Home Selling 101
Selling your home can be a nostalgic, busy and stressful time. I would be honored to help you during this transition and guide you through the highs and lows of the process.
Whether you are a 1st-time seller or you have gone through the process before, reviewing the main steps to selling a home can be helpful.
Where do you start?
- Find a helpful Agent
Would it be ridiculous to have someone represent you and your interests throughout this process? Sellers already need to organize, pack, plan and more; figuring out paperwork, marketing and negotiations doesn't need to add stress.
- Marketing
Whether it is a seller’s market or a buyer’s market, your home's marketing is the first thing that buyers will see. Professional photography, targeted advertising and market research put your home's best foot forward.
- Showings
Buyer's agents will sign up online for showing appointments with their clients. During showings, it is best that you make plans to be out of the home. This allows buyers to picture themselves living there; and it allows them to freely discuss what they like about the home.
- Offers
There is a lot more to the 20-page Purchase Contract than the sales price. As offers come in on your home, I will review them with you and point out the pros and cons. You may accept a buyer's offer or submit a counterproposal.
Your home is now Under Contract!
What’s next?
- Earnest Money Deposit
Your buyer will submit their earnest money to the title company within a few days of the offer acceptance. This is a deposit, to show you they are serious about buying your home. It is often ~1-3% of the listing price.
- Documents
Along the way, there will be various documents and disclosures for you to fill out, review and sign.
- Inspections
The buyers will hire an inspector to look through the home and write up a report. The buyer may then submit an Inspection Objection notice regarding anything they request that you either fix or compensate for. A buyer may have multiple inspectors come by to look at different aspects of the home. It is best that you are out of the home during these appointments.
- Appraisal
If your buyer is obtaining a loan, their lender will most likely order an appraisal done on the home. This is mainly to be sure that the home’s estimated value is on par with the purchase price that has been agreed upon. Cash buyers may also decide to order an appraisal.
- Closing
The Closing usually takes place at the Title Company's office, though in some cases a remote Closing is possible. This is when you warm up your hand and wrist to write your signature many times, and… the sale becomes final!
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