The Selling Process

#1 Videos to Prepare You For The Process

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The Selling Process

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#2 Listing Your Home For Sale

Submitted by webadmin on November 17, 2011 - 1:31pm

The Selling Process

The first step toward listing your home is contacting a real estate sales associate to view your home from the eyes of a well-trained professional. Your agent will advise you of improvements that should be made prior to the sale, gather the information needed to properly market your home, and prepare a comprehensive comparative market analysis that will establish a likely sale price and a suggested listing price.

#3 Creation of a Marketing Plan

Submitted by webadmin on November 17, 2011 - 1:32pm

The Selling Process

Selling can entail a variety of marketing strategies. Once listed, it's likely that the home will be quickly entered into the local MLS (Multiple Listing Service) and placed on our company website, Century21.com, Realtor.com, dozens of other national real estate sites, as well as on all the other local real estate company sites that participate in the MLS IDX online data sharing .

#4 Setting The Right Price For Your Home

Submitted by webadmin on November 17, 2011 - 1:33pm

The Selling Process

A key part of the marketing plan is setting the list price. If a home is priced too low, you won’t benefit from the optimal profit. If a home is priced too high, potential buyers may be scared away. To determine the best asking price review the cost of recently sold homes, evaluate the competition and study marketplace trends. CENTURY 21 Sales Associates are trained to use this information to help you reach the right asking price. It is also helpful to discuss

#5 Showing Your Home

Submitted by webadmin on November 17, 2011 - 1:35pm

The Selling Process

Although the buyer is a guest in your home, you want the buyer to imagine owning the home. You don't want to make the buyer feel like an intruder.

Now it's time to get your home ready for the spotlight. Start with a good cleaning, then eliminate any clutter, add a fresh coat of paint and tidy up the yard. Talk to your CENTURY 21 real estate agent about other tips that can help boost a home's curb appeal and impress potential buyers once they're in the door. One way to make a home more attractive

#6 Negotiating The Purchase Contract

Submitted by webadmin on November 17, 2011 - 1:35pm

The Selling Process

When a buyer is ready to make you an offer their Agent will contact your Agent to let you know. Buyers should present their offer formally with a contract to purchase and sale.

#7 The Home Inspection

Submitted by webadmin on November 17, 2011 - 1:36pm

The Selling Process

Your home is in escrow, and the buyer has scheduled a home inspection. A home inspection is a thorough visual examination of the home and property.

#8 The Closing

Submitted by webadmin on November 17, 2011 - 1:37pm

The Selling Process

Closing -- or settlement or escrow -- is essentially a meeting where the closing agent (the party who conducts settlement) takes in money from the buyers, pays out money to the owner and makes sure

#9 Moving On To Your New Home

Submitted by webadmin on November 17, 2011 - 1:38pm

The Selling Process

Whether you have moved once or a dozen times, it never seems to get any easier. Here are some hints that we hope you will find helpful as you prepare for moving day.

Make agreements with buyers about possession of the home and moving date. Having sellers and buyers meet on the front walk – each with a house full of furniture – is not a happy situation.

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