FOR SELLERS
Look at your home as a buyer would:
Does your home show well? What's your first impression?
Now, can you make it look more appealing with some effort and a little expense?
Carefully inspect the interior, the exterior, the landscaping. Can you find any faults?
Review your documents:
Can your present loan be assumed? At what rate and terms?
How much earnest money deposit do you expect from the buyer? Can you justify it to the buyer?
Are you willing to pay any of the buyer's closing costs? How much?
What contingencies are you willing to accept?
What current documents, plats, etc. do you have available for the buyer to review?
What qualification method do you want to use to help define your buyer's financial qualification?
Are you prepared with proper state and federally mandated disclosure forms?
If you are making another purchase:
Is the closing of your new home contingent on the sale of your current home?
What financial arrangements do you need to make to coordinate the closing of your current home with your next purchase?
How soon can you give occupancy?
Your preference about marketing your home:
Do you want to sell it yourself or do you wish to use the services of a licensed real estate agent?
Do you want a 'For sale' sign board placed outside your home?
Do you want a lockbox on your door?
Do you want to have an Open House?
Many of these will be coordinated by your realtor, if you decide to use one. In fact, your realtor will probably offer you many other marketing options.
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