Selling
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Sell a Home in Coppell
You are ready to sell a home in Coppell and you have certain goals in mind. You want to sell your house within a certain time frame and make a handsome profit. Coppell Realty can help you arrange a smooth sale while achieving your all of your objectives.
Your next step is to contact Coppell Realty. We will meet with you to preview your home and it’s condition, then pull current market data to help you determine the best price for selling. Setting your price too high will minimize the showing activity from other agents and their buyers. Your home just sitting and accumulating days on market with little to no showing activity doesn’t accomplish your goal. In fact, it defeats it because buyers might get the impression that there is something wrong with your property.
After you set your price, it is time to prepare your home for showing. Homes show best when they are neat, clean and uncluttered. The condition of your home will directly affect how quickly it sells. You only get one chance to make a good first impression. We will help you take a “buyers side” look at your house and suggest ways to stage it and make it more appealing to buyers.
When it is time to list your property for sale, that’s when we get busy! With our marketing plan, your showing activity the first week should be the heaviest. Coppell Realty will:
- Take digital color photos throughout your home.
- List your property in the MLS. By listing your property in the MLS it will broadcast to literally thousands of other websites including Realtor.com, Yahoo and Zillow just to name a few.
- List your house with Centralized Showing Service (CSS) for showings. CSS will make the showing appointments between you and the buyers’ agents.
- Place an electronically secure “Realtor” only lockbox on your property, so that other agents may preview and show your home. All entry access is recorded for your safety and piece of mind.
- Virtual tour videos are available but optional.
- Strategically place For Sale sign(s) in your yard. Color flyers and flyer boxes are available but optional.
- List your house on our website at www.coppellrealty.com.
- Hold “open houses”.
- Discuss your listing at MLS meetings with dozens of other agents.
- Local media advertising.
- Communicate all showing feedback with you and every comment we see or hear about your listing.
The next stage of the Selling process is the much anticipated “offer”. Coppell Realty will present to you all offers that it receives. When we receive offers, we will investigate the Buyer for mortgage pre-qualification to determine if they will be able to perform. We will communicate with you every aspect of each offer and prepare for you for negotiations. Most offers to purchase your home will require some negotiating prior to officially becoming a contract. Once both parties have agreed on the terms of the sale, you will need to make a list of all the things you and your buyer must do before closing. Most homes usually are formally appraised, surveyed, inspected and repaired. Coppell Realty will fully represent you and serve as your advocate when dealing with the buyer’s agent and all service providers.
On the date of closing, we will meet with you at the Title Company as stipulated in the contract to help facilitate a smooth transaction. All closing documents will be signed and a the Buyers usually close on the same day as Sellers but it’s not atypical to close the day before depending on the escrow officer’s schedule.
After the closing, we will ensure that your property and their money change hands properly. House keys and garage door openers are usually turned over at the closing table, however the buyer doesn’t normally take possession until their loan has been closed and funded. Once the loan has been funded they will take possession of your old house and you can transfer utilities other routine services to your new home.
Seller’s Responsibilities Include:
- Make your home ready and available for all showings when called upon.
- Complete the Seller’s Disclosure document factually and without omission.
- Communicate and assist Coppell Realty as necessary.
- Agree to list your house at a realistic sales price. Coppell Realty will provide you with the most current market data to assist in pricing your home properly. Our goal is to maximize your sales price and minimize the time on market.
- Keep your grass cut and yard neat and clean.
- Spruce up your home inside and outside wherever possible.
- Make your home clutter free, even in the garage.
- Keep your home neat and clean and free of any odor.
- Turn on lights for showing appointments.
- Secure your pets for showings. Even if you think have a friendly pet, you never know how they act when strangers are in your home without you.
- Open drapes and shutters for daytime showings.
- Leave your house every time it is shown. Buyers aren’t comfortable viewing your home while you are present and Buyer’s agents would love nothing more that to talk to you and find out the littlest things they can use against you in negotiations.
Questions you need to ask before choosing your next REALTOR
- How long have you been in the real estate business?
- Is this your full-time job?
- What designations do you hold?
- How many days does it take you to sell an average home?
- What is your average list-to-sales-price ratio?
- What is your marketing plan and strategy?
- What are the top three things that make you different?
- What are your affiliations with related professional organizations?
- Who are your recommended service providers?
- What are your fees? How much will your service cost me?
- Do you advertise a personal guarantee?
- Are you a good listener?
- What is your business philosophy and how will you keep me informed about our progress? How often?
- Could you please give me the names and phone numbers of your three most recent clients?
