Home Seller's
Checklist
The following
checklist shows the steps involved in selling your home.
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Check your
FREE
home owner's insurance
record and make sure it is accurate
(866-312-8076). Your buyer must
be able to obtain hazard insurance in order to get
financing. |
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Consider getting your home inspected. You
don't want to be surprised during the contract
option period. |
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Make all necessary repairs to
your home, unless you are offering the home "As Is."
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Collect your mortgage information to
help with your decision to sell or stay:
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Lender name and phone
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Account number
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Loan payoff amount
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Prepayment penalty
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Payments current?
Have this info available when you
interview REALTORS. |
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Contact a REALTOR, Sheila Cox
at 832-622-1233, to help you with your
sale. You need a professional looking out for
your best interest! |
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Review CMA and Netsheet with Sheila
and decide on a list price. |
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Complete paperwork (Seller's
Analysis, Seller's Disclosure, Addendums, MLS Info,
Showing Instructions) with Sheila. |
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Agree on Strategic Marketing Plan. |
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Based on the Staging Plan,
update,
depersonalize,
and
stage
your house to appeal to a wide range of buyers.
Clean the house so it sparkles.
NOTE: Read
6 Tips for Selling in a Down Market |
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Is your house empty of furniture?
Then you need to be "Designed to Sell." The better the
design and staging, the quicker your
house should sell. |
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When you finish staging, Sheila will
take photos, videos, measurements of home. |
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Sheila will list home on MLS,
HAR.com, soldonsheila, Realtor.com, Remax.com,
Zillow, Trulia, YouTube, etc. |
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Sheila will put up sign, lock box,
and brochures. |
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Do you need to buy a new home?
Start your search with Sheila. |
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Keep your home
tidy and available
for as many
showings as possible. The first
four
weeks are typically the busiest for new listings. |
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Receive, evaluate, and respond to
Purchase offers. |
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Once you accept an offer, allow the Buyer to have the home
inspected. |
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Make all the repairs required by
your buyer or the buyer's lender.
NOTE: Know the
10 Common Pitfalls to Closing on Your Home. |
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Once the contract is out of the
option period, start planning your move.
Plus do these things. |
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Deal with Title, Survey, Residential
Service Contract, Home Owner Association's CC&Rs,
and anything else specified in the sales contract. |
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Gather these items for your Buyer (see list).
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Have the house sparkling clean
for your buyer's final walk-through. Get help if necessary...you have a
lot of other things to do! |
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Go to the settlement closing. (See
what to bring.) |
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Move into your new home and enjoy! |
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Check out these tips
for decorating, remodeling, and
updating your
new home.
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Helpful
Articles & Links
Why You Need a Realtor
(Sheila Cox!) On Your Side
12
Tips to Sell Your Home
The Importance of Staging Your Home to Sell
Staging Tips to Sell Your Home Faster
More Seller
Tips
Dealing with Low Offers
10 Step Checklist When Your House Is Being Shown to
Potential Buyers
Internet Presence When Selling
How to get your house listing in front of 18 Million
potential Buyers on the Internet
Where to find out what your home is
worth—online,
no hassle
How to find out why your house didn't sell...and
how it can
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more efficient
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More
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