The Steps to Selling Your Home:

• Interview agents to find a full time professional in your area. Log onto our blog 2/5/07 for questions you should ask during the interview.
• Have your Realtor® prepare a comparable market analysis on your property. This will show you the current competition as well as similar properties that have closed within the past five months.
• Review the CMA with your Realtor® and fill out the listing agreement. At that time the CT Sellers disclosures as well as Inclusion/Exclusion form will be filled out.
• Your Realtor® will go through each room with you giving you suggestions on how to best stage the home and list any needed maintenance items. Measurements and photos will also be taken at this time, or when proper staging is complete.
• Your property will be entered into the MLS system, a sign will be ordered and ads placed within 24 hours.
• An appointment will be made with you by our team to shoot photos for the visual tour.
• The “Team” will schedule a Sunday open house at your convenience and will have the office agents tour on the first or second Tuesday following listing.
• Upon receipt of an offer your agent will review all aspects of the offer with you. At the same time any changes in the market will be discussed as well as any recent sales or new listings.
• When you have agreed on a counter offer your agent will verbally pass this along to the selling agent.
• Once all conditions of the contract are agreed to verbally, a revised copy will be signed by the buyer and then the seller. Your agent will then forward a copy of the sales agreement to your attorney along with a copy of your deed for his/her use.
• In the event the buyer requests repairs or improvements as a result of the inspections, a letter will be sent to your Realtor® with these requests. Your Realtor® will review and help you decide which items are necessary for the sale to continue. A letter will be prepared and forwarded to the seller’s agent.
• Once the buyer has mortgage commitment your agent will notify your attorney and their office will schedule the closing. As soon as the closing is scheduled you will notify the utilities.
• Attend the closing.