Seller's Guide

A real estate agent is a huge asset to you as you go through the home-selling process. This is one of the biggest transactions of your life and you need a skilled professional guiding you through the process; one with personal experience, not just gained vicariously through client transactions.

Your agent will be working with your best interests in mind and can help guide you through all the stages of selling your home.

Connect your home with prospective buyers
Agents often have access to information about homes going on the market before the public. They can expose your home to the largest potential audience.

There are many quick and inexpensive things you can do to increase the likeliness of selling.
Do a quick spruce up around the inside and outside of the home. Include things like decluttering, checking for leaky faucets and pullling weeds in the front yard.
When potential buyers are coming through your home, make sure to keep all valuables and personal information out of sight. Also remove any family photos and replace with art. You want the potential buyer to be able to imagine themselves living in the home.

• There are many levels of home staging to choose from based on your budget and the value of staging in your area. Whether you choose to DIY or hire a professional do your best to neutralize and depersonalize as much as possible to appeal to the widest range of potential buyers.
• You can increase your number of showings by allowing agents to use a lockbox instead of setting appointments. If you are setting. appointments try to be as flexible as possible.
• Consider getting professional photos taken as these determine the first impression the potential buyer will have of your house.

Your home is officially on the market - congratulations!
Your real estate agent will now use their connections to get the word out about your home to other agents and potential buyers.
A sign will be put in your front yard and all the marketing tools you
discussed with be implemented.

Your online presence is one of the most important to a prospective buyer. Many people start their search here.
Having professional, well-lit photos will give you the upper edge of attracting your ideal buyer.

Be prepared to negotiate. When you receive an offer you have a few choices. You can accept the offer as it is, make a counter-offer or reject the offer altogether.
It can sometimes take a couple of counter-offers back and forth before an agreement is made on both sides.

This is a great time to get started packing. Make sure to keep current on insurances. Also be prepared as delays can happen.