Seller's Resources
Selling Your Home?
Selling your home shouldn't be a stressful ordeal. Making the smart move of choosing a REALTOR® is your first step to ensuring that your investment in your home pays off. Our services and experience allow you to focus on your move while we manage your home sale from our initial consultation to the closing of the transaction and beyond. We pride ourselves on repeat business and hope you'll come to understand why.
- Complete a market analysis so that your house is priced properly for the market.
- Compile a comprehensive written plan detailing all the efforts we will employ to sell your home, including Internet and local media. We will be a seller's agent working for you.
- Help you stage your home and generate curb appeal to ensure you get the highest price.
- Present your home to as many qualified buyers as possible to obtain maximum exposure for your home.
- Assist with negotiating the best deal based on your needs.
- So you know your financial situation, we will have a lender pre-approve you for the next house before going on the market.
- Help you find your next home and answer all of your questions about the local market area, including schools, neighborhoods, the local economy, and more.
- Communication is one of the keys to a successful transaction.
- Every 30 days, you will receive a written report on what is being done to sell the house.
- You will receive feedback on all showings.
- Every 45 days, we will review the market feedback and activity with you. Any adjustments will be made to keep you competitive in the market.
- 24/7 you can go online and see what is being done to sell you house.
Obtaining the Highest Price for Your Home:
- Price, condition and curb appeal are the keys.
- Pricing is critical! With our detailed market analysis you will quickly see what price range is necessary in order to obtain a buyer. While you are on the market, we will review your competition on a scheduled basis and make recommendations when necessary.
- Staging your home is important. Many buyers will stay in your home longer if it's staged appropriately. As part of our initial consultation, we will review your house and make suggestions on ways to increase its appeal. Todays buyer is as busy as you are. They do not want to do fix up work after moving in. They want it neutral, in good condition and ready to move into.
- In today's market, there is an excess of inventory available for buyers. If your house does not have good curb appeal the buyer will go down the street and view several other homes.
- Loan and lein payoffs - all loans and liens that are a on the property must be paid off.
- Title insurance fees - is a function on the sales price of the home. Plus there are closing fees, search fees and deed preperation. Both buyer and seller have title insurance cost.
- Real Estate Broker's fees - are set between the seller and agent .
- Local property taxes and county transfer tax - are the charges that you will pay. Credit to the buyer of unpaid real estate taxes for the prior or current year are variable and depend on when you close and when your taxes are due. The transfer tax varies by county.
- Miscellaneous fees - can accrue from correcting problems noticed during the home inspection, Home warranties or Gas warranties.
- Some sellers will agree to pay some of the buyer's closing cost.
If you have any questions or would like an initial consultation
please call or e-mail
Bill and Susan Clifford, CRS, ABR
800-759-1112 or 614-785-7018
