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Closing Services
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You have received an offer...so now what? One of the more intimidating aspects of selling a home is dealing with all the paperwork, contracts, and the coordination of the many service providers that are involved. It can all be very overwhelming to someone who does not have training and experience with real estate transactions, and it is why many sellers choose to use the services of a full service real estate broker.
For this reason, we have developed our closing services plan. Having the assistance of a real estate professional can really help ensure that your transaction goes more smoothly and gives you the peace of mind of knowing that all the details are being attended to by someone who has done this many times before.
With our closing services plan, a licensed real estate professional will help you complete your transaction:
- Realtors can submit offers directly to the agent who is assigned to personally manage the sale of your home.
- If a Buyer doesn't have representation, your agent will draft an offer for them.
- Your agent will carefully review any offers that are received and promptly go over them with you.
- Your agent will draft any counter offers and negotiate on your behalf.
- Earnest money deposits will be collected and held in a real estate trust account.
- Most offers contain contingencies such as financing, inspections, and even the sale of the another property. Your agent will follow up on these contingencies and work to get them removed so the transaction can close.
- Your agent will assist the Buyer in obtaining financing, if needed.
- Title insurance will be ordered from a reputable title company.
- Your agent will work with the title company to coordinate the payoff of any outstanding bills and clear up any liens prior to closing.
- Closing statements will be reviewed prior to closing.
- Your agent will coordinate with all the parties involved to schedule the closing.
- Transfer the earnest money deposit to the closing.
- Your agent will be on call during your closing in case any issues arise, and can personally attend the closing if there are unresolved issues that are expected to cause problems.
- The sale will be reported to MLS and your property will be delisted from our website.
Closing services are available to our
Deluxe MLS Plan customers, and costs $495. The fee is payable at closing, and if your property does not sell, you pay nothing. If you are a
Standard Plan customer and would like assistance with your closing, please
contact us for more information.
If you are not sure that you need closing services, you can always upgrade at a later time (such as when an offer comes in). Remember – it doesn't cost you anything unless your home sells!
If you have not listed your home with us yet, make sure that you select the closing services option when you do.
If you already have a home listed with us, send us an
email to add this service. Be sure to include the address of the property in your message.
If you choose not to use our closing services plan, we strongly recommend that you enlist the services of a real estate attorney to help you complete the transaction.
