Gold Estates Realty : Home Selling Guide

The Gold Estates Realty Home Selling Guide is a comprehensive document to guide home sellers through the selling process. The intent of this document is to acquaint the seller with each step of the selling process from meeting with agents and home staging to what happens at the closing table. This document features helpful ideas, tips, and how to avoid potential problems. The Home Selling Guide is 22 pages in length and in PDF format.

The Guide is 408KB in size and may take a minute to download for viewing. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed please click on the Adobe Acrobat icon to install the Adobe Acrobat Reader. A sample table of contents is presented below.

A. Home Selling Overview

B. Staging Your Home For Buyers

1. This Is A Business Transaction
2. Neutralize Your Home
3. Removing Clutter
4. Staging The Interior
5. Staging The Exterior

C. Three Ways To Sell Your Home

1. For Sale By Owner
2. Using A Real Estate Company
3. Owner Financing

D. Interviewing Agents

1. Home Selling Realities
2. The Concept Of "Agency"
3. Personalities And Your Intuition

E. Your Home's Market Value

1. The Market Analysis
2. The Practice Of Buying a Listing

F. Details of a Listing Contract

1. Your Agent's Commission
2. The Disclosure Package
3. The Lead Based Paint Form
4. The Inclusions and Exclusions Form
5. The Disclosure and Disclaimer Form
6. The Multiple Listing Service
7. Your Net Sheet
8. The Yard Sign And The Lockbox
9. Disclosing Offers
10. Resolving Disputes With Your Agent

G. Opening Your Home to Buyers

1. Try Not To Be Home
2. Lighting
3. Home Odors
4. Pet Control
5. Living With A Model Home

H. Responding To Purchase Offers

1. Your First Offer
2. Multiple Offers
3. The Counter Offer
4. Ratifying An Offer
5. The Good Faith Deposit
6. Managing The Contract

I. Closing

1. The HUD 1 Form
2. Your Agent's Role At Closing
3. Wet Closing Versus Dry Closing
4. The Closing Attorney Or Closing Agent

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