| If you are in the market to sell your residential | | | | extra. |
| home, then now is the best time as ever. Many | | | | 7. Prepare To Close - Get ready, you home is |
| people usually have no clue of what it takes to | | | | almost sold. |
| sell there home. Because of this, we have decided | | | | 8. Close The Deal - Sign the contracts and you |
| to give you the quick and dirty list of what the | | | | are on your way to a successful sale. |
| selling process is. There are 8 steps to selling your | | | | As you can see from the 8 steps to selling your |
| home. They are: | | | | home (above), it is really not that difficult. Of |
| | | | course, you should know what your doing, or at |
| 1. Define Your Needs - You must know what | | | | least have the common sense of hiring a real |
| your expecting out of the sale of your home. | | | | estate agent. Just as a quick side note, real |
| 2. Name Your Price - Know what the current | | | | estate agents are professionals and when you |
| market rates are, then make an educated | | | | find a good one, keep them for life as you would |
| decision. | | | | your doctor, dentist, accountant, etc. Long have |
| 3. Prepare Your Home - Staging is huge. Keep it | | | | the days passed where real estate agents are |
| clean and smelling good. | | | | compared to used car salesmen. Chances are, the |
| 4. Get The Word Out - Tell people that you are | | | | agent just might get you more money than |
| selling your home. | | | | expected. |
| 5. Receive An Offer - Have your agent accept | | | | If you need to sell your home, then contact a |
| offers and review. | | | | local real estate agent. We will going through each |
| 6. Negotiate To Sell - Determine weather the | | | | step above in detail in future articles. Check back |
| price is right or if you need a little something | | | | soon for more. |