The Chronology of a Real Estate Sale
1. Meet with Adam at least 90 days before you intend to put your property on the market so he can advise you how to best prepare it for marketing, what the real estate sale process will be, and to discuss how he can help you with purchasing your next home.
2. Adam will give you specific steps to improve the curb appeal of your home and will make recommendations on what improvements to the home and property will help it sell for the highest price in a reasonable amount of time.
3. Adam will provide you with contact information for contractors to do the work you agree to on your property based on Adam’s recommendations in #2 above.
4. Clean and stage the home for market based on Adam’s recommendations.
5. Complete listing documents and legal disclosures in preparation for marketing.
6. Adam will have his professional photographer and marketing team prepare photos, flyers, Perma Flyer, and other marketing materials for the sale.
7. Per your instructions, Adam will post your listing and marketing pieces on the RMLS and 23 different real estate marketing websites.
8. Adam will market your home directly to all other agents who have similar homes on the market so the other listing agents will “switch” prospective buyers from their own listing to your property if the Buyers are not interested in the other agent’s listing.
9. A pole sign with a Perma Flyer is installed at a place designated by you in the front of your property and a lockbox is placed on or near your front door. Color flyers are installed with custom house signs in your home to best alert buyers to the outstanding features of your home.
10. Adam pays for an AHS Home Protection policy for your home which covers the major systems of the home (except for the roof) during the listing and for one year after the new buyers become the owners.
11. Pre-approved Buyers come to see your home with their real estate broker at times and per showing instructions dictated by you.
12. Adam receives an offer from the Buyers’ Agent to purchase your home and he negotiates the best price and terms for the sale after consultation with you.
13. The Sale Agreement and Buyer’s earnest money are deposited into escrow.
14. Adam sends the Buyers’ Agent the Disclosure Forms for the Buyers’ review. They have five days to review and approve/disapprove them.
15. Escrow sends you an information sheet to inform them of what lienholders need to be paid at the closing of the sale.
16. The Title Company sends you and the buyers a Preliminary Title Report disclosing all liens and encumbrances on the property and whether the property tax payments are current.
17. The Title Company sends the Buyers the Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions (aka, “C, C & R’s”) for the home, property, and neighborhood. The Buyers have five days to approve/disapprove of them.
18. On days and at times approved by you, the Buyers have the home and sewer line or septic system inspected, the property “swept” for underground storage tanks, and the home measured for excessive levels of radon gas. The home inspection typically takes about 3 hours and is done when you are not home, but when the Buyers and Buyers’ Agent are present. The Buyers typically have ten business days to approve/disapprove of the inspection results and to negotiate any repairs with you.
19. On a day and time approved by you, the Buyers’ lender will send an appraiser to your property to determine if the negotiated price is fair market value for the property. The appraisal typically takes about an hour and Adam will be there with sales data, i.e., “comparables”, to ensure that the appraisal price is acceptable to the Buyers’ lender.
20. If repairs were negotiated and done, the Buyers, their inspector(s) and the Buyers' Agent will have a final walk-through of the property to inspect the repair work to be sure it was done properly and to Code.
21. You will call all of the utility and service providers for your property to inform them the property has been sold and new owners will be calling to set up or transfer the accounts into their names.
22. On a day and time chosen by you within 24-48 hours of the closing date, you will go with Adam to the Title Company offices to sign closing papers with the escrow officer. This appointment takes about ½ hour. You should bring your Driver’s License and instructions where you want your equity funds deposited after closing.
23. One to two days after you sign the closing papers, the Title Company will record Title in the new Buyers' names, your lenders will be paid the balances owed them, and the balance of the sale price (less brokerage fees and closing costs) will be deposited into the account you designated. Adam will then give the keys to the home to the Buyers’ Agent to give to the Buyers.
1. Meet with Adam at least 90 days before you intend to put your property on the market so he can advise you how to best prepare it for marketing, what the real estate sale process will be, and to discuss how he can help you with purchasing your next home.
2. Adam will give you specific steps to improve the curb appeal of your home and will make recommendations on what improvements to the home and property will help it sell for the highest price in a reasonable amount of time.
3. Adam will provide you with contact information for contractors to do the work you agree to on your property based on Adam’s recommendations in #2 above.
4. Clean and stage the home for market based on Adam’s recommendations.
5. Complete listing documents and legal disclosures in preparation for marketing.
6. Adam will have his professional photographer and marketing team prepare photos, flyers, Perma Flyer, and other marketing materials for the sale.
7. Per your instructions, Adam will post your listing and marketing pieces on the RMLS and 23 different real estate marketing websites.
8. Adam will market your home directly to all other agents who have similar homes on the market so the other listing agents will “switch” prospective buyers from their own listing to your property if the Buyers are not interested in the other agent’s listing.
9. A pole sign with a Perma Flyer is installed at a place designated by you in the front of your property and a lockbox is placed on or near your front door. Color flyers are installed with custom house signs in your home to best alert buyers to the outstanding features of your home.
10. Adam pays for an AHS Home Protection policy for your home which covers the major systems of the home (except for the roof) during the listing and for one year after the new buyers become the owners.
11. Pre-approved Buyers come to see your home with their real estate broker at times and per showing instructions dictated by you.
12. Adam receives an offer from the Buyers’ Agent to purchase your home and he negotiates the best price and terms for the sale after consultation with you.
13. The Sale Agreement and Buyer’s earnest money are deposited into escrow.
14. Adam sends the Buyers’ Agent the Disclosure Forms for the Buyers’ review. They have five days to review and approve/disapprove them.
15. Escrow sends you an information sheet to inform them of what lienholders need to be paid at the closing of the sale.
16. The Title Company sends you and the buyers a Preliminary Title Report disclosing all liens and encumbrances on the property and whether the property tax payments are current.
17. The Title Company sends the Buyers the Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions (aka, “C, C & R’s”) for the home, property, and neighborhood. The Buyers have five days to approve/disapprove of them.
18. On days and at times approved by you, the Buyers have the home and sewer line or septic system inspected, the property “swept” for underground storage tanks, and the home measured for excessive levels of radon gas. The home inspection typically takes about 3 hours and is done when you are not home, but when the Buyers and Buyers’ Agent are present. The Buyers typically have ten business days to approve/disapprove of the inspection results and to negotiate any repairs with you.
19. On a day and time approved by you, the Buyers’ lender will send an appraiser to your property to determine if the negotiated price is fair market value for the property. The appraisal typically takes about an hour and Adam will be there with sales data, i.e., “comparables”, to ensure that the appraisal price is acceptable to the Buyers’ lender.
20. If repairs were negotiated and done, the Buyers, their inspector(s) and the Buyers' Agent will have a final walk-through of the property to inspect the repair work to be sure it was done properly and to Code.
21. You will call all of the utility and service providers for your property to inform them the property has been sold and new owners will be calling to set up or transfer the accounts into their names.
22. On a day and time chosen by you within 24-48 hours of the closing date, you will go with Adam to the Title Company offices to sign closing papers with the escrow officer. This appointment takes about ½ hour. You should bring your Driver’s License and instructions where you want your equity funds deposited after closing.
23. One to two days after you sign the closing papers, the Title Company will record Title in the new Buyers' names, your lenders will be paid the balances owed them, and the balance of the sale price (less brokerage fees and closing costs) will be deposited into the account you designated. Adam will then give the keys to the home to the Buyers’ Agent to give to the Buyers.
