Information Is Key To A Great Listing

When you're ready to put your home on the market, you'll meet with your chosen real estate professional for a "listing appointment." At that meeting, you'll settle on all the details related to getting your home sold, providing particulars about your home and your selling goals.

To make you listing appointment as productive as possible, you'll need to prepare some information, including:

• Your reasons for selling.
• Your approximate closing and moving dates.
• Where you're moving to.
• Your hope-for price.
• The amount of equity in your home; your most-recent mortgage loan statement.
• The features that make your home competitive in the current market.
• The features you particularly like about your home.
• Your utility bills for the past year.
• Your property tax payments (or condo fees) for the past year.
• Lists of personal property that will convey or not convey with the house when you sell it.
• Any documents that explain the good condition of your home, its conveyable systems and appliances.