Step 1

Consultation

Step 2

Marketing Strategies

Step 3

Staging & Pre-Inspection

Step 4

Photography & Videography

Step 5

Coming Soon & Firm Exclusive

Step 6

Active On Market

Step 7

Showings / Open House

Step 8

Offers

Step 9

Negotiating

Step 10

Inspections

Step 11

Appraisal

Step 12

Title & Utilities

Step 13

Final Walk-Through

Step 14

Closing

Step 15

Welcome Home!

THE PROCESS

15 Steps to SOLD! Step 1

Consultation During our C O M PLI M E NTA RY C O N S U LTATI O N we will tour your home and go over what needs to be done to prepare it to sell. I will share the comps in your area with a comparative market analysis(CMA), and discuss strategic pricing and my marketing strategy that will sell your home for top dollar quickly.

Step 2

Marketing Strategies Our M A R K E TI N G will go above & beyond putting a sign in the yard and placing it in the MLS. We take pride in our custom marketing strategies. Your home will be showcased on social media, email, video & print marketing. We want to meet every possible buyer wherever they might be looking.

Step 3

Staging & Pre-Inspection The goal of STAG I N G is having a trained eye come into your home and look at it as a buyer would. My ability to stage for the market will get your home show ready. We look at staging like we are creating a neutral palette, so that all buyers can envision themselves living there.

A PR E- I N S PECTI O N will be done so that the buyers will have confidence to make an offer on the home.

Step 4

Photography & Videography Many times a buyer has already decided if they are interested in your home just from the pictures online, without ever stepping foot inside. Our PH OTO G R A PHY partners are the best at coming into your home and capturing it at its absolute best. Now, the pre-marketing can begin.

Step 5

Coming Soon & Firm Exclusive If applicable, we can list your home as “C O M I N G SO O N ” in MLS. This will give buyers a sneak peek into your home before it is officially ready to show.

FI R M E XC LU S IVE is another option for the most discerning clients. Your home will be marketed within our firm to

all of our brokers.

Step 6

Active On Market Now that we have completed all the steps to prepare your home for market, it’s time to go LIVE . Our marketing plan will also go live and your home will be presented to thousands across our market as well as the world with our Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® global network.

Step 7

Showings / Open House Keeping your home show ready is the key to being sold quickly. I will share tips with you to keep the guess work out of making sure you are ready for all S H OWI N G S . Keeping a clean, shiny, and clutter-free home will ensure buyers only see the best things about your home.

THE PROCESS

15 Steps to SOLD! Step 8

Offers I will be your guide in looking through all presented O FFE R S . There are many things to consider and price is just one of them. I will help you decide which one best accommodates your needs and timeline.

Step 9

Negotiating One of the top reasons to hire a licensed broker is for the next step: N EG OTI ATI N G . I am aware of market trends in our area and can help negotiate the best offer for your home based on the current market and your needs.

Step 10

Inspections Once the offer is accepted it is time for I N S PECTI O N S . These will take place within the first 2-10 days after an offer is accepted, or during the due diligence period. The buyer will pay an inspector to look through the entire property and list all things the home could need. Big and small things will be on the list. The report will be sent to the buyers for review with their agent. Buyers may or may not try to negotiate items for repair on the list. Once all parties have an agreement, we move on to the next step: A PPR A I SA L .

Step 11

Appraisal If the buyer is utilizing a loan, then an A PPR A I SA L will be ordered by the loan officer. These are often chosen at random from a pool of appraisers. The goal is to have the appraisal come in at or above the purchase price of the contract so the mortgage lender will approve the loan. It is important the home be in tip top shape at the time of the appraisal.

Step 12

Title & Utilities The TITLE company will make sure the home title is clean for the closing. This means they will look over all paperwork to be sure there are no liens on the property, no extra names on the title, and prepare for closing. They will work with the lender to ensure everything is ready for closing day.

You will want to schedule the transfer and/or shut off all UTI LITI ES for closing day or the day after. This should be set-up at least 2 weeks prior to closing.

Step 13

Final Walk-Through The buyers will do their FI N A L WA LK-TH RO U G H up to 4 days prior to closing. This is to make sure all negotiated items have been completed, that the home is clean, and all is as it should be.

Step 14

Closing Congratulations, you have made it to closing day! C LO S I N G is when the necessary paperwork to complete the transaction is signed. The papers are signed at the real estate attorney’s office and the title is transferred from the seller to the buyer. Once funded, the buyer receives the keys, and the seller receives payment for the home.

Step 15

Welcome Home!

