Seller's Guide

 A skilled and experienced real estate agent can make the sales process a smooth transaction and as brief as possible. Hiring a real estate agent is a big part of the home selling process, so don’t rush through it. Real estate agents with market experience will understand what separates your home from others also on the market. Contrasting your home against theirs can establish the price range of your home. If a real estate agent is what you’re looking for, read through our testimonials. I can make sure your home gets the exposure it deserves.

A)  A “Move-In Ready” Appearance​

Sanitize everything on the outside and inside of your house. First impressions are everything, especially when it comes to buying a home. Put some time into brightening rooms, making them smell pleasant, and tidying the place up. A handyman may be worth hiring if miscellaneous repairs need to be done. For instance, the following might require fixing: jammed drawers, un-closing doors, leaky faucets, wall holes, and cracked tiles. It might also be worthwhile to give your walls a fresh coat of paint, ideally with neutral colors. Any light bulbs that are burned out should be replaced.

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B)  Home  Consultation and Staging

Home staging is a real estate service that gives your household an inviting and stylish appearance. This isn’t so much for you as it is for potential buyers. Making your property look like something they would want to buy is what home stagers do. If a potential buyer can visualize themselves living in your home, an offer will ensue. Buyers have difficulty visualizing themselves in barren houses. Empty space homes can instill an unwelcoming and cold feeling. We work with home stagers that can make your property stand out from others like it. Home staging leads to higher offers and a faster sale.

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C) Optimal Exposure Marketing

​92% of potential buyers use the Internet to search for a home, according to market research. Working with a professional who is tech-savvy can increase the exposure of your home. Such an expert understands promotional strategies that involve: video tours, 3D showcases, property websites, social media ads, innovative online marketing, cutting-edge tools, open houses, podcast ads, newspaper ads, and direct mail, among other marketing campaigns.

Upon acceptance of an offer, and after each party is officially bound by an agreement, an escrow account at the Title Company is opened up. This account will hold the deposit left by a buyer. Throughout this process, your real estate agent will be monitoring contingency progress closely to ensure that things are done within an expected timeframe. Before the sale officially closes, a “final walk-through” will be performed by the buyer to ensure that the property is clean and completely emptied out.

Closing a sale involves every party signing off on the required documentation in order to finalize a transaction. Property titles are transferred to a buyer. House keys are obtained by the buyer, while you get paid for the home! For any amounts you are credited with, a representative of the title will subtract funds to cover certain transaction fees and mortgage balances. Documents like deeds and loan papers are put together, signed, and filed in the town's property record office. Both parties will need to prepare and sign off on final documentation. After closing of the sale, your real estate agent will issue the house keys to the buyer and the closing payment to you.