The Selling Process

In today’s market, selling a home requires preparation, patience and a team of experts. Trefel and Associates breaks the process down into five expert areas and offers helpful tips and advice for each one.

Selling Strategies

• What are the basic steps to selling my home?
• What are the five biggest mistakes home sellers make?
• If I try to sell my home myself, I know I can save the sales commission. So what could I lose?

Pricing

• Who says what my home is worth?
• Why is it dangerous to overprice my home?
• What factors do NOT affect my price?
• My house is one of a kind. How do you put a price on a unique property?

Home Repairs

• How much fixing up is enough?
• Why should I replace and update now when I’ll be moving out soon?
• Do buyers like a furnished house better?
• What’s an inexpensive and easy way to make my home more attractive to buyers?

Negotiating Offers

• What happens when a buyer makes an offer?
• Who pays the fee of a buyer’s agent?
• What is a contingency?

Closing

• In general, what should I expect to happen at closing?
• Should I make the payment on my old mortgage if I am just a few days from closing?

More Resources

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