The Home Selling Process

While certain aspects of the home selling process differ from sale to sale, the majority of procedures involved remain the same. Here are the main steps involved in the home selling process and what sellers will do when selling their Sherwood home or property:

Selling Steps

• Choose a realtor
• Prepare your Sherwood home to be shown and sold
• Determine the price of your home
• Market your home
• Show your home in Sherwood
• Receive offers from potential buyers and negotiate with them
• Start escrow and order a title policy for your property
• Have an appraiser appraise your house
• Have a home inspection
• Prepare for roof, pest and sewer inspections
• Disclose any necessary information, like lead-based paint
• Negotiate any repair requests
• Sign the title and escrow documents
• Close escrow

Initial Home Selling Steps

The first (and arguably most important) step in the home selling process is to choose a realtor to help sell your Sherwood home. Though you can sell your home without the help of a realtor, you have a distinct advantage when you have the help of experienced realtors like Jason and Amber Gardner who specialize in selling Sherwood properties. Once you enter into a listing agreement with your realtor, they are legally bound to look out for your best interests.

After you choose a Sherwood realtor, you will then need to get your home ready for sale by cleaning it, removing clutter and extra items, and making any minor repairs. You should also consider making minor aesthetic improvements that can dramatically influence how attractive your home appears to potential buyers. Amber Gardner is an accredited Home Staging Specialist and can make your home look amazing. Be sure not to be in your home and to remove any pets during the showing times.

After determining a reasonable price for your home and thoroughly marketing and showing it, you will likely have offers from potential buyers to negotiate and decide on a party you want to enter into escrow with.

The Escrow Process

Once you open escrow, a number of things have to happen before you close escrow and finalize the sale of your Sherwood home. The Gardner Team, your local Sherwood realtors, will open escrow and order a title policy. You’ll likely ask for a deposit and set a date to close escrow if everything goes smoothly. You’ll schedule appointments for an appraiser and general home inspection, as well as any necessary roof, pest and sewer inspections that the contract or your state calls for.

As a seller, you’ll also be required to disclose any facts about your home such as lead paint or other information that could affect the value of your home. You and the potential buyer will negotiate any repairs pointed out in the home inspection report.

Final Steps

Once all necessary documentation, inspections repairs and legalities have been taken care of, you will close the escrow process and sign the title and escrow documents. Be sure to bring a valid form of identification with a picture when signing.

The Gardner Team, the most successful realtors in Sherwood year after year, will be right with you every step of the way during your home selling process.