Seller's Guide

Knowing how to price your home is one of the most important parts of the selling process. When you set a fair price in the beginning, you’ll get the most interest from Real Estate Agents and prospective buyers. Overpricing your home could lead to reduced interest and no offers. Which leads to the need for a price reduction. Working with a Real Estate Agent is the best way to determine the right selling price for your home. An agent with experience can determine what other comparable homes are selling for, evaluate the current market, and will give you advice on how to get your home sold quickly and for the highest price.

I will develop a marketing strategy that is perfect for advertising your home. This involves listing the home and then driving the right people to that listing through social media campaigns, agent-to-agent referrals, traditional media, or SEO advertising. I will create a marketing campaign that aims to get the most possible traffic to your listing in the first three weeks after your listing becomes active.

Once we deem the offer is acceptable, we will review the proposed purchase agreement to make sure it’s all in order and includes the necessary components such as deposit amount, down payment, financing, inspection rights and repair allowances, contingencies and closing date. When both parties have agreed to the terms, a final contract will be prepared by your attorney.

Once any inspection concerns have been successfully negotiated, your attorney will prepare the contract and will send it to the buyer’s attorney. Your attorney will ensure the contract protects your interests. The buyer’s attorney will conduct a title search and a municipal search to ensure the buyers are purchasing a home with no liens or municipal violations.  The buyers will provide the initial deposit on their purchase (usually 10%) when they sign the contract.  Once the deposit is received by your attorney, you will sign the contract.  At this point you will officially be “in contract” and your home will be off the market.

You’ve reached the last step in the seller’s process. When you close on a home you are selling, you are legally transferring ownership of the property to the new buyer. You will meet you’re your attorney to sign the final paperwork and go over any issues that have not yet been taken care of. During this time, you can also handle final details such as canceling utilities, cable, and lawn or trash services, changing the name on accounts that the new owner is retaining and ensuring the new owner has instructions for all appliances that will remain in the home. On closing day you will have vacated your home and the buyers and their Real Estate Agent will do a final walkthrough of the property. Then the buyers meet their attorney to sign all of the closing mortgage paperwork. Their attorney will wire funds to your attorney. Once your attorney confirms receipt of the funds, the sale has closed!