Ruth Lerner
When selling a home, there are many details to remember. This is the checklist I use when I first sign a listing.
Items listed here include marketing, service and administration of a home for sale.
Agents are welcome to add their items so we can all share a complete list and better service our clients!
This is why it is so important to make a list of things to do before selling a home and start as soon as possible. It will take some time to get your home ready for the market and the buyers that will hopefully come pouring through your door.
First and foremost, staging does not sell a home. Hiring a real estate agent based solely on the fact that they have designations pertaining to staging, is not a well thought out business decision. Staging will however help maximize the price a home sells for and minimize the time it spends on the market.
Listing paperwork includes disclosures, the listing contract and various in-house administrative tasks.
Every client has an Evernote folder to keep information I need on hand for the listing.
Dropbox folders are used for the large files I will share with my team, including videos and pictures.
Clients need a checklist of things they must do to get their homes ready.
This also includes a list of important dates for them to mark on their calendar.
Remind home seller the locks have to work seamlessly.
I'm amazed how many times I forget to do this.
When selling in a professionally managed building
Make electronic copies of all the condo docs and put on Evernote for easy sharing.
My team creates a video for every listing.
Blog post includes picture gallery, video, map, and information about the property.
Beauty sheets are the brochures we give buyers at open houses and showings.
Beauty sheets, sign-in sheets, street signs, signs for the doors, etc.
