Real Estate Seller's Guide
Home sales are large-scale transactions that involve a lot of time, people and important decisions to manage. Knowing what to expect throughout this process will go a long way towards ensuring you accomplish your real estate goals. Our Real Estate Seller’s Guide provides an overview of this process, which streamlines the path towards selling your home and makes the overall process more efficient.
Right Direction
The first step in the home selling process is to set-up a time to discuss your goals in selling your home, determine your home's current market value and answer any initial questions you may have. We will thoroughly research recent comparable property sales and prepare a detailed market valuation report for you. Once we have discussed these items and gone through the valuation report we will be able to create a comprehensive plan to move forward with.
Property Preparation
Before you list your home for sale you will want to make sure it is a home people will want to buy. Take a good look around to determine where your home needs improvement. It is important to address glaring issues and known defects, however be careful not to over-improve the home you are getting ready to sell. We will help you with this process and can make suggested improvements. This investment of time and money will help generate a faster sale at a higher price.
Marketing Plan
Today's market requires a broad spectrum of advertising, executed in a coordinated manner in order to maximize the number of serious Buyers, showings and offers you receive. During the preparation phase we will have the professional photos, 3-D virtual tour, property video and other marketing materials created for your home. All of the marketing for your home will be available when the listing goes live on the market, ensuring it makes a strong impression and stands out from the competition.
Property On-Market
During this phase we will proactively look for Buyers for your home and schedule property showings. We utilize a convenient property showing service with a mobile app that can notify you of all property showings. We will provide you with feedback from all property showings, as well as regular status updates. All inquiries from prospective Buyers and Realtors will be responded to promptly and thoroughly. You will be kept up to date at all times and we are always available to answer any questions you may have.
Contract Negotiations
Once we receive an offer on your home we will go through it with you, explain all of the contingencies and key details and provide you with a Seller Net Sheet that summarizes the closing costs and your estimated net proceeds. From there we will be able to formulate a negotiation strategy to move forward with. We will then utilize our local market knowledge, experience and training to negotiate on your behalf for the highest price possible with the most favorable contract terms.
Contract Phase
Getting the deal from contract to closing is where a real estate agent can provide the most value. During the contract phase we will oversee the mortgage process, inspections, title work, HOA review and closing. We will respond to all information requests promptly and you will be kept up-to-date at all times. One of our goals is to ensure our clients have seamless transactions from start to finish. We accomplish this with our extensive experience, established systems, trusted partners and a first-class support team.
Closing
We will arrange for a closing time and location that is convenient for you. If you don't live in the area we can arrange for you to complete your closing documents in the area of your primary home. If there are agreed to inspection repairs that need to be made we have established relations with the best contractors in the area that can assist. Prior to closing we will review the settlement statement with you to confirm the closing costs and final figures, assist with utility transfers and address any last minute details that may arise.
Conclusion
As you can see, there is a lot to manage throughout the home selling process. It is in your best interests to work with an experienced real estate professional to help guide you through this process and make informed real estate decisions that you can be confident in. The local, experienced real estate agents at Coastal Life Realty Group are uniquely positioned to do so. We have the local knowledge, market experience and proven track records of success to ensure our clients have seamless real estate transactions from our first conversation all the way through to the closing table. This expertise gives us the ability to handle any situation that may arise, mitigate the various risks associated with home sales and ensure that your best interests are represented throughout the entire process.
The real estate agent you choose to work with will have a considerable impact on the deal you ultimately secure and your overall real estate experience. Choose wisely and put a proven track record of success to work for you. We will ultimately make the home selling process more efficient, save you valuable time and money and help to ensure that you accomplish your real estate goals. Feel free to contact us directly anytime at 443-552-7579 or via email below. We look forward to connecting with you.