Step 1 - The Two-Step Listing Appointmen
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
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
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
Step 12 - Signing of the Deed
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
Step 15 - Value Beyond the Sale

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