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Checklist for buying homes in GreenwoodRecent Seller Question:  “Help!  I’ve never sold a house before.  Where do I start?  What are the steps in the process?”

 Great Question!

There are 100’s of steps involved in the home sale process and no two transactions are exactly alike. To give you a general idea of what to expect, we’ve put together a list of the most common activities.

Listing Process:

  • Invite Real Estate Agent to tour your home (Don’t worry – it doesn’t need to be “show ready”)
  • Ask lots of questions & decide if this is who you want to hire — if not, keep looking!
  • Determine the List Price based on your Broker’s recommendations
  • Sign Listing Contracts
  • Get all paperwork filled out and ready for listing
  • Staging recommendations (#1 – declutter)
  • Prepare property for its debut to the public (think “school picture day” — clean & looking it’s best!)
  • Photography appointment
  • Sign in the yard and property goes live (now the neighbors know — let the gossip begin!)
  • Marketing plan rolled out  (now everyone knows!)
  • Showings & feedback (what buyers are thinking of your property)
  • On-going pricing & staging strategies based on activity and feedback

Offer Process: 

(For your planning purposes, the time from accepted offer until day of closing usually takes 30-45 days.)

  • Receive an offer & continue negotiations until agreement is reached
  • Inspections, then negotiations on requested repairs (they always find something!)
  • Appraisal completed & value approved by buyer’s lender
  • Agreed upon inspection repairs completed by seller (or contractors)
  • Buyer loan processing continues
  • Packing — lot’s of packing!
  • Coordinate movers, trucks, storage units…  (calling all friends and family)
  • Clear to close from lender (underwriter loan approval — Happy Dance!!!!)
  • Final Utility Reading (plus stop/forward mail, subscriptions, etc…)
  • Celebration Table (more commonly called Closing!)
  • Moving Day (calling all friends and family)
  • Transfer Possession (often 0-7 days after closing)

A great agent will be there every step of the way and will walk you through the process from start to finish!

 

 

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