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Seller's Guide

A Step-by-Step First Time Seller's Guide

Putting your home on the market can be a stressful process, especially when you don’t know what to expect. Fortunately, with the help of an experienced agent and this easy to follow guide, you can smoothly complete the process. Following these steps will help you prepare so you can get organized and sell your home for the best price possible.​​​​​​​

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Step 1: Understand Why You're Selling

What do you want to accomplish with the sale of your home? Do you want to make a certain amount of money that you can put toward a larger or nicer home? Do you need to sell it as soon as possible to facilitate a move to a new city or area? Once you understand your needs, you can better craft your offer. For example, if you need to sell quickly, you might want to price your home lower than if your goal is to make a certain profit margin. Make sure you convey these needs to your Real Estate Agent once you choose one so he or she can adjust your selling price accordingly.

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Step 2: Determine Selling Price

Knowing how to price your home is one of the most important parts of the selling process. When you set a fair price in the beginning, you’ll get the most interest from other Real Estate Agents and prospective buyers. Overpricing your home could lead to reduced interest, and underpricing leads to receiving less than what your home is worth. Working with a Real Estate Agent is the best way to determine the right selling price for your home. An agent with experience can determine what other comparable homes are selling for, evaluate the current market, and may even suggest a home appraisal.

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Step 3: Start Preparations

If you’ve kept your home in showroom condition since you’ve lived in it, you’re in the minority of homeowners. Once you price your home, it’s time to start getting it ready to be shown to potential buyers. This includes getting rid of clutter, depersonalizing the space so that buyers can envision themselves in the space, making any small repairs, and doing a deep clean to make sure your home is in pristine condition.

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Step 4: Develop a Marketing Strategy

I will develop a marketing strategy that is perfect for advertising your home. This involves listing the home and then driving the right people to that listing through social media campaigns, agent-to-agent referrals, traditional media, or SEO advertising. My team creates a marketing campaign that aims to get the most possible traffic to your listing in the first three weeks after becoming a client.

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Step 5: Evaluate Offers

Receiving an offer is an exciting part of the process, but it doesn’t mean the journey is over. I will evaluate each offer and make sure the party making the offer is prequalified or pre-approved by a mortgage lender and that their offer is acceptable to you. If the offer is too low, you can make a counter-offer or offer other ways to bridge the gap, such as covering some or all of the closing costs, making repairs, adjusting the move-in date, or leaving some appliances or fixtures for the new buyer.

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Step 6: Accept an Offer

Once I deem the offer is acceptable, I will review the proposed contract to make sure it’s all in order and includes the necessary components such as deposit amount, down payment, financing, inspection rights and repair allowances, contingencies, settlement date, and a list of fees and who will pay them. When both parties have agreed to the term, a final contract will be prepared by your agent.

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Step 7: Get Ready to Close

You have accepted an offer and are now very close to the end of your selling journey. But first, you and the buyer must make a list of what needs to be done before closing. In some cases, your home may need to be formally inspected, surveyed, and appraised. In other cases, major or minor repairs will need to be made before the house can close. I will head up efforts to develop and execute this list, get each action item paid for by the correct party, and make sure everything is in order by the closing date. A few days before the closing date, I will call the company closing the transaction to make sure everything is ready to go. If you haven’t done so already, you also need to make arrangements to move out of the home so the new buyer can take possession.

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Step 8: Close

You’ve reached the last step in the seller’s process. When you close on a home you are selling, you are legally transferring ownership of the property to the new buyer. I will meet with the company closing the transaction to sign the final paperwork and go over any issues that have not yet been taken care of. During this time, you can also make plans with your Real Estate Agent to handle final details such as canceling utilities, cable, and lawn or trash services, changing the name on accounts that the new owner is retaining and ensuring the new owner has instructions for all appliances that will remain in the home.

Congratulations!

