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Seller's Guide

Strategies to maximize your home's value in the market.

A Step-by-Step First Time Seller's Guide

Putting your home on the market can be stressful, especially when you don’t know what to expect. Fortunately, with the help of an agent and this easy guide, you can smoothly complete the process. These steps will help you prepare to get organized and sell your home for the best price possible.

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Step 1: Understand Why You're Selling

What do you want to accomplish with the sale of your home? Do you want to make a certain amount of money that you can put toward a larger or nicer home? Do you need to sell it as soon as possible to facilitate a move to a new city or area? Once you understand your needs, you can better craft your offer. For example, if you need to sell quickly, you might want to price your home lower than if your goal is to make a certain profit margin. Make sure you convey these needs to your Real Estate Agent once you choose one so he or she can adjust your selling price accordingly.

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Step 2: Determine Selling Price

Knowing how to price your home is one of the most important parts of the selling process. When you set a fair price in the beginning, you’ll get the most interest from other Real Estate Agents and prospective buyers. Overpricing your home could lead to reduced interest, and underpricing leads to receiving less than what your home is worth. Working with a Real Estate Agent is the best way to determine the right selling price for your home. An agent with experience can determine what other comparable homes are selling for, evaluate the current market, and may even suggest a home appraisal.

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Step 3: Start Preparations

If you’ve kept your home in showroom condition since you’ve lived in it, you’re in the minority of homeowners. Once you price your home, it’s time to start getting it ready to be shown to potential buyers. This includes getting rid of clutter, depersonalizing the space so that buyers can envision themselves in the space, making any small repairs, and doing a deep clean to make sure your home is in pristine condition.

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Step 4: Develop a Marketing Strategy

I will develop a marketing strategy that is perfect for advertising your home. This involves listing the home and then driving the right people to that listing through social media campaigns, agent-to-agent referrals, traditional media, or SEO advertising. My team creates a marketing campaign that aims to get the most possible traffic to your listing in the first three weeks after becoming a client.

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Step 5: Evaluate Offers

Receiving an offer is an exciting part of the process, but it doesn’t mean the journey is over. I will evaluate each offer and make sure the party making the offer is prequalified or pre-approved by a mortgage lender and that their offer is acceptable to you. If the offer is too low, you can make a counter-offer or offer other ways to bridge the gap, such as covering some or all of the closing costs, making repairs, adjusting the move-in date, or leaving some appliances or fixtures for the new buyer.

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Step 6: Accept an Offer

Once I deem the offer is acceptable, I will review the proposed contract to make sure it’s all in order and includes the necessary components such as deposit amount, down payment, financing, inspection rights and repair allowances, contingencies, settlement date, and a list of fees and who will pay them. When both parties have agreed to the term, a final contract will be prepared by your agent.

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Step 7: Get Ready to Close

You have accepted an offer and are now very close to the end of your selling journey. But first, you and the buyer must make a list of what needs to be done before closing. In some cases, your home may need to be formally inspected, surveyed, and appraised. In other cases, major or minor repairs will need to be made before the house can close. I will head up efforts to develop and execute this list, get each action item paid for by the correct party, and make sure everything is in order by the closing date. A few days before the closing date, I will call the company closing the transaction to make sure everything is ready to go. If you haven’t done so already, you also need to make arrangements to move out of the home so the new buyer can take possession.

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Step 8: Close

You’ve reached the last step in the seller’s process. When you close on a home you are selling, you are legally transferring ownership of the property to the new buyer. I will meet with the company closing the transaction to sign the final paperwork and go over any issues that have not yet been taken care of. During this time, you can also make plans with your Real Estate Agent to handle final details such as canceling utilities, cable, and lawn or trash services, changing the name on accounts that the new owner is retaining and ensuring the new owner has instructions for all appliances that will remain in the home.

Congratulations!

Once you have sold your home, you’re free to take the next step on your journey. Whether this is relocating to a new city, moving into a larger home, or downsizing and enjoying your life as empty-nesters, knowing all your selling responsibilities have been taken care of will help you achieve peace of mind for your new path.

