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Moving
Services we offer many
moving services to make moving
easy and convenient
Home
Security - A home
security system provides
added value to any home.
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is complicated, and not
an everyday matter for
most of us. It is even
more complicated when
the sale must fit into
the relocation puzzle of
a new job start, moving
the children, school
issues, buying a new
home and trying to
coordinate the closings
of this entire
process. Planning a
marketing strategy
requires several
decisions and steps. |
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How To Select
A Real Estate Agent
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If
your move is immediate,
you don't have the time or
inclination to market and show
your property yourself, or you
simply want to rely on an
experienced real estate
professional to handle your
transaction, consider
interviewing Realtors® to list
your home for sale. A
Realtor® handles marketing,
listing in the MLS (Multiple
Listing Service of all homes for
sale by agency in your area),
advertising, showing your home,
contract and closing.
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Contact a Realtor® through the RPS
Featured Service Provider Directory.
Or, place
an ad on the RPS website for your
home or property for sale!
A
professional Realtor® will help you
through the following steps in selling
your home:
1)
Research your neighborhood sales
history to determine your asking
price.
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price carefully and be sure it
is realistic and will uphold an
appraisal. You do not want
to lose money on the sale; yet
if you overprice for your
neighborhood and comparable
properties, your home will sit
on the market. A Realtor®
can offer a Comparative Market
Analysis which takes size,
amenities, condition, updating
and other factors of the
property into consideration. |
2)
Improve the marketability of your
home with repairs, improvements
& cleaning.
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underestimate the power of curb
appeal & first impressions
cannot be recaptured. Some real
estate agents believe that a buyer
makes their decision within the
first 10-20 minutes of seeing a
home. This is when you have to
look at your home and property
with the critical eye of an
outsider. Is the home in need of
cosmetic touch-ups such as a modern window
treatment, new paint or
carpeting? Is the kitchen in good
shape? One of the most important
things you can do is remove all
the clutter of everyday living.
Create a nice entry with potpourri
or candles. |
Checklist
for Preparing
Your Home for Sale
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3)
Show your home, consider offers
and negotiate a sales contract.
When
buyers look at your home, give them
some privacy and time to discuss it.
If you are working with a Realtor®,
allow him or her time alone with the
buyers. Be available for
questions, and to show them details on
the aspects of your home that most
interest them. It is very helpful to
have on hand utility bills and
literature/warranties on appliances,
etc. Keep any pets outside if
possible and the TV and radios
off. All offers to buy should be
in writing and should be accompanied
by Earnest Money (similar to a
deposit, this indicates that a buyer
is serious and wants to take the
property off the market.) Review
any offers alone, away from the buyers
and with your Realtor®, if you have
one. Make all counter-offers in
writing. Once a final offer
is agreed to by both parties, either
the Realtor® will write up the final
contract; or if you are sale by owner,
contact the title company you have
decided to use. You and the
buyers should set an appointment to
meet at the title company to write the
contract.
4)
Proceed with mortgage
qualification and the settlement
closing.
The
buyer typically will have so many days
(often 10-14) after the contract date
to obtain a Qualifying Letter of
Commitment from a mortgage company, if
they have not already done
so. For more information about
mortgages and the qualifying/financing
process of a home, see our Mortgage
Page. The title company
will handle the settlement closing
process.
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