Home Selling Process

You are the key player on the home-selling team.

No one has a more important role in the home-selling process than you. Here are some ways your participation can contribute to a successful sale:

• Maintain the property in ready-to-show condition.
• Ensure that the house is easily accessible to real estate professionals (lock box and key).
• Try to be flexible in the scheduling of showings.
• When you are not home, let us know how you can be reached in case an offer is received.
• If approached directly by a buyer who is not represented by a real estate professional, please contact us. Do not allow them into the property unescorted.
• Remove or lock up valuables, jewelry, cash and prescription medications.
• If possible, do not be present when the property is being shown.
• Securely pen up pets, or take them with you.
• Be cautious about saying anything to buyers or their sales professionals that could weaken your negotiating position, especially regarding price or your urgency to sell.
• Collect all business cards of real estate professionals who preview and show your home, and pass them along to us.
• Let us know of any change in the property’s condition that would need to be disclosed to potential buyers.

Selling a house typically includes many of the following elements.

INITIAL CONSULTATION

• Determine your needs and priorities
• Review “agency” choices and disclosures and select appropriate working relationship
• Discuss marketing plan.
• Establish Pricing Strategy

DESIGN & IMPLEMENT MARKETING PLAN

• Complete home enhancement recommendations.
• Carry out marketing activities and office preview.
• Advertising placed in local publications.
• Listing placed in statewide M.L.S.
• Listing showcased on Realtor.com and www.prudentialdinsmore.com.
• Prepare a color-marketing brochure for your home.
• Show property to prospective buyers and to co-broking agents.
• Communicate with you on a regular basis. Buyer feedback.
• Seller e-mail market updates.
• Modify Marketing plan and pricing strategy as necessary.

REVIEW OFFER AND REACH AGREEMENT WITH BUYER

• Buyer’s real estate professional presents offer.
• Discuss and clarify proposed terms and conditions.
• Negotiations; possible counter offers.
• Reach final agreement.

COMPLETE SETTLEMENT PROCESS (as detailed in purchase and sales agreement)

• Sign documents.
• Deposit buyer’s earnest money deposit.
• Complete home inspections. Possibly renegotiate based on inspection results.
• Buyers obtain mortgage commitment. Contingency removed. Authorization to close.
• Title search completed on property.
• Seller vacates property. Buyer’s final walk-through of property.
• Closing papers signed. Title recorded. Funds to Seller.
• Relocation of Seller; possession of property by the buyer.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

• Help find you your next home, as needed. Coordinate with sale of existing home.
• Assist you with relocation out of town or across the country.

Contact us!