Once you have sold your home, you’re free to take the next step on your journey. Whether this is relocating to a new city, moving into a larger home, or downsizing and enjoying your life as empty-nesters, knowing all your selling responsibilities have been taken care of will help you achieve peace of mind for your new path.

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"Kyla Jenson has been our realtor in the purchase of several homes throughout the years. We have found her to be very thorough, respectful, wise, meticulous and conscientious. We have many health concerns and she has always pre-screened homes for things that might be problematic for us. Kyla has been a real pleasure to work with and is a consummate professional. We can think of no better realtor with whom to work. "
"Kyla Jenson has been our realtor in the purchase of several homes throughout the years. We have found her to be very thorough, respectful, wise, meticulous and conscientious. We have many health concerns and she has always pre-screened homes for things that might be problematic for us. Kyla has been a real pleasure to work with and is a consummate professional. We can think of no better realtor with whom to work. "
Jeff & Wanda
"Kyla has been our realtor several times in the past; both in buying and selling. She sold our home almost ten years ago during a down market and recently sold my parents' home after their passing. We've met no one who knows the real estate market better. We've worked with very good realtors in the past, but no one has come close to the complete service Kyla has provided for us. Not only is she hard working and honest, but she is the most compassionate person in the business. She reduced all of our stress by taking care of issues before we even knew they existed. She works with the best and most fair contractors (staging, cleaning, painting, updating, repairs, etc) to get your home perfectly ready for the market. We would never consider anyone else! Kyla is simply the best!"
"Kyla has been our realtor several times in the past; both in buying and selling. She sold our home almost ten years ago during a down market and recently sold my parents' home after their passing. We've met no one who knows the real estate market better. We've worked with very good realtors in the past, but no one has come close to the complete service Kyla has provided for us. Not only is she hard working and honest, but she is the most compassionate person in the business. She reduced all of our stress by taking care of issues before we even knew they existed. She works with the best and most fair contractors (staging, cleaning, painting, updating, repairs, etc) to get your home perfectly ready for the market. We would never consider anyone else! Kyla is simply the best!"
Dave & Wendy
"Kyla Jenson has been our trusted realtor for several years, both for our business and personal real estate needs. Her dedication and commitment consistently exceed expectations. She's incredibly thorough, proactive, and always goes the extra mile to ensure a smooth and successful transaction. We highly recommend her services."
"Kyla Jenson has been our trusted realtor for several years, both for our business and personal real estate needs. Her dedication and commitment consistently exceed expectations. She's incredibly thorough, proactive, and always goes the extra mile to ensure a smooth and successful transaction. We highly recommend her services."
Joe & Tonia
"Working with Kyla has always been such a pleasure! Her expertise has helped us in many facets from personal to business ventures, and we have always trusted and valued her attention to detail. She goes above and beyond to address any questions that we may have."
"Working with Kyla has always been such a pleasure! Her expertise has helped us in many facets from personal to business ventures, and we have always trusted and valued her attention to detail. She goes above and beyond to address any questions that we may have."
Brent & Kelsey
"Kyla is amazing! I had a few other relators in the past and none were even close to as great as her. Kyla recently sold our last home and helped us buy our forever home. To sum it up, her knowledge, experience, kindness, responsiveness made selling and buying our home seamless. She listened to our needs and worked very hard to meet them all. She was able to sell our home for more than we hoped and was able to help buy our new home for a reasonable price. Honestly, buying and selling can be stressful but she made the experience stress-free and dare I say fun. What we appreciated the most though was how responsive she was. She always got back to us right away. I highly recommend Kyla as your real estate agent! I Promise you wouldn't be disappointed!"
