Steps in Selling your Home

You have decided to sell your home!

Let Sellect Realty start you on the most successful path to selling your property and finding a new one!

Meet with your Agent

Of course you can sell your home by yourself. But why put yourself under so much unnecessary stress, when you can get the professional help you need at the most affordable price? A Sellect Realty sales associate will help you determine the most competitive price for your home, plan your marketing strategy, and guide you through the entire selling process, from filling out the necessary forms to contract negotiations to closing.

Talk to your Sellect Realty sales associate about your needs and desires. Get to know your agent and, likewise, share as much information as needed to help you sell your priced property as quickly and effortlessly as possible. Your sales associate is committed to promoting your interest above all else and will hold in strictest confidence every information you share.

Determine your Offering Price

Ask your sales associate for a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) to determine the most competitive price and help you get the most money from your home. A CMA will give you information about recent sales of comparative properties in your area and the time it took to sell. You can also get information on your competition - houses currently for sale in your immediate area and their prices. Using this information, you can determine the best list price based on your particular circumstances and your time frame.

Please note that even before you decide to work with Sellect Realty, we can assist you in making a preliminary estimate of your home's value at no cost and without making a commitment to use the services of Sellect Realty.

Click on this link to avail of our free service - Help Me Estimate My Home's Value.

Select the Package that Works Best for You

At Sellect Realty, we offer a host of different packages, all designed to give you the professional support to help you sell your home with the least amount of stress and to SAVE YOU MONEY - lots of it! Ask about our TRADITIONAL ― FULL SERVICE PACKAGE or our FLAT FEE ― FULL SERVICE PACKAGE.

Establish your Marketing Strategy

Your Sellect Realty sales associate will assist you in selecting the marketing tools that best fit your requirements. The goal of your marketing strategy is to attract as many potential buyers as possible by using any or all of the following marketing tools:

List with First Multiple Listing Services (FMLS) and/or Georgia Multiple Listing Services (GAMLS) so other agents and buyers can view your property on the Web.

Advertise through print media - major newspapers such as the Atlanta Journal Constitution and real estate magazines.

Place a "For Sale" yard sign and directional signs - a good way to let people know your house is for sale.

Install a lockbox to let agents and buyers view your property even when you're not around. The lockbox also tells your agent who have come to view your home and is a good way to get feedback from agents and potential buyers.

Conduct open houses.

Create a professional Home Flyer to give buyers information on your property's most important selling features. This can be placed in an Information Box together with the yard sign for people driving by.

Prepare the Necessary Documents

The following documents will be required in order to list your property with the multiple listing services:

	Listing Agreement, signed by you and your broker
	Seller's Property Disclosure Statement
	Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Statement for properties built before 1978

Get your Home Ready to Show

How your home looks will have an impact with home buyers' first impressions and may affect the price of your home and how soon you could sell. Ask your agent for valuable tips and suggestions to make your home most appealing to buyers. See also the section on Tips for Selling.

Contract Negotiation and Acceptance

When you receive an offer, your Sellect Realty sales associate will assist you in evaluating each buyer's proposal and in negotiating and writing up counter proposals. Your agent will be there to answer all your questions and assist you until you achieve a satisfactory agreement with a buyer in the form of a legally binding sales contract. Your agent's knowledge on the legalities of the real estate contract will protect your best interest throughout the negotiation process.

Preparation for Closing

After an offer has been accepted and depending on the terms of your contract, several more steps may be required to prepare for closing:

	Home inspection, ordered by the buyer
	Home appraisal, required by the buyer's lending company
	Termite inspection, required by the buyer's lender
	Title search, also required by the buyer's lender

Depending on the results, you may be asked to make certain repairs. Just before closing, the buyer will conduct a walk-through to inspect the property and make sure all the agreed-on repairs have been completed.

Closing

The closing attorney's office will send a Seller's Pre-Closing Information form for you to complete. This form enables the closing attorney's office to obtain your loan payoff amount and other pertinent information.

Your agent will follow up with the closing attorney's office to check if the closing is proceeding as scheduled and will receive your Settlement Statement, as soon as possible, to review with you.

Your agent will be present at closing to make sure that everything goes smoothly. Should any last minute items come up, he or she will mediate for you so closing can proceed.

Congratulations on the successful sale of your home!

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