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"Pete was very helpful in buying and selling our house. He was able to answer all our questions and made it easier for us to move without having to worry about all the little details that moving entails. I highly recommend choosing Pete for your realtor."
"Pete was very helpful in buying and selling our house. He was able to answer all our questions and made it easier for us to move without having to worry about all the little details that moving entails. I highly recommend choosing Pete for your realtor."
Beverly K.
"Pete helped us sell our house and it could not have been an easier, smoother, worry-free process! Pete always kept us in the loop and helped explain things we didn’t understand. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about his work. He is very friendly and will always get the best deal for his clients! I will always recommend Pete to my family, friends, co-workers, everyone! You will not regret working with Pete! Such a pleasure to work with him!"
"Pete helped us sell our house and it could not have been an easier, smoother, worry-free process! Pete always kept us in the loop and helped explain things we didn’t understand. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about his work. He is very friendly and will always get the best deal for his clients! I will always recommend Pete to my family, friends, co-workers, everyone! You will not regret working with Pete! Such a pleasure to work with him!"
Hannah K.
"Couldn’t have asked for a better real estate experience. He was always on top of everything and made the entire daunting process of buying and selling a home seamless and smooth. Word is they call him the Iceman. It’s the way he closes. No mistakes. Ice cold… I definitely did not steal that from Top Gun."
"Couldn’t have asked for a better real estate experience. He was always on top of everything and made the entire daunting process of buying and selling a home seamless and smooth. Word is they call him the Iceman. It’s the way he closes. No mistakes. Ice cold… I definitely did not steal that from Top Gun."
Honey B.
"Pete is the man. He makes selling or buying a home a breeze. He understands real estate on a level that most agents do not. “ You should go and Vybe with Pete, He makes it real easy to buy realty, oh why should you work with him, he will save you the money”."
"Pete is the man. He makes selling or buying a home a breeze. He understands real estate on a level that most agents do not. “ You should go and Vybe with Pete, He makes it real easy to buy realty, oh why should you work with him, he will save you the money”."
Logan L.
"My first experience with Pete was phenomenal! A bit of a tricky deal as it was an investment property and the seller was back and fourth on the offers that she was presented. Pete was extremely professional, easy going, friendly, thorough, and guided me all the way! I couldn’t be happier with how everything came out and wouldn’t hesitate to work with him again on future properties. Highly recommend! Thanks for helping me with another investment opportunity Pete!"
"My first experience with Pete was phenomenal! A bit of a tricky deal as it was an investment property and the seller was back and fourth on the offers that she was presented. Pete was extremely professional, easy going, friendly, thorough, and guided me all the way! I couldn’t be happier with how everything came out and wouldn’t hesitate to work with him again on future properties. Highly recommend! Thanks for helping me with another investment opportunity Pete!"
Frankie V.
"Pete was amazing to work with on the sale of our home. He was always available to answer any questions or concerns we had! He looks out for his clients and makes sure they always get the best. I highly recommend Pete to anyone who is looking to sell or purchase a home."
"Pete was amazing to work with on the sale of our home. He was always available to answer any questions or concerns we had! He looks out for his clients and makes sure they always get the best. I highly recommend Pete to anyone who is looking to sell or purchase a home."
Danielle S.
"Pete is the best around! Super nice and gets the job done! Finds you what you are looking for and won’t stop until you are satisfied. Pete will always be my realtor! I highly recommend him!"
"Pete is the best around! Super nice and gets the job done! Finds you what you are looking for and won’t stop until you are satisfied. Pete will always be my realtor! I highly recommend him!"
Rachel R.
"Our family has used Pete for many real estate transactions, so when my wife and I were looking for a home, using Pete was a no-brainer. We started looking for our first home in January 2023 with little idea of what we were looking for. As this was our first home, Pete was so patient and helpful throughout the entire process. He always made himself available to answer any questions we had and provided us with many homes to look at. After almost a year in last year’s crazy market, Pete was able to help us find our first home in December 2023. He was available for every inspection, walk-through and closing. He was a strong advocate and negotiator for us while we were under contract. Even after we closed, Pete was always available to help us with any questions we had about. When it comes time to sell, we will certainly use Pete. 10/10."
"Our family has used Pete for many real estate transactions, so when my wife and I were looking for a home, using Pete was a no-brainer. We started looking for our first home in January 2023 with little idea of what we were looking for. As this was our first home, Pete was so patient and helpful throughout the entire process. He always made himself available to answer any questions we had and provided us with many homes to look at. After almost a year in last year’s crazy market, Pete was able to help us find our first home in December 2023. He was available for every inspection, walk-through and closing. He was a strong advocate and negotiator for us while we were under contract. Even after we closed, Pete was always available to help us with any questions we had about. When it comes time to sell, we will certainly use Pete. 10/10."
Ben B.
"With Pete’s professionalism and knowledge of the market, we were able to find our dream home! Pete was there for any questions we had and even made himself available to look at a house when we weren’t! A realtor that goes above and beyond, especially in this market is essential to putting you ahead of the competition. We wouldn’t be here without him! Thanks Pete!"
"With Pete’s professionalism and knowledge of the market, we were able to find our dream home! Pete was there for any questions we had and even made himself available to look at a house when we weren’t! A realtor that goes above and beyond, especially in this market is essential to putting you ahead of the competition. We wouldn’t be here without him! Thanks Pete!"
Buyer
"Pete helped us sell 2 homes in the last year and he just helped us purchase our forever home this month! Let me start by saying, we are not easy clients (Very challenging work schedules to maneuver around, multiple pets, huge want/need list in the new place etc.) but Pete handled everything flawlessly and with such patience. Even when things did get stressful, he never showed it. Pete was with us every step of the way from listings to inspections to random late night finance/loan question emails. We truly could not have done this without him! Thank you for everything Pete!"
"Pete helped us sell 2 homes in the last year and he just helped us purchase our forever home this month! Let me start by saying, we are not easy clients (Very challenging work schedules to maneuver around, multiple pets, huge want/need list in the new place etc.) but Pete handled everything flawlessly and with such patience. Even when things did get stressful, he never showed it. Pete was with us every step of the way from listings to inspections to random late night finance/loan question emails. We truly could not have done this without him! Thank you for everything Pete!"
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