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Step 1 – Prepare yourself:

  • Choose a real estate professionalreal estate professional to work with.
  • Evaluate your needs & goals with a real estate professional.
  • Meet with your real estate professional for a listing consultation.
  • Set listing price.
  • Sign seller’s paperwork and disclosures.

Step 2 – Prepare your listing:

Step 3 – Market your listing:

  • Initiate marketing plan.
  • Show home to buyers (Open house and showing).

Step 4 – Manage offers:

  • Receive offers.
  • Negotiate offers.
  • Accept an offer.
  • Sign contract.

Step 5 – The closing process:

  • Complete the mortgage process.
  • Complete the home inspection.
  • Complete the title/abstract process.
  • Complete the final walk-through.
  • Fulfill contract contingencies.

Step 6 – Transferring your property:

  • Gather and sign all documents needed to close.
  • Move out.
  • Property Sold!

Checklists for buyers and sellers

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Home seller’s checklist

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Open house checklist

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Pre-closing seller checklist

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Moving checklist

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Loan applications

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Home buyers

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