6 Common Mistakes After Listing Your Home
Part
1— Top 6 Mistakes For Utah Sellers to Avoid
Disclosure Signatures
Disclosing
material facts that might affect your Utah property’s
value is a fair obligation that’s understood by everyone. Yet properly
disclosing all material facts won’t help you at all if an issue comes up later
but you can’t prove the disclosure. A good agent will double- and triple-check
all the signatures, but at the end of the day, your peaceful sleep at night is
only protected when you also take care to keep complete copies of the paperwork
with all signatures accounted for.
Earnest Money
Ah
— the thrill of getting the first offer! After readying the property and
listing your home, when an offer comes quickly, you’ll be tempted to say,
“Where do I sign?” But slow up: getting a great offer is just the first step.
Part of being a prudent seller is scrutinizing the offer and buyer to
gauge the likelihood that the deal will close. The amount of earnest money
should demonstrate the prospect’s sincere intent to buy…not just their desire
to tie up the house while they make up their mind!
Exclusions
Want
to watch warm feelings ice up in a hurry? Try surprising
your buyer with the last-minute news that you intend to take your coveted
washer/dryer (or heirloom chandelier, or custom closet system) with you
because you forgot to exclude them. It’s part of my job as your agent to go
over the more obvious items when listing your home in Salt Lake City and Beyond,
but even so, it’s ultimately up to you to make sure your intent is known. Trust
me - I’ve seen more than one sale go south in the eleventh hour over some
unbelievably minor items.
Coming
next, I’ll flush out more of these most common pitfalls. Watch for next week's Blog.
Of course, listing
your home with me means you won’t need to worry: I make it may job to keep an
eye out for all of them. If you’re thinking of listing your home in our neck of the woods this spring, call me today!
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