DicksonRealty.com Selling Your Home with the Market Leader SELLER’S GUIDE
We’re here to help you every step of the way.
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First Meeting
Your journey begins as you meet with your Dickson agent to talk about what changes in your life or lifestyle are prompting you to sell your home or investment property.
The Selling Plan
Your agent will help you determine a selling plan. This includes reviewing market conditions and the tools available to evaluate the market at your desired price and the condition of your home.
Decisions & Preparations Marketing & Pricing
Quality Photography
Over 90% of buyers search online, and it may be the only opportunity to stand out from your competition on the market. High quality photos are critical to a successful presentation to any potential buyers.
Market Exposure
In addition to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) that agents use to locate homes for their clients, your home should be viewable to consumers and buyers on reputable real estate websites. Dickson Realty’s website updates from MLS every 30 minutes and notifies potential buyers of new information every hour on the hour, 7 days per week. We also place our listings on the web’s most visited sites, ensuring your property gets the greatest possible exposure.
Staging Your Home
You cannot change the location, square footage or number of rooms in your home, but you can change the condition. Painting, fresh decor, decluttering, repairs, and landscaping can help make your home more appealing to potential buyers.
Listing Paperwork
This is where you officially partner with Dickson Realty and one of our market experts to legally and officially put your home on the market for sale.
Showings
After agents and buyers see your home online, they often want to see the home in person to get a much better feel for whether it could be their next home. You’ll want to ensure your home is clean and tidy before you leave the house for any showings.
We also recommend if you have pets that you take them with you during showings, to avoid any potential issues, as some potential buyers may not be comfortable around them.
Price Adjustments
Price adjustments sometimes may occur as part of the process depending on market conditions.
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Offer Presented
When a buyer wishes to place an offer, their agent will contact your Dickson agent, who will then present the offer to you for review.
Negotiations
Because buyers and sellers are not always on the same page, negotiations are typical in the journey – having an expert to help advise you in the negotiation phase can be crucial. This is all a normal part of the selling process. Your Dickson agent will be able to guide you through this process.
Offers & Negotiations Closing & Ownership
Title and Escrow
The property you are selling needs to be correctly identified and clear of all legal issues. This benefits everyone; the seller, the buyer, and the buyer’s lender. The title company, acting as a neutral third party in the transaction, will ensure this is done.
Inspections
Inspections uncover issues that may be hidden from casual observation. These may be minor or they may be major enough for the buyer to cancel the transaction.
The buyer will state in their offer which inspections they would like to perform during their due diligence period. Most inspections are paid by the buyer, and are conducted by licensed inspectors and/or contractors.
Accepted Offer
After an offer has been accepted, you are legally obligated to disclose all known information that may impact the property. Your agent will provide you with a Seller’s Real Property Disclosure (SRPD) Form, which you will complete and sign. Your agent will forward a copy of the SRPD to the Buyer’s agent.
Timelines
The accepted offer between you and the buyer is a legally binding contract, with specific timelines and dates for completion of tasks. Both the buyer and the seller must adhere to these timelines or request an extension of time in order to maintain the integrity of the contract. Getting through this period generally leads to closing and the official sale of your home.
Repairs
If a Repair Allowance is a part of your agreement with the buyer, it is common for the buyer to request that you make repairs based on the inspection reports.
Closing
On the scheduled Close of Escrow date, after you have signed all the paperwork, the Title Company sends the legal documents to the County Recorder’s Office.
Once recording is confirmed with the Title Company you’ll receive your closing paperwork and funds. Congratulations, you have successfully sold your home!
Dickson Client
“Our Dickson agent went above and beyond time and time again to make the process of selling our home as smooth and convenient as possible.
Dickson Realty is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World2 Affiliates represent 13% more sales volume than the leading national franchise brands 405 353 317 251 139 132 LEADING RE COMPASS VOLUME IN BILLIONS KELLER WILLIAMS COLDWELL BANKER EXP REALTY BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY 41% of home buyers search the internet before contacting an agent Your listing is featured on our award-winning website, offering superior search and is mobile-device friendly. PERFORMING INTERNET SEARCHES PERFