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Seller's Guide

A Step-by-Step First Time Seller's Guide

Putting your home on the market can be a stressful process, especially when you don’t know what to expect. Fortunately, with the help of an experienced team of real estate agents and this easy to follow guide, you can smoothly complete the process. Following these steps will help you prepare so you can get organized and sell your home for the best price possible.​​​​​​​

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Step 1: Understand Why You're Selling

What do you want to accomplish with the sale of your home? Do you want to make a certain amount of money that you can put toward a larger or nicer home? Do you need to sell it as soon as possible to facilitate a move to a new city or area? Once you understand your needs, you can better craft your offer. For example, if you need to sell quickly, you might want to price your home lower than if your goal is to make a certain profit margin. Make sure you convey these needs to your team of real estate agents once you choose one so they can adjust your selling price accordingly.

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Step 2: Determine Selling Price

Knowing how to price your home is one of the most important parts of the selling process. When you set a fair price in the beginning, you’ll get the most interest from other real estate agents and prospective buyers. Overpricing your home could lead to reduced interest, and underpricing leads to receiving less than what your home is worth. Working with a team of real estate agents is the best way to determine the right selling price for your home. A team of real estate agents with experience can determine what other comparable homes are selling for, evaluate the current market, and may even suggest a home appraisal.

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Step 3: Start Preparations

If you’ve kept your home in showroom condition since you’ve lived in it, you’re in the minority of homeowners. Once you price your home, it’s time to start getting it ready to be shown to potential buyers. This includes getting rid of clutter, depersonalizing the space so that buyers can envision themselves in the space, making any small repairs, and doing a deep clean to make sure your home is in pristine condition.

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Step 4: Develop a Marketing Strategy

We will develop a marketing strategy that is perfect for advertising your home. This involves listing the home and then driving the right people to that listing through social media campaigns, agent-to-agent referrals, traditional media, or SEO advertising. Our team creates a marketing campaign that aims to get the most possible traffic to your listing in the first three weeks after becoming a client.

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Step 5: Evaluate Offers

Receiving an offer is an exciting part of the process, but it doesn’t mean the journey is over. We will evaluate each offer and make sure the party making the offer is prequalified or pre-approved by a mortgage lender and that their offer is acceptable to you. If the offer is too low, you can make a counter-offer or offer other ways to bridge the gap, such as covering some or all of the closing costs, making repairs, adjusting the move-in date, or leaving some appliances or fixtures for the new buyer.

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Step 6: Accept an Offer

Once we deem the offer is acceptable, we will review the proposed contract to make sure it’s all in order and includes the necessary components such as deposit amount, down payment, financing, inspection rights and repair allowances, contingencies, settlement date, and a list of fees and who will pay them. When both parties have agreed to the term, a final contract will be prepared by your team of real estate agents.

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Step 7: Get Ready to Close

You have accepted an offer and are now very close to the end of your selling journey. But first, you and the buyer must make a list of what needs to be done before closing. In some cases, your home may need to be formally inspected, surveyed, and appraised. In other cases, major or minor repairs will need to be made before the house can close. We will head up efforts to develop and execute this list, get each action item paid for by the correct party, and make sure everything is in order by the closing date. A few days before the closing date, we will call the company closing the transaction to make sure everything is ready to go. If you haven’t done so already, you also need to make arrangements to move out of the home so the new buyer can take possession.

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Step 8: Close

You’ve reached the last step in the seller’s process. When you close on a home you are selling, you are legally transferring ownership of the property to the new buyer. We will meet with the company closing the transaction to sign the final paperwork and go over any issues that have not yet been taken care of. During this time, you can also make plans with your team of real estate agents to handle final details such as canceling utilities, cable, and lawn or trash services, changing the name on accounts that the new owner is retaining and ensuring the new owner has instructions for all appliances that will remain in the home.

Congratulations!

Once you have sold your home, you’re free to take the next step on your journey. Whether this is relocating to a new city, moving into a larger home, or downsizing and enjoying your life as empty-nesters, knowing all your selling responsibilities have been taken care of will help you achieve peace of mind for your new path.

