The Listing Process

THE LISTING PROCESS

Before you list:

• Initial Selling & Staging Consultation with Maria

• Review the Seller Math spreadsheet and understand the costs of selling

• E-Sign contracts & disclosures

• Complete all repairs and staging
• Final cleaning & removal of any valuables
• Discuss how we’ll do showings, including procedures & restrictions
• Schedule & complete photography

When we’re ready to sell:

• We’ll officially list on a Wednesday or Thursday

• You’ll see the home hit the real estate websites within an hour or so of listing

• We’ll schedule an Open House on a Saturday or Sunday

• Showings will start--you will be notified of each showing via text

While your home is listed:

• Share your listing with your friends, neighbors and social media accounts

• Keep it clean and ready to show (laundry baskets everywhere work great)

• Make plans for weekend getaways!

• Keep personal items and valuables hidden or locked away

• Always check your phone for showings

  
  

The Offer!

• Once someone decides they love your house, they will send us  an offer electronically
• It may be over or under the listing price
• We can negotiate any terms of the offer via a Counterproposal
• If you get multiple offers, we’ll create a spreadsheet to keep them organized
• Usually, you’ll have 8-24 hours to respond to an offer
• Once you’ve signed the offer, or the Buyer(s) have signed the Counter, we are officially Under Contract (congrats!)

Once you are Under Contract:

• Buyers will schedule a property inspection (this takes them 2-3 hours).  They will also likely do a radon test and a sewer scope, which may be scheduled separately.  You may be asked to clean your sewer line so they can inspect it.

• We’ll then negotiate any inspection issues

• We will provide Buyers with a commitment to insure the title and any HOA information they’ll need

• Buyers will order an appraisal and an appraiser will visit your home

• We’ll  negotiate any appraisal issues

• Next, we’ll wait for the Loan Objection deadline (usually 7 days before closing)

• Once that’s passed, your buyer is obligated to close (or lose their deposit to you)

• Finally, we close on the property!  This will be done at the title office, or can be done at your home or workplace for a fee.