Step-By-Step Process to Selling Your Home

* Your Realtor will meet with you in your home and explain the process and paperwork. You will be shown listings of homes comparable to yours that have sold recently, as well as an estimate of closing costs. Your agent will also give you tips on how to make your home show at its best.

* You will sign several forms, to include a listing agreement with your agent, a seller's disclosure to inform potential buyers what amenities your home has, and a list of showing instructions to tell your agent how/when you would like your home shown.

* Your agent will list your property in the Multiple Listing Service, on the Heights Discount Realty website, and on Realtor.com. You will be asked to approve your listings on all of these sites, and changes will be made if requested.

* A sign will be placed in your yard with an attached flyer box. Your agent will keep you stocked with color flyers.

* Realtors with access to the Multiple Listing Service will call your agent to arrange showings of your home. Your agent will contact you to set up these showings.

* When a buyer makes an offer, you will receive it in writing, listing all the terms of the closing, including date, price, closing costs, etc. Generally an earnest money deposit is also included with this offer. Your agent will bring you the offer and go over it with you.

* You may accept, reject or counteroffer. Your agent will negotiate with the buyer's agent, making changes in the paperwork as necessary.

* When all term in the contract are agreed upon and signed, your agent will deliver the contract and the earnest money to the title company.

* The buyer may have your home inspected during the first week of the contract. You may be asked to make some repairs after this.

* A termite inspection may be done.

* An appraisal will be ordered by the buyer's lender.

* A survey will be done; this is a map of your lot, showing your lot boundaries, and the position of your house on the lot.

* The buyer's mortgage company will finalize their loan documents and send them to the title company.

* The title company will print up all the paperwork required for closing, including a closing statement showing all the fees and closing costs.

* You will meet your Realtor at the title company to sign the closing documents. If you are receiving money from the transaction, the title company can wire it to your account or write a check. This is generally done the day after closing.

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If you are preparing to sell your home, now is the time to call Heights Discount Realty. Our professionals will walk you through the entire process, introduce you to our services firsthand, and work with you to plan the sale of your home. Call us today at 254-462-1226 or send email to: info@hd-realty.com.