Home Seller Guide

 

Selling Your Home?

Why use Carolina Elite to represent you in the home selling process?

Experienced: We have agents with years of real estate experience from new home builder sales to resale.

Connected: Full-time agents in the local real estate community with a vast network of buyers and sellers.

Service with Results: Step-by-step assistance, helping you sell your property for the highest possible price and under the best terms.

Knowledgeable: Expert area knowledge. Local resident realtors all over the tri-county area.

Getting Started

The first time meeting, our Agents will discuss what your selling objectives are. This is a good time to ask questions, and they will give you an idea of what to expect during the selling process. They will discuss preliminary ideas for pricing and house preparations.  Our Agents will provide you with a complete Comparative Marketing Analysis (CMA) for your property.

You're ready to Sell Your Home

Once you decide you are ready, our Agents will review and sign a standard Listing Agreement. They will also assist in completing all of the mandatory disclosure forms & will arrange for any necessary inspections.

Preparing Home/Property

Before putting your home on the market, we want to ensure it is most attractive to potential buyers. Knowing how to showcase and accentuate the best features of your home, without incurring unnecessary expense, is at the core of what we do. Our Agents will provide you with a detailed Home Preparation Consultation and a Selling Tips Sheet. As they walk through your property, they will discuss minor repairs, curb appeal tips, staging, and making your property feel welcoming to potential buyers. If staging is necessary, they will share some options based on your property.

Determining List Price

Pricing your home competitively, at the start, will create more activity among brokers and buyers and lead to a more successful sale. 

Establishing the value and list price for your property involves researching and comparing similar properties and weighing factors including location, condition, amenities, and market conditions. Together we will arrive at a competitive price aimed at generating strong buyer activity.

Marketing Your Home

Understanding where buyers come from allows me to market your property competitively. Creating excitement in the marketplace through consistent and aggressive marketing efforts and integrating online and offline efforts is key to a successful sale. Our maximum exposure marketing plan includes: Comprehensive Internet marketing through our site, Realtor.com, Zillow.com, Trulia.com, Yahoo.com and dozens others. 

Also, public open houses & brokers tours, yard signage, and property feature sheet; sales agent network; and customized property marketing. We will remain in constant communication with you and give you progress reports on showings and all activity.

Processing the Sale & Closing

The complexities of processing transactional documents will be made very easy for you through our Agents continuous guidance and communication. They will review all offers and terms of each offer with you and negotiate on your behalf so that you obtain the highest possible price for your home while limiting your exposure and protecting your bests interests. 

Once your home is in escrow they will prepare all seller required disclosures and reports, reiview appraisal with recent comparables to support your purchase price, and make sure all contingencies and repair requests are removed in a timely manner per the contract. Communication between everyone is imperative and we can assure you that you will be informed every step of the way.

Close of Escrow

Congratulations, you have now sold your home! We will provide you with helpful moving hints and also be there to answer any questions. Our Agents are always available to help you should a question arise after the close of escrow and we want to ensure that you are 100% satisfied.

Curious about what’s happening in your neighborhood? You can create a custom market report to see what’s active, under contract, and sold in your neighborhood! 

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Contact us today to find out how we can be of assistance to you!

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