Why Our Clients Love Us

"Amy was great to work with through all stages of the home buying process. As a first-time home buyer I didn't know what to expect and she explained everything very well from showing to closing. Though Amy was always able to attend major events for me, it was nice to know Jodi was available if she had a conflict."
"Amy was great to work with through all stages of the home buying process. As a first-time home buyer I didn't know what to expect and she explained everything very well from showing to closing. Though Amy was always able to attend major events for me, it was nice to know Jodi was available if she had a conflict."
Bryan
"Amy helped us buy our townhome over three years ago and when the time came for us to start looking for our forever home, we immediately knew we wanted to work with her again. Amy is dedicated to finding you the perfect space and never pressures you into something that isn't the right fit. She's also incredibly kind and fun to spend time with because she cares about each of her clients. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking to find a home, she is absolutely wonderful!"
"Amy helped us buy our townhome over three years ago and when the time came for us to start looking for our forever home, we immediately knew we wanted to work with her again. Amy is dedicated to finding you the perfect space and never pressures you into something that isn't the right fit. She's also incredibly kind and fun to spend time with because she cares about each of her clients. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking to find a home, she is absolutely wonderful!"
Ashley
"Jodi and Amy were fantastic in helping us sell my parents’ home. We live out of state, and they truly went above and beyond to prepare it for sale as well as to oversee the marketing and sale process. They were professional, friendly, practical, honest and truly a pleasure to work with. We would highly recommend them."
"Jodi and Amy were fantastic in helping us sell my parents’ home. We live out of state, and they truly went above and beyond to prepare it for sale as well as to oversee the marketing and sale process. They were professional, friendly, practical, honest and truly a pleasure to work with. We would highly recommend them."
Melissa
"An amazing team that does a tremendous job! Their communication among each other specific to us was OUTSTANDING and PHENOMENAL. They are both great to work with, have wonderful personalities, and were prompt and very responsive to our FTHB questions and uncertainties. Don't walk, RUN to Jodi and Amy for your home buying needs! I highly recommend them!"
"An amazing team that does a tremendous job! Their communication among each other specific to us was OUTSTANDING and PHENOMENAL. They are both great to work with, have wonderful personalities, and were prompt and very responsive to our FTHB questions and uncertainties. Don't walk, RUN to Jodi and Amy for your home buying needs! I highly recommend them!"
Patricia
"Amy helped us find the perfect condo. We had pretty specific requirements (location, age) which limited the options available to us. Amy talked to other real estate agents and developers in the area to see if anything meeting our needs would be coming available soon. When the condo that we ultimately purchased became available, she contacted us first thing and viewed the condo the very same day. We are out of town clients and Amy did a fantastic job showing us the property virtually. We were able to ask questions and take a look at the property almost as if we were there. We had a number of questions about the property and Amy was quick to find an answer to all our questions. We will definitely work with Amy again on any future real estate transactions."
"Amy helped us find the perfect condo. We had pretty specific requirements (location, age) which limited the options available to us. Amy talked to other real estate agents and developers in the area to see if anything meeting our needs would be coming available soon. When the condo that we ultimately purchased became available, she contacted us first thing and viewed the condo the very same day. We are out of town clients and Amy did a fantastic job showing us the property virtually. We were able to ask questions and take a look at the property almost as if we were there. We had a number of questions about the property and Amy was quick to find an answer to all our questions. We will definitely work with Amy again on any future real estate transactions."
Michael
"Amy and Jodi were fantastic to work with from start to finish. They were incredibly efficient, held well-attended open houses, and truly invested in marketing our home. Their approach felt full-service in every sense — they helped us with staging, referred reliable contractors to complete work before listing, and even assisted with coordinating donations for items we no longer needed. They are extremely knowledgeable about the local market and guided us thoughtfully through every decision. On top of all that, they were easy, responsive, and genuinely pleasant to work with. We felt supported and confident throughout the entire process and would absolutely recommend Amy and Jodi to anyone selling their home."
"Amy and Jodi were fantastic to work with from start to finish. They were incredibly efficient, held well-attended open houses, and truly invested in marketing our home. Their approach felt full-service in every sense — they helped us with staging, referred reliable contractors to complete work before listing, and even assisted with coordinating donations for items we no longer needed. They are extremely knowledgeable about the local market and guided us thoughtfully through every decision. On top of all that, they were easy, responsive, and genuinely pleasant to work with. We felt supported and confident throughout the entire process and would absolutely recommend Amy and Jodi to anyone selling their home."
Alicia P.
"Jodi is fantastic! She communicates effectively, explains things so we can easily understand, and she advocates for her clients! We counted on Jodi anytime we had a question or concern and she was very timely in addressing our questions!! Would highly recommend Jodi if you are needing a realtor—you won’t be disappointed!!"
"Jodi is fantastic! She communicates effectively, explains things so we can easily understand, and she advocates for her clients! We counted on Jodi anytime we had a question or concern and she was very timely in addressing our questions!! Would highly recommend Jodi if you are needing a realtor—you won’t be disappointed!!"
Dan A.
"Jodi helped me walk through my first time home purchase. Jodi was available, provided resources, and helped navigate obstacles along the way. Me being a first time home buyer and very little idea of how this process works, Jodi was extremely informative and patient with my questions along the way! Could not have asked for a better experience overall!"
"Jodi helped me walk through my first time home purchase. Jodi was available, provided resources, and helped navigate obstacles along the way. Me being a first time home buyer and very little idea of how this process works, Jodi was extremely informative and patient with my questions along the way! Could not have asked for a better experience overall!"
Boak G.
"Jodi and Amy are Realtor’s extraordinaire! They had an impossible task in finding me a new home that had so many must haves and needs at a certain price point in 3 weeks. They worked extremely hard to find me what I needed and wanted and they delivered! They are both very professional, they kept me informed every day with updates and made a very challenging situation less stressful. I would highly recommend them for your home sale or purchase. You won’t be disappointed."
"Jodi and Amy are Realtor’s extraordinaire! They had an impossible task in finding me a new home that had so many must haves and needs at a certain price point in 3 weeks. They worked extremely hard to find me what I needed and wanted and they delivered! They are both very professional, they kept me informed every day with updates and made a very challenging situation less stressful. I would highly recommend them for your home sale or purchase. You won’t be disappointed."
Gene E.
"Results matter! Jodi helped us buy our dream house at the peak of the market when we were competing against multiple offers and then sell our house for more than $30,000 over our asking price when the market had changed, houses were sitting, and price cuts were common. Jodi and Amy were amazing partners providing expert guidance and support every step of the way. They communicated clearly and effectively, getting back to us quickly, which are not qualities shared by all agents (trust me!). We felt very lucky to have found them and would highly recommend them to others!"
"Results matter! Jodi helped us buy our dream house at the peak of the market when we were competing against multiple offers and then sell our house for more than $30,000 over our asking price when the market had changed, houses were sitting, and price cuts were common. Jodi and Amy were amazing partners providing expert guidance and support every step of the way. They communicated clearly and effectively, getting back to us quickly, which are not qualities shared by all agents (trust me!). We felt very lucky to have found them and would highly recommend them to others!"
Aaron K.

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