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Seller's Guide: Maximize Your Price And Minimize Your Hassles

Six Important Steps In Selling Your Home:

At "OSENTOWSKI REAL ESTATE SERVICES" We Have A Step By Step Marketing Plan That Makes It Possible For You To Sell Your Home For The Most Money In The Shortest Period Of Time.

STEP 1 Plan/Prepare: Ask yourself: If you were buying this home what would you want to see? The goal is to show a home which looks good, maximizes space and attracts as many buyers - and as much demand - as possible. Your reason for selling can impact the negotiating process so it's important to discuss your needs and wants in private with the REALTOR® who lists your home.

STEP 2: Get A REALTOR®: Why should you use a REALTOR®? First of all your home represents one of biggest financial investments most people experience in their lifetime. A professional from Osentowski Real Estate Services will prepare you and help you understand the home selling process. 

Preparing your home for sale and determining price is a good starting point. But understanding who the potential buyer may be and what kind of financing may be involved is just as important. These are some of the things that will help you determine what kind of fix up work you should or should not do and ultimately affect the amount of money you will realize from the sale of your home.

STEP 3: Set The Price: Professionals from Osentowski Real Estate services are highly qualified to help you determine the listing price of your home. This is done with a Competitive Market Analysis (CMA). Your REALTOR® can furnish data on sales figures for those "comps", and analyze them for a suggested listing price. The decision about how much to ask, though, is always yours. Call us for detailed information about or to request a CMA.

STEP 4 Market It:  At Osentowski Real Estate Services we have a step by step marketing plan that is reachable by all prospective buyers. Give us a call. We will be happy to share our marketing plan with you.

STEP 5: Sell It: There is no question that selling a home is an important event. Big money and important decisions are involved. No less important, a home sale by itself can be complex. Because a home sale involves an array of both personal and business concerns, it's important to get it done right. 

Every offer has a bottom line (the amount of money the seller puts in their pocket at closing) as well as other important considerations such as closing date or required repairs. A professional from Osentowski Real Estate Services is qualified to help you through the entire negotiating process. As always the final decision is yours.

In each case, owners -- with assistance from REALTORS® -- will need to carefully review offers, consider marketplace options and then determine whether an offer is acceptable or if you should counter the offer. Money is usually the bottom line.


 

STEP 6: Close It: It might seem as though once a sale agreement has been signed that the selling process is complete. Not only is it not over yet, but some of the most complex aspects of a real estate transaction now begin.

A sale agreement sets not only a purchase price for the home, but also a series of terms and conditions. For instance:

Contracts routinely depend on the ability of a buyer to obtain financing, which is why most sellers prefer buyers with pre-approval letters from lenders.
A growing percentage of transactions involve a home inspection, or a physical review of the home by a trained and independent observer.
Lenders will establish numerous conditions before granting a loan. They will want a title exam, title insurance to protect against title errors, termite inspections, surveys and an appraisal to assure that the home has sufficient value to secure the loan.

A REALTOR® from Osentowski Real Estate Services will monitor the entire process and help you prepare for closing.

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