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Most offers to purchase your home will require some level
of negotiation to come to a win-win agreement. Your REMAX Alliance Colorado Realtor is well versed on the legalities
of the real estate contract used in your area and will
handle the responsibility of protecting your best interest
throughout these negotiations. In addition, your agent
has a thorough understanding of the contract itself, including
what each contract clause means to you and your buyer,
what you will net from the sale of your home, and what
areas in the contract lend themselves easiest to negotiation.
Your agent will review the written offer with you to make
sure that you thoroughly understand what the buyers are
offering and what they are asking in return.
Some of the items that you may have to negotiate are:
· The price
· Financing
· Closing costs
· Repairs that need to be done
· Appliances and fixtures
· Landscaping
· Painting
· Occupancy time frame
To really gain some insight into why potential buyers
are pursuing the purchase of your home and how they might
proceed in the negotiations, it is also important to know
as much about the buyer as possible, especially their
motivation for buying. Once both parties have reached
a point where the deal is acceptable, your agent will
be certain that you have a legally executable contract.
10 Steps For Home Sellers:
1) Define Needs 2)
Pricing 3) Property Prep
4) Marketing
5) Receive Offer 6)
Negotiate 7) Vendors
8) Pre-Close
9) Close 10)
Post-Close
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