Sellers Guide

Seller's Checklist

 Will the agent...

• Prepare a custom marketing plan to help give your home exposure to the largest possible pool of buyers.

• Call past customers who may be interested in your home.

• Hold a Broker Open House for other real estate brokers.

• Prepare for and promote a public Open House.
• Invite neighbors to Open House as they may know a possible buyer.
• Get school and community information for display at Open House.
• Conduct Open House and have attendees sign Guest Register.
• Follow up with buyers who attend Open House.
• Promote your home weekly office sales meetings.
• Get feedback from the brokers who show your home.
• Expose your home to buyers relocating into the area through the agent's affiliated relocation company.
• Prepare handouts with photos/features of your home to give to buyers.
• Send Just Listed cards to local area.
• Call other brokers working with buyers looking for a home like yours.
• Stay abreast of pricing in your community and let you know of any changes.
• Stay on top of interest in your home and keep you informed.
• Assist in scheduling all selling and closing details.
• Deliver executed documents to appropriate parties.
• Confirm deposit of initial deposit money.
• Confirm existence of bank/special accounts (especially important in all cash offers).
• Inform you of any knowledge of significant events as they occur.
• Confirm with selling real estate agent the completion or mortgage application (if applicable).
• Obtain name/phone of lender/mortgage loan representative (if applicable).
• Confirm with selling real estate agent the dates/times of termite inspection, home inspection, etc.
• Help coordinate/facilitate any required inspections and notify you of results.
• Help assist you in obtaining repair estimates, if applicable.
• Assist you in negotiating responsibility for any repair issues with buyer.
• Confirm deposit of remaining deposit money.
• Periodically contact mortgage representative to confirm status of mortgage loan.
• Meet appraiser at property; provide copy of listing and copies of recent comparable sales/listings.
• Confirm appraisal is adequate and inform you accordingly.
• Confirm that all contingencies of sale have been satisfied.

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