For Sellers

Selling your home is an exciting experience, but it can be a bit overwhelming too.  If you take time to organize your thoughts and find a good real estate agent to work with you, this can become the opportunity of a lifetime. Follow the links below to read some articles about what you need to know.

Prepping Your Home to Sell

• Taking the “You” Out of the Home
• Interior Improvements & Fixes
• Exterior Improvements & Fixes
• Shooting for the Moon and Land…Nowhere
• Choosing an Experienced Real Estate Agent
• Meeting With Your Agent

How to List Your Home

• A One-Time Show Listing
• Exclusive Agency Listing
• Exclusive Right-to-Sell Listing
• The “For Sale” Sign and Fliers

The Nitty-Gritty of Listing

• Commission?
• Using MLS
• Defining Agent Duties
• Resolving Potential Disputes

Commission

• Is it Negotiable?
• How Does an Agent “Earn” Their Commission? When Do I Pay Them?

Marketing Your Home

• Why Advertise? Won’t my house sell?
• What about Open Houses?

Showing Your Home

• Being “Open” for Open Houses
• Why You Shouldn’t Walk Them Through the House
• The Deal in the Details