Marketing & Advertising

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D I C K E N S M I T C H E N E R R E A L E S TAT E

Marketing & Advertising D I G ITA L M A R K E TI N G

Digital announcements are created and sent to thousands of agents in the Charlotte area about new listings, Broker Tours, price reductions, etc. Additionally, monthly newsletters are sent out each month to approximately 20,000 DM contacts & over 100 agents’ contact lists.

CA N O PY M L S

V I R T UA L TO U R S

Your home will be listed in the Canopy Multiple Listing Service (CMLS). This is the best source for selling your home since every licensed broker can access this information and the data will syndicate to public websites.

Virtual tour & professional photos can be taken of your home. This tour will be added to MLS and the photos will be utilized in all marketing efforts.

M A R K E TI N G B R O C H U R E

Our digital & print brochures are prepared specifically for your home and will include photos, noteworthy features, a square footage diagram, MLS sheet, disclosures, and other information a buyer would need to make a buying decision for your home. The digital brochure is uploaded to your listing page on dickensmitchener.com as well as included in MLS and ShowingTime.

FO R SA LE S I G N S

We will place a Dickens Mitchener For Sale sign on your property. We can also place listing flyers in an Info Box in your yard.

For Sale

Coming Soon

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D I C K E N S M I T C H E N E R R E A L E S TAT E

Marketing & Advertising P U B LI C O PE N H O U S E S

These may be held at any time on an “as needed” basis.

Once an Open House is scheduled, it will be entered into MLS and will appear on the DM website, as well as all MLS feeds on other large search sites. DM features all Open Houses on social media accounts every Friday for the upcoming weekend.

C U S TO M P O S TCA R D S & M A I LE R S

Our marketing department will create custom marketing materials for your listing. Custom pieces are designed in house and will be mailed to specific lists that cater to our marketing plan/schedule.

R E A LTO R® E V E NT S

Broker events may be held to introduce your home to other local agents in the Charlotte area and around your home. We have a database comprised of thousands of Charlotte agents that we can select from to invite to your home. Once scheduled, this event will go into our company calendar which is emailed out to our agents weekly.

D M W E B S ITE

When you visit dickensmitchener.com you get immediate access to more than 14,000 resale listings through the Canopy Multiple Listing Service, as well as an up-to-the minute database of new listings, coming soon listings, new construction listings, and open houses. It also features virtual tour videos of Dickens Mitchener listings.

DICKENS MITCHENER IS SOCIAL!

Find Us On Social Media

Follow us for: community updates, giveaways, featured listings & more!

Dickens Mitchener is social! Our marketing team includes a social media coordinator who blogs weekly and posts new listing features, exclusive video walkthroughs, neighborhood highlights, giveaways & more. It’s our goal to use social media to showcase the uniqueness of the DM team and what it’s really like to live in the Queen City!

Our Facebook content is seen by roughly 44,000 people each week, and we can further that reach by using boosted post campaigns directly targeting certain audiences to extend beyond our network. We post a variety of content including Listing of the Week, Virtual Tours, Just Listed Homes, and DM Hot Spots to all of our social media platforms. Visit our social media networks and follow along to discover more about Dickens Mitchener!

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D I C K E N S M I T C H E N E R AT A G L A N C E

2023 Company Statistics

$751,260,308 CLOSED SALES VOLUME

$906,225

829

AV E R AG E S A L E S P R I C E

T OTA L N U M B E R O F T R A N S AC T I O N S

2023 Breakdown of Total Transactions 3.1%

3.4% $0 - $250K

$250K - $500K

26.2%

30.4% $500K - $750K

$750K - $1M

14%

$1M - $3M

22.9%

$3M+

Information pulled from the Canopy Multiple Listing Service for Single Family Homes from 1/1/2023 – 12/31/2023

