TIPS for BUYING AND SELLING

 

1.) Ask your Realtor for a current CMA (Comparable Market Analysis) and a "net  proceeds sheet".  This service is provided free of charge by Realtors to assist their clients in determining if a sale is possible (Do you owe more then you can expect to receive after commission, title ins, and fees?)

2.) Establish an asking price that reflects a value near to the expected sales price.  If a property is priced above the market, most often it will not sell.

3.) Use a Realtor to show your property and accept offers.  A Realtor is trained to respond to questions about a property without introducing personal bias.  A contract for sale protects both the buyer and the seller in making sure that all the necessary prerequisites to a sale are completed in a timely manner.

4.) Realtors have experience in presenting your home in the local market as well as the extended market.  How will our property be marketed?

 

BUYING A Home:

 

1.) Know what you can afford to purchase.  Get a qualification letter from your lender.

2.) Look at all of the homes within your targeted price range.  Looking and narrowing the field can be accomplished in your Realtor's office by selecting the type and price of all homes in a particular area and looking at them "on line".

3.) Once you have "found" the home that you want to purchase ask your Realtor to prepare a contract for purchase.  The seller will consider your offer more seriously if your offer is a "written offer".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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