Seller's GuideSelling a house typically includes many of the following
elements. For additional information, or to get started, please contact us.
Initial Consultation
- Determine your needs and priorities
- Review "agency" choices and select
appropriate working relationship
- Discuss Marketing Plan
- Establish Pricing Strategy
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Design and Implement Marketing
Plan
- Complete home enhancement recommendations
- Carry out scheduled marketing activities
- Show the property to brokers and prospective
buyers
- Communicate with you on a regular basis
- Monitor results of marketing activities
- Modify Marketing Plan and Pricing Strategy as
necessary
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Review Offer and Reach
Agreement with Buyer
- Buyer's Real Estate Professional presents
offer
- Discuss and clarify proposed terms and
conditions
- Negotiation, possible counter offers
- Reach final agreement
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Complete Settlement Process
(per purchase contract)
- Deposit of buyer's earnest money
- Sign documents
- Title search; preliminary title report to
buyer
- Inspections
- Removal of remaining contingencies
- Buyer's final walk-through of property
- Loan funding/balance of funds from buyer
- Recording of title
- Relocation of seller; possession of property
of buyer
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After-sale Service
- Help you find your next home, as needed
- Assist you with relocation, as needed
- Provide resources of other after-sale owner
needs
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When our marketing efforts bring a
purchase offer I will:
Negotiate
the agreement
- Explain the offer to you and answer your
questions.
- Help you determine the best course of action
by pointing out potential advantages and disadvantages of the offer and
clarifying the choices available to you.
- Prepare an Estimate of Net Proceeds based on
the proposed price and terms.
- Negotiate through the buyer's agent, and
handle possible counteroffers, to reach a final agreement that is favorable to
you.
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Complete the
transaction
- Explain to you in detail all the steps that
will occur for a successful closing, and answer any questions you might have.
- Work with the buyer's broker, title company
and others to help coordinate their activities and keep the transaction moving
forward.
- Monitor progress of inspections, the buyer's
loan and other contingencies as called for in the purchase contract. Resolve
questions or problems that might arise, in order to ensure a timely closing.
- Assist you in handling details required for
the completion of the transaction.
- Communicate with you on a regular basis so
that you can stay informed and as worry-free as possible.
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Follow up
after the sale closes
- Confirm that all your real estate-related
needs have been met, and provide information on service providers you may
require.
- Offer relocation assistance, if moving to a
new area.
- Help you locate a new home if remaining in
this area.
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