s er c u d o r P p o 2023T

Vicky Mitchener President

Sarah Szczodrowski VP of Sales & Training

Jimmy Rountree VP of Sales

Grier Team

Ducie Stark

Joan B. Goode

Kathy Lancaster

Meghan Lluberas

Ashley J. McMillan

Bonnie Stroup Tcherkezian

Shelly Rydell

Wayne Honeycutt

Carolyn Taylor

Jane Lemmond

Megan Despard

Marcy Basrawala

Winnie Simmons

Sherry George

Anne Stuart Mitchener

Margo Wells

Karen Hollingsworth Miller

Sarah Curme

Andi Morgan

Ruth Mays Russell

Missy Stewart

Katie Catron

Andrea Roether

Gabi Culpepper

Jennifer Saarbach

Sherry Molella

s er c u d o r P p o 2023T

Genya Helms

Tim Hansley

Perry Silver

Fran Miller

Michael Nester

Eve Davis

Beverly Eller

Lisa Whetstone

Christine Keagy

Maggie Minick

Molly Brown

Jeff Murdock

Liz Burgess

Robin Husney

Jenny Eastman

Michael Murphy II

Kristen Armstrong

Annie Daughtrey

Carol Davis

Suzanne Coddington

Mark Guthrie

Tony D’Agostino

Ellen Gibson

Amanda Blackburn

Wendy Mills

JC Mahoney

Anne Neikirk

Louise Gibert

Ali Stephens

Lynne Cosper-Lainis

2023 Agent Advisory Board

Vicky Mitchener President

Sarah Szczodrowski VP of Sales & Training

Jimmy Rountree VP of Sales

Grier Team

Joan B. Goode

Ducie Stark

Ashley J. McMillan

Bonnie Stroup Tcherkezian

Sarah Curme

Jane Lemmond

Margo Wells

Jennifer Saarbach

Isabel Roberts

Karen Hollingsworth Miller

Winnie Simmons

Kathy Lancaster

Meghan Lluberas

Megan Despard

Shelly Rydell

Gabi Culpepper

Anne Stuart Mitchener

Wayne Honeycutt

Marcy Basrawala

Katie Catron

Andrea Roether

Sherry Molella

Annie Daughtrey

Beverly Eller

Carolyn Taylor

Sherry George

Catharine Pappas VP of Relocation

Celeste Horton VP of Marketing

WE MARKET YOUR PROPERTY TO THE WORLD. 550 4,900

When selling your home, you need global exposure in addition to the strong marketing expertise we deliver locally. As an affiliate of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World,® we have the resources to market your property to the highest possible number of potential buyers. With 138,000 associates around the world, we expose your property to buyers on six continents. In addition, we receive inbound clients from other affiliates around the globe who are interested in purchasing a home.

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® is a pedigree denoting the very best companies who represent qualified clientele and wish to do business with similar firms. When your home is posted to our website locally, it is immediately promoted on the LeadingRE.com website and connected to the websites of 550 of our affiliate real estate firms.

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offices

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138,000

countries

550

companies

4,900 offices

138,000

sales associates

© 2023 Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.® All Rights Reserved. | C–LocalExpertise. 05.23. Equal Housing Opportunity.

70+

countries

sales associates

INDUSTRY-LEADING SALES. Our invitation-only network was responsible for $353 billion in annual home sales volume among the top 500 U.S. real estate firms in 2022.

2022 U.S. HOME SALES VOLUME AMONG THE TOP 500 U.S. REAL ESTATE FIRMS.

$353

LEADINGRE

$312

KELLER WILLIAMS

$233

COLDWELL BANKER

NETWORKS, FRANCHISES AND COMPANIES

SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

$124

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES

$120 $97

RE/MAX

CENTURY 21

HOMESMART INTERNATIONAL CORCORAN

$32 $30 $24 Volume shown in billions of dollars.

UNITED REAL ESTATE

$21

REALTY ONE GROUP

$18

ERA

$12

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

$12

550

companies

4,900 offices

For informational purposes only. In compiling this report, LeadingRE relies on third party sources. The information set forth in the chart above is sourced from the 2023 RealTrends 500, showcasing production for calendar year 2022, accessible via realtrends.com.

Neither LeadingRE nor its member companies are responsible for the accuracy of third-party data presented herein.

138,000

sales associates

70+

countries

© 2023 Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.® All Rights Reserved. | C–Industry-Leading Sales. 05.23. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Community

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Own A Home?

O P E N U P P O S S I B I L I T I E S FO R OT H E R S T H E R E ’ S ST R E N GT H I N N U M B E R S . Never has that been truer than when coming together in the real estate community to combat homelessness.

T H E H O M EOW N E R S I M PACT F U N D, a designated 501(c)3 nonprofit, invites participants who are in the home closing process to make a small donation that adds up to a substantial gift to local organizations working to lift men, women and children out of homelessness. Because when you harness the power of community, you can weather any storm.

HOW IT WORKS If you’re fortunate enough to have a roof over your head, please consider supporting the Homeowners Impact Fund to help others in need. Funds raised are distributed directly to reputable nonprofit organizations that support individuals and families in finding a path out of homelessness.

Every day, you experience the joy of a place to call home.

Every day, more than 3,000 people in the Charlotte area experience homelessness.

Every day, more than 580,000 people across the US experience homelessness.

Together, we can make a difference.

M A K E A N I M PACT Become a supporter by following this link: homeowersimpactfund.org/donate For more information, email info@homeowersimpactfund.org

www.homeownersimpactfund.org We are #InWith10 #AHomeForAll

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