Behind the Scenes
Sometimes it sounds like REALTORS® just parachute in, throw the sign on the lawn, sell your house and then disappear. Nothing could be further from the truth. When you retain full time, professional REALTORS® like us there are almost 200 small items we take care of for you behind the scenes. Just to give you a quick idea, here is some of what happens while you cleaning and preparing your home, allowing showings and waiting for closing:
- Verification of information
- Coordination with contractors / repair persons / cleaners / stagers if required
- Calling other REALTORS® to see if they have clients that may be interested in your home
- Checking the MLS® system multiple times a day to verify market conditions
- Calling REALTORS® on specific properties to verify information to benefit you
- Providing feedback on any showings
- Constant contact with potential buyers
- Preparation of your Agreement of Purchase and Sale
- Entry of your details into our contact management system
- Constant contact with the REALTOR® representing the Buyer during negotiations
- Providing proper guidance to you throughout the negotiations
- Preparing any counteroffers
- Ensuring counter offers are received by the Buyer’s REALTOR®
- Recording all additional information required at the time of any Agreement of Purchase and Sale
- Ensuring delivery of the deposit cheque upon successful negotiation
- Once an agreement has been accepted, providing copies to you
- Helping you decide on legal representation if required
- Forwarding appropriate paperwork to any lender
- Forwarding appropriate paperwork to the lawyer
- Coordinating the home inspection between you, the Buyer and the inspector
- Coordinating any further inspections that may be required
- Recommendations for trustworthy contactors to perform any required items
- Coordinating any appraisals required by the lender
- Daily contact with the Buyer’s REALTOR® follow progress of loan approval
- Providing comparable sales used in market pricing to the appraiser
- Follow up on Appraisal
- Maintaining contact through the conditional period with Buyer’s representative and lawyer
- Providing final paperwork to lender
- Providing final paperwork to the lawyer
- Providing final paperwork to the buyer or buyer’s REALTOR®
- Providing final paperwork to a relocation company if required
- Updating contact management system to reflect closing arrangements
- Providing recommendations for movers
- Ensuring there are no changes to the property prior to closing
- Coordinating any last minute requests from lenders, lawyers, relocations companies or yourselves
