Guide to Selling your home
Step 1
Meet with a Heritage Agent
Getting to know you and your home
Collection of deed, survey, title policy & mortgage
Sign listing documents
Price evaluation using the unique four way analysis
Customize marketing plan prepared to showcase your home
Step 2
Preparing for Sale
Staging & Design Consultation
With guidance from your agent, seller prepares home for market
Schedule professional photography
Revisit current market and determine sales price
Schedule neighborhood and public open houses
Step 3
Marketing your home
For Sale sign goes in the yard
Property brochures delivered to the home
Agent to agent marketing
Marketing, direct to likely buyers
Internet advertising
Social media
Property goes live in MLS
"Just listed" marketing
Step 4
Communication with you
Communicate in your preferred method
Prepare weekly reports for you
Discuss marketing activities and results
Working with coop brokers, feedback from showings
Prospective buyers are pre-approved
Step 5
Coordinate your sale
Present and discuss all offers
Offer is negotiated
Acceptance/ratification
Buyer makes loan application
Inspections are done and negotiated
Mortgage underwriting approval process and appraisal
Step 6
Preparing for Closing
Schedule closing
Communicate with title company
Prepare any necessary documentation
Payoff of existing mortgage
Title review is started
Prior to Closing
Step 7
Make any necessary repairs
Secure movers
Change address
Cancel hazard insurance
Terminate utilities
Final walkthrough
Step 8
Closing
Wiring instructions given to settlement attorney
Bring ID and keys
Sign closing disclosure and deed
Transfer of title / Recordation
Congratulations!
