You Got An Offer

What do you do after you received an offer? Easy, visit MySecretAgent for the steps in a typical residential real estate closing.

How the offer is written up will determine the steps you have to take in order to give or take possession of the home.

Here are 10 steps in a typical residential real estate closing:

Offer presented to the seller.

Seller accepting the offer by signing or initialing necessary pages.

Open an escrow account; negotiate the escrow and title costs and sign preliminary instructions.

Secure financing and negotiate lender closing costs. (Buyer should be pre-approved)

Buyer should read and approve seller’s disclosures.

Buyer to obtain and approve property inspection, and approve other reports as needed.

Buyer to check title and remove contingencies from the offer.

Buyer to complete any remaining escrow work, and do the final walk through of the home.

Buyer to get funded by lender.

Sign the final escrow instructions (also called closing the escrow, transferring title).

Seller's Checklist

Before listing your property: Price your home competitively. If you need assistance please see Pricing Your Home or see our Listing Tools for a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA). Gather all documents pertaining to your property to help you in the process of entering all information: Tax Record, Deed of Trust, or previous closing documents have the information you need, including the legal description and the official square foot for your property. Take your time to fill out all the fields to the best of your knowledge, it will take approximately 20-30 minutes. Our site is secure, all the information you provide to us, will be protected. Select the photos that best represent your home and save them into a folder as jpeg for uploading. 1 image included in the Basic $95 Listing Package, 8 included in the Extended $295 Package, and the Full $495 Listing Package includes 15 images.

MySecretAgent provides you with 10 easy step SELLER'S CHECKLIST to follow when you list your home with us.

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Pricing Your Home

Pricing Your Home Finding a fair price for your home is the most important step for selling it fast Naturally you want top dollar for your home, However you do not want to scare off potential buyers by setting a price too high. Having your asking price too high may cause your home to sit on the market with no activity, and even if the buyer is willing to pay the price it might not appraise for that value in today’s market. Reducing the price down the line may suggest to buyers there is something wrong with the home, pricing it right from the start will result in a faster sale. We list your home on the NWMLS for a flat fee, thus help you maximize your equity in your property. Calculate Your Savings and see the difference.

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