Whether it’s your first home or the latest on a lengthy property journey, selling your home is always a process that happens in stages, some of which start long before a property hits the market.

So, let’s take a walk through the stages involved as part of a step-by-step guide to selling your home.

A little preparation

Long before you select an agent and advertise your property for sale, it’s a good idea to undertake a little preparation.

This involves looking at your property with a critical eye and identifying any areas which might benefit from a spruce-up.

It also includes decluttering your home and giving it a good clean, with the aim of presenting your home in the best possible light to pique the interest of potential buyers.

You can read our guide to preparing your property for sale, but suffice it to say, a little preparation prior to embarking on the selling process goes a long way.

Selecting an agent

How To Choose A Real Estate Agent To Sell Your Home?

Selecting the right agent is key to ensuring your property sells at the right price in the desired timeframe. This agent should be someone you trust and who you feel you can work with to achieve your goal.

The right agent will listen to your needs, offer professional advice, be a clear communicator throughout the selling process, and help ensure you maximize your opportunity to sell.

You can learn more about our track record and hear from our satisfied clients here.

On the market

Once that ‘for sale sign goes up and your property is advertised, it’s officially on the market, and this is where your agent’s expertise should come into its own.

A good agent will contact all suitable prospective buyers in their database. They will also actively track interest from advertisements, follow up with communication and also tirelessly work to ensure your property is positioned in front of as many prospective buyers as possible.

Open homes

Open homes (or open for inspections) are a key part of the selling process, and they can be undertaken in a couple of ways – by appointment with interested parties or as a general open home where members of the public come through at a set time.

Prior to any open home, the property should be cleaned and tidied and opened up to allow in natural light and air, while a few extra accents like flowers can make your property feel extra warm and inviting.

The open home is also an opportunity for your agent to highlight the attributes of your home, identify serious prospective buyers, and gauge market interest.

After an open home, a good agent will then advise you of any feedback they have received and continue to work with interested parties with a view to receiving an offer.

Receiving an offer

By law, every written offer an agent receives must be presented to a vendor, but that doesn’t mean you have to accept it unless you’re happy. This is where the negotiation skills of a good agent come to the fore. They work with interested parties and sellers to achieve an outcome that suits them.

Once you accept an offer, and contracts have been exchanged, your property is officially under contract – meaning all things being equal the countdown is on until settlement.

Settlement

Depending on the conditions involved, the period between contract exchange and settlement can vary. In some cases, it may be as little as 28 days, but in others, buyers may need extra time to secure finance or even sell their current property.

The vendor may also have conditions that they’d like to see implemented prior to settlement, such as an extended timeframe so they can move directly into their new property.

These conditions and the timeframe required to meet them can be incorporated into a contract to ensure both parties are protected.

During this process your agent will continue to work with you, keeping you abreast of where things are up to and notifying you when each condition is met.

Finally, once the bank releases finance, and all conditions are met, it’s time for settlement where you officially hand over the keys to your property and the money is transferred into your bank account.

The ultimate achievement

It’s this happy day that the imsold team works tirelessly to achieve on behalf of our vendors, and we have a raft of success stories to highlight this fact.

We feature an impressive track record in terms of both property sales and happy clients due to the legwork that goes on behind the scenes.

When we work with you to sell your property, we’re here to help you every step of the way, using local knowledge, market insight, and proven experience to ensure selling your property is a stress-free experience.

You can contact us directly here to discuss the options for selling your home, or learn more about the imsold best real estate agent Noosa waters commitment to service.