The Process of Selling Your Home

Selling your home is an exciting time!  Whether you need to sell your home quickly or have a little more time on your hands, you certainly have a few things to consider as you start the process.

First, prepare your home for the sale.  Making necessary repairs, de-cluttering, and doing a deep clean can make a big difference to buyers in today’s market.

Second, determine whether or not you will hire a REALTOR®.  Selling your own home has its appeal.  Though, for most, hiring a specialist to handle the ins and outs of selling a home is best.

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• Preferred Vendors

 Consulting with a REALTOR® to sell your home is an important step. First, ask friends and family for recommendations or research experienced agents in your area.  Read agent reviews and conduct interviews with multiple agents to ensure you find someone that best represents your goals.

Hiring a REALTOR® to sell your home offers many advantages.  The first is time.  Between showing your home to negotiating contract terms, selling a house can quickly become a full time job.  Second, a REALTOR® understands every aspect of the sales process.  From strategically marketing your home to ensuring all of the paperwork is signed, sealed and delivered by the closing date, a REALTOR® can help make the process as seamless as possible.

Our team promises to deliver first-class service so that you get top market value for your home.   A positive experience, throughout the process, is our goal for you.  We strive to make clients for life!

• Sample Listing Agent Agreement

 Listing your home is a science.  If you overprice, your house may sit on the market. If you underprice, you may leave money on the table.

The first objective is to set a list price that represents your property’s top market value.  As part of our process, we provide you with a detailed market analysis detailing properties in your area that are currently for sale or have recently sold.  This is to ensure you can make the most informed decision when finalizing the sales price for your home.

Next, our team creates a customized listing to showcase your home.  Once approved, your property is added to HAR (Houston Association of REALTORS®), and then syndicated across thousands of home listing services.  Each week, you will receive a customized listing report to see how your property is performing online.

• Setting A Good List Price
• Why You Shouldn’t Trust Online Pricing

 A “For Sale” sign in the front yard does not necessarily guarantee showings – unless you count your curious neighbors.

While homeowner’s can certainly leverage some resources, often times, working with a realtor can get you the visibility you need to break through the clutter.  As part of our proven process, we provide:

• Professional photos
• Digital and eMarketing blasts
• Direct mail campaigns
• Social media promotions
• Custom marketing materials
• Both broker and public open houses

Our proven marketing techniques ensure your home doesn’t go unnoticed!  Throughout this process we advise you based on the feedback we receive and provide frequent updates.

• Seller’s Disclosure (You will need to fill this out no matter who you hire to sell your home)
• Marketing Your Home to Sell

 Showing your home is your opportunity to engage buyers.  Buying a home can be a very emotional process.  You want to do your best to appeal to that emotion – make buyers feel at home.  Turning on the lights, playing soft music, keeping the home tidy and opening the blinds can all create a “I WANT THIS HOUSE” experience for buyers.

First and foremost, our job is to help you create an exceptional experience for buyers. We work with you to stage your home and best direct you on buyers’ expectations.  Additionally, we make scheduling showings easy for you!

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Getting Your Home In List Condition
• Our Marketing Resources

 You’ve done it!  You have an offer (or multiple offers) and now it’s time to negotiate. Be prepared for multiple rounds of negotiations on the price, the terms of the contract and/or things to stay with the home.  Remember, our team works as your advocate so that we can ensure a smooth transition out of your home.

• What Happens after the Contract is Accepted
• Everything About Title 

Once you accept the contract, you move one step closer to closing on the home.  From buyer inspections, to earnest money and document preparation, the process can feel fast and furious.  Most importantly, we keep you informed each step of the process.  At your closing you will sign the deed, the buyer signs a new mortgage, the old loan is paid off and the new loan is established.