Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you sell your home.
Decide when to sell In real estate, timing can influence your home’s selling price. Factors like how quickly you need to sell, whether it’s a buyers or sellers market and seasonality all play a role in your home’s final selling price.
Cheng & Parham Realty Group who helped you buy your home is a good place to start. We already know your home and they know you, so you’ll be saving time right from the start.
Sign a Listing Agreement This authorizes your REALTOR® Cheng & Parham Realty Group and their brokerage to market and sell your home. It will define the legal relationship between you and the real estate brokerage and also set a time limit for your us to sell your home.
Determine your home’s asking price The right asking price will attract buyers and pay you a maximum return. Setting too low a price means you could miss out on thousands of dollars. Setting too high a price will scare away buyers. Your goal is to find fair market value.
Add some specialists to your team Similar to when you bought your home, it’s essential to have a notary public or a lawyer handle all the various documents that change hands and make sure your best interests are being protected at all times.
Prepare your home for sale First impressions matter. Now is the time to see your home through a buyer’s eyes: get ride of the clutter, clean and repair as much as you can, within reason. Remember, weigh the cost of all your improvements versus the potential financial return.
Let Cheng & Parham Realty Group do what they do best Your home has never looked so good and now it’s time for us to market it to potential buyers. This happens with a “For Sale” sign, open houses, newspaper ads, a listing on the MLS®, the internet, and, of course, through our relationship with other REALTORS®.
Prepare your finances Will the buyer “assume” your mortgage or are you “discharging” it? If you’re buying a new home, is your mortgage “portable”? What taxes are involved? These are important questions to ask us, your mortgage lender and your notary public or lawyer.
Receive an offer Although Cheng & Parham Realty Group will walk you through the process, be prepared for some stress. You will see every offer since it’s required that your REALTOR® show you every offer that’s submitted. You will have three options: you can accept, you can reject or you can “sign back” or “counter”. Ask us what these terms mean. Happy negotiating!
Close the deal You were successful and have drafted a legally binding agreement. Are you done? Not quite yet. Contact your lawyer or notary public, contact your lending institution and consult us. Immediately start satisfying any conditions of the agreement that require action on your part. On closing day, your lawyer or notary public will finalize all the details and give you a cheque for the net proceeds.
The Most common expenses: There are usually only 3 expenses when selling your home. No rebates on HST on Commission.
A Lawyer or Notary fees and expenses for attending to the execution of documents ($500 – $1500). The real estate commission, HST on the commission and a lawyer or notary’s fees.
The Real Estate Commission is to be determined with your realtor.
HST of 12% is payable on the Real Estate Commission.
