Step 1 - The Two-Step Listing Appointmen

My "two-step" listing appointment will provide you with the most accurate pricing strategy to set you up for success. Our first meeting will include:
•  Defining your real estate goals
•  Touring the property 
•  Outlining current market conditions
•  Discussing the updates & upgrades 
•  Sharing our proven marketing strategies
•  Highlighting "honey-do" items to prepare
   your home for sale

Once I have gathered the information needed to price your home accurately I will then schedule another time to determine the best listing price! Patience is a virtue when it comes to pricing your property. 

Step 2 - Complete the Listing Agreement

Once you have decided to move forward with listing your  home, I will prepare the listing agreement - including all legal paperwork - and discuss the roles and responsibilities of each  party. The duration of the listing agreement will depend on  several factors, including average days on the market for the neighborhood, the home's unique characteristics, and the  comfortability of both parties. 

Step 3 - Preparing the Home for Prime Time 

You only get one shot at making a great first impression, and  we want to show up to the party looking our best! You will declutter, depersonalize, and improve the property during this  phase. Then, I will order a staging consultation, engage our professional photographer, coordinate with a professional  videographer when appropriate, install the secure lockbox, and place an attractive post sign in the yard. 

Step 4 - Activate Listing

You've done the work, and now is the time for it to pay off in  making your home listing active on the MLS (Multiple Listing Service)! I will begin marketing strategies to ensure  the masses see your home online and network with colleagues to procure a buyer during this time. In addition, you will  receive access to our ShowingTime app, where you will be in control of approving showings of your home.

Step 5 - Receive, Evaluate and Negotiate Offer(s)

At this stage, I will receive an offer(s) for your property, help  you evaluate the merits of the specific terms & structure of the deal, and negotiate with the buyer's agent on your behalf to  create the most favorable outcome. 

Step 6 - Transaction Coordination

Once you have a ratified contract, I will engage my  Transaction Coordinator to ensure all paperwork is routed to  the parties in your transaction (lender, closing company,  buyer's agent) and closely manage the important deadlines  agreed upon in the contract. 

Step 7 - Home Inspection Repair Negotiation

After the buyer has completed their home inspection, they  will submit a request for repairs or a credit request to us along with a copy of the inspection report. We will then work together to outline what items are agreeable, and I will negotiate with the buyer's agent to come to terms favorable to both parties. 

Step 8 - Schedule Seller Responsible Inspections

In most contracts, the seller is responsible for conducting,  when applicable, the following: 
• Termite/Wood Destroying Pest Inspection
• Well Inspection
• Septic Inspection
 
These inspections require specific timing: thus, I will schedule those inspections on your behalf.  In additiona, I will ensure the buyer's agent receives a copy of the inspection reports and a copy of the receipts. receipts. 

Step 9 - Appraisal 

I will work with the buyer's lender to confirm that the bank- required appraisal has been ordered. I will discuss the implications and outline your options if the appraisal does not  meet the purchase price. 

Step 10 - Lender Communication

A buyer has until the day of closing to secure a loan; therefore, communication with the buyer's lender is of utmost importance to ensure the loan conditions are being met promptly.

Step 11 - Utility Reminder

The purchase contract states that a seller will have all utilities  on throughout the home inspection period and through the final walk-through. I will remind you when it is time to order  the utilities to be transferred out of your name. 

Step 12 - Signing of the Deed

Typically, the seller will sign the deed transfer a week to a few days before the buyer has their closing. I will remind you and  your closing company to schedule this critical signing. In  addition, you will discuss how you would like to receive your proceeds directly with the closing company. Note: I will never ask you to transfer any funds. Wire fraud is a severe challenge in the real estate industry, and I ask that you third-party verify any instructions given to you when it involves money. 
 

Step 13 - Preparing for the Final Walk-Through

The purchase agreement states that the buyer will have the  right to a final walk-through to certify that the property is in the same condition - or better through repairs- as it was on the day they toured it. The final walk-through typically occurs a day before or on the closing day. Best practices dictate you should have vacated the property before this time. In addition, I will remind you what items are to convey (stay) with the home so you can coordinate with the movers not to remove said items. 

Step 14 - Closing

The day is finally here for your property to change hands with the buyer! It is customary in our area to have split closings; therefore, you will not be present when the buyers sign their closing documents. Once the buyer has signed the deed, the closing company will record the new deed with the county, and your proceeds will be given to you once that recordation has occurred. CONGRATS! 

Step 15 - Value Beyond the Sale 

Just because you have closed on the property doesn't mean I am no longer in contact! If you have stayed local, you can expect invitations to client events and other little fun perks! If you have relocated, we will still be here to assist you in tying up any loose ends. No matter where you are or where you go, I will still be available to help you with your real estate  needs! 

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Shannon Milligan

Associate Broker/Realtor | License ID: 72945

+1(804) 248-8207

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