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A Step-by-Step First Time Seller's Guide

Putting your home on the market can be a stressful process, especially when you don’t know what to expect. Fortunately, with the help of an experienced team of real estate agents and this easy to follow guide, you can smoothly complete the process. Following these steps will help you prepare so you can get organized and sell your home for the best price possible.

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Step 1: Preparing

TO SELL YOUR HOME

Find Your Agent

Selling a home without a Real Estate Agent can be stressful and challenging. The majority of homeowners prefer to work with a real estate agent because their experience and resources typically lead homes to garner higher prices on the market. Our agent will be working with your best interests to help guide you in your journey of selling your home.

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Step 2: Finding A Buyer

MLS LISTING

Once your home is listed for sale by your Real Estate Agent, it will be entered on the MLS database. This database is accessed constantly by professional real estate agents. This maximises your potential audience and can only bring you the best results. End goal: Bidding war!

SIGNAGE

An initial First step will include identifying that your house is up for sale by placing the classic FOR SALE sign on the front of the property.

LOCK BOX & SHOWINGS

A very successful approach taken by real estate professionals is having the house empty of its owners at the time of a visit by the potential buyers. This can be accomplished by using a lock box located near the front entrance.

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Step 3: Final Steps

Negotiations

TO SELL YOUR HOME

Be open to suggestions from your agent during the negotiation process.
It's a give and take type of thing. A little flexibility during the negotiation
process is expected on both ends, and will ensure a smooth and quick
road to signing the final sale contract.
At first glance accepting the highest possible offer seems like the most
logical thing to do. Final sale price is obviously important, but there are
many other factors you must also consider.


CASH OFFER:

Some sellers accept a lower-priced cash offer over a higher-priced loan
offer because there are typically fewer issues that come up


CLOSING DATE:

You have to also consider how soon the buyer is able to take possession
of the property. One month? Two or Three? Who will cover these
expenses in the interim. Selecting the offer with consideration of timeline
is another important aspect your Real Estate Agent can help you with.


CLOSING COST:

Usually the buyer assumes all costs associated with the purchase of the
property. It can arise that some of these costs are negotiated to be shared in some form during the buying process.

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