"Kyla is amazing! I had a few other relators in the past and none were even close to as great as her. Kyla recently sold our last home and helped us buy our forever home. To sum it up, her knowledge, experience, kindness, responsiveness made selling and buying our home seamless. She listened to our needs and worked very hard to meet them all. She was able to sell our home for more than we hoped and was able to help buy our new home for a reasonable price. Honestly, buying and selling can be stressful but she made the experience stress-free and dare I say fun. What we appreciated the most though was how responsive she was. She always got back to us right away. I highly recommend Kyla as your real estate agent! I Promise you wouldn't be disappointed!"
James & Michelle
"We could not have asked for a better real estate agent than what we found in Kyla Jensen. She quickly learned what was important to us and was totally on top of notifying us as new listings came up that met our criteria. Her knowledge of the market trends as well as what lenders and inspectors are looking for guided us through the process with ease. She is a hard working, dedicated, knowledgeable professional who consistently goes above and beyond to make sure you end up with a home that you love. I would recommend her without hesitation to anyone looking to buy or sell a home. You will not find another agent who will work harder for you."
"We could not have asked for a better real estate agent than what we found in Kyla Jensen. She quickly learned what was important to us and was totally on top of notifying us as new listings came up that met our criteria. Her knowledge of the market trends as well as what lenders and inspectors are looking for guided us through the process with ease. She is a hard working, dedicated, knowledgeable professional who consistently goes above and beyond to make sure you end up with a home that you love. I would recommend her without hesitation to anyone looking to buy or sell a home. You will not find another agent who will work harder for you."
Tom & Trish
"Kyla is awesome! She went above and beyond in all respects to expertly guide us through the home selling process. She proactively took that extra step to make sure we were taken care of. She never hesitated with assistance or offering to help us out in even the smallest way as we dealt with two very busy schedules, closing on our new home and handling our two-year-old. Personable, friendly, upbeat and caring, she is a gem and now a friend. Bottom line, we sold our house for considerably more than market value. We highly recommend Kyla as a partner in your real estate needs."
"Kyla is awesome! She went above and beyond in all respects to expertly guide us through the home selling process. She proactively took that extra step to make sure we were taken care of. She never hesitated with assistance or offering to help us out in even the smallest way as we dealt with two very busy schedules, closing on our new home and handling our two-year-old. Personable, friendly, upbeat and caring, she is a gem and now a friend. Bottom line, we sold our house for considerably more than market value. We highly recommend Kyla as a partner in your real estate needs."
Jeff & Amy
"Kyla is the best! She is so amazing in every way! She always communicated and made us feel so important, no matter what. I recommend her to everyone I know who needs of real estate, whether that is residential or commercial. I previously worked in real estate and can tell you, she is the best! Don't hire anyone else for your real estate needs."
"Kyla is the best! She is so amazing in every way! She always communicated and made us feel so important, no matter what. I recommend her to everyone I know who needs of real estate, whether that is residential or commercial. I previously worked in real estate and can tell you, she is the best! Don't hire anyone else for your real estate needs."
Anny T.
"Kyla went above and beyond what we hoped for when she helped us buy our first house together. The selling agent was very non-responsive and Kyla worked very hard and came up with great strategies to counter the mess dealing with a relocation agent seller. Highly recommended! Would call her if we ever need to buy or sell."
"Kyla went above and beyond what we hoped for when she helped us buy our first house together. The selling agent was very non-responsive and Kyla worked very hard and came up with great strategies to counter the mess dealing with a relocation agent seller. Highly recommended! Would call her if we ever need to buy or sell."
Buyer
"Kyla Jenson is very ethical, organized, and professional. Kyla is also a great communicator, and helped us relax and enjoy our entire home buying experience. If we ever decide to sell our home, we will definitely ask Kyla Jenson to be our real estate agent, again. I highly recommend Kyla Jenson if you’re looking to buy or sell your home!"
"Kyla Jenson is very ethical, organized, and professional. Kyla is also a great communicator, and helped us relax and enjoy our entire home buying experience. If we ever decide to sell our home, we will definitely ask Kyla Jenson to be our real estate agent, again. I highly recommend Kyla Jenson if you’re looking to buy or sell your home!"
Kevin

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