Steps to Buying a Home
1) Identify wants, wishes and desires for your home. Discuss these with your Realtor and collaborate to decide the best Area to fit your needs and priorities.
2) Search for homes in that Area. Your Realtor will set up a search that will be emailed to you every time a new property is added or a property changes status.
3) Once you select homes of interest, your Realtor will arrange viewing times to see the properties.
4) After selecting your home, your Realtor will provide information about market pricing in the area and will provide guidance so you can decide on an informed offer. We will draft and submit your offer to the seller, and negotiate on your behalf. Along with the offer, you will provide an earnest money check (refundable) and usually an option fee (non-refundable) to the seller.
5) Once the contract is accepted by the seller, we will enter an option period (usually 7-14 days), to allow time for an inspection. During this option period you may “opt out” of purchasing the home for any reason, and will only lose the nominal option fee you paid.
6) Beyond the option period, you obtain financing (we can help with this step as well by recommending lenders) and close on your loan.
7) Now you are ready to MOVE IN!!
Steps to Selling a Home
1) After an initial meeting, your Realtor will prepare a comparative market analysis (CMA) for your home and area. This will provide insight to market value of homes similar to yours. Your Realtor will use the CMA and discuss how you want to price your home.
2) Before listing your home, we will assist with “staging.” Sometimes this includes painting, re-arrangement of furniture, etc., to highlight the best features of your home for potential buyers.
3) Your Realtor will then set a time to photograph your home using our professional HDR Photographer. These amazing photos will be part of your listing, which will be displayed on over 35 websites locally and thousands nationally.
4) Using the HDR photographs, we will produce a video tour using music that compliments the style of your home. This professional video tour will be available for viewing to all potential buyers, and to our existing client base.
5) Any offer received on your home will be communicated to you, at which point you can decide to Accept, Counter-offer, or Reject. We will negotiate on your behalf to find an acceptable offer.
6) Once an offer is accepted and contract executed, the buyer will remit an option fee and earnest money fee, then will typically be granted an option period (usually 7-14 days). Following the option period, a closing date will be scheduled. The home must be ready for occupancy by the buyer prior to closing.
7) CONGRATULATIONS…YOUR HOME IS SOLD!
