Information for Sellers

Here is a checklist of the things that you will need to do to sell your home:

  1. Determine Listing Price -- Locate several homes in your neighborhood that have recently sold that have similar features and square footage as your home and check their selling price at - Domania.com. Use this information to get an idea of the market in your area for comparable homes and decide on a price that fits you.
  2. Assemble property records -- You will need to gather your closing statement from purchase, CCR (Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions) documents, Deed to the property, Inspection Reports, Title Insurance Policy records, Fire & Homeowners Insurance documents, Mortgage papers/records & Maintenance Records.
  3. Select Consulting Agents that will help you at the close of the sale of your home. The Agents that you might want to consider include, but are not limited to: accountants, attorneys, closing agents/escrow holders, home inspectors, lendors, title insurance companies and sometimes even real estate professionals.
  4. Make necessary repairs to your property and home improvements that would would help to encourage the sale of your home.
  5. ADVERTISE! This is where we come in! Get your home listed with AlabamaFSBO.com for the most cost-effective approach to marketing your home online to out of towners as well as locals. Take out a classified ad in your local paper with your listing number and our web address to refer people to your virtual home tour. Get flyers printed to put in an "info" box in your front yard, to place on bulletin boards around town, to distribute to potential buyers that tour your home. *Be sure to add your listing number and our site address to your flyers so that buyers will access your virtual tour online.
  6. Prepare for contract negotiations. Re-evaluate your goals before you begin negotiations with prospective buyers. Know the minimum price that you will accept. Decide on the types of terms on which you will agree.
  7. Acceptance of offers and closing -- work with legal assistants and escrow officers.
  8. Close the deal.

*This list is provided as an aid to home sellers, but is not intended to be all-inclusive to every situation and need.


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