I want to sell my house
1. Set a timeline for selling your home
3. Determine what to upgrade — and what not to
1. Set a timeline for selling your home
At least two or three months before you plan to list, consider getting a pre-sale home inspection. This isn’t mandatory but can be useful to identify any problem areas.
2. Hire an agent who knows the market
3. Determine what to upgrade — and what not to
1. Set a timeline for selling your home
The internet makes it easy to delve into a real estate agent's professional experience, helping you choose the right person to work with.
3. Determine what to upgrade — and what not to
3. Determine what to upgrade — and what not to
3. Determine what to upgrade — and what not to
Before you spend money on costly upgrades, be sure the changes you make will have a high return on investment.
5. List your house with professional photos
3. Determine what to upgrade — and what not to
Houses and land with multiple price reductions may give buyers the impression there’s something wrong with it. So it’s best to eliminate the need for reductions by pricing your home to attract the widest range of buyers from the start.
5. List your house with professional photos
5. List your house with professional photos
5. List your house with professional photos
This step will likely involve your real estate agent hiring a photographer and registering the listing with the local MLS (multiple listing services). Here are some tips to get your home ready for the market:
- Take professional photos
- Focus on online appeal
- Stage it and keep it clean
- Clear out for showings
6. Review and negotiate offers
5. List your house with professional photos
5. List your house with professional photos
When you do receive an offer, you’ll have a few choices: accept it as-is, make a counter-offer or reject the offer. A counter-offer is a response to an offer in which you negotiate on terms and/or price.
- Form of payment (cash versus financing)
- Contingencies
- Type of financing
- Down payment amount
- Concession requests
- Proposed closing date
7. Weigh closing costs and tax implications
7. Weigh closing costs and tax implications
7. Weigh closing costs and tax implications
In any real estate transaction, both parties must pay at least some closing costs. The seller typically pays the real estate agents’ commissions, which usually total around 5 to 6 percent of the home’s sale price. This can be a big chunk of change: For example, on a $350,000 home, 6 percent comes to $21,000.
8. Gather paperwork and close
7. Weigh closing costs and tax implications
7. Weigh closing costs and tax implications
Lots of paperwork is needed to properly document a home sale, so keep it organized all in one place to help things go more quickly.
- Original purchase contract
- Property survey, certificate of occupancy and certificates of compliance with local codes
- Mortgage documents
- Tax records
- Appraisal from your home purchase
- Homeowners insurance
- Home inspection report, if you had one
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