Selling your home can be one of life’s more stressful events, even for the most seasoned of sellers. This makes choosing the right agent for you so important. Yes, the agents level of performance and marketing tools are a priority, however, it is just as important to trust and be comfortable with your agent of choice. We are very proud of the level of repeat clients and referrals given by past clients attesting to that level of trust and communication . . . And we are ready to help you.
The Process
Would you buy it? Getting the property ready before listing. You
want to make as good a first impression as possible. Getting the
opinion of a home stager or your realtor can be helpful in seeing
what a prospective buyer will see and be looking for. See our next
page, Home Improvement, for details.
First you have to sell it to the real estate agents, then to the buyers and
then to an appraiser. These are the three “sales” you need to keep in
mind when pricing your property. A listing price should be based upon
comparable SALES over the past 3-6 months. What you can not base
the price on is what you need to get to be able to buy your next home, or
what you bought and invested in the property...the buyer and appraiser
value your property based on the current market. Click here to register
for the Prudential Fox & Roach Home Pilot which will keep you on top
of active listings in your area.
Get your pen out. Having decided to move forward,
you will need to set aside a quiet hour to meet with
your agent to fill out all relevant paperwork. One of the
things to be filled out will be the sellers disclosure.
This document will outline everything you know about
the property including improvements.
Tell the world. Your listing is then marketed. The information and
photographs will be entered on the MLS informing the area agents of
the new listing. This information will also be downloaded to multiple
other web sites. www.prufoxroach.com, www.realtor.com,
www.buckspahomes.net. Other marketing activities include a full color
brochure left at the property for buyers to take, an open house during the
week to showcase the property to the area agents and public open
houses on Sundays if appropriate.
Review. It is important not to let time get away from you. Reviewing your price position in
the market regularly is necessary to prevent your listing from being left on the shelf.
Hurray, we have an offer!!!! When an offer is submitted we
will review it with you. All aspects should be considered,-
price, settlement date, inspection contingencies and,
of-course, their financial ability to complete the sale. In a
perfect world it will be everything you want, but if it isn’t,
then you will negotiate with the buyer until you reach an
agreement or the buyer moves on with their home search.
Let’s assume we reach agreement and move forward.
Inspections are next. The buyers will pay for and conduct the agreed to property inspections. You, the seller, will not attend but will receive a
copy of the report if the buyer requests any repairs or credit for said repairs.
Details. Once the inspection contingencies
are met the only remaining contingency is
generally the mortgage commitment. This is
a letter from the buyers mortgage
company showing that the mortgage has
been approved and the money is waiting for
the day of settlement. This is the appropriate
time to look to the details of moving.
Utilities
Settlement Day. On the day of settlement your buyer will conduct a walk through of
your property to make sure it is ready for them to move in. So this means all of your
possessions must be off the property and the house clean. The settlement process
usually takes an hour. If you are unable to attend the settlement we will need to
prearrange with the title company conducting the sale to have a deed package sent to
you. You will need to sign the paperwork, in the presence of a notary, which will
include the Deed and a Power of Attorney authorizing a third party to sign the HUD
sheet on the day. This third party can be your attorney or realtor.
Congratulations, you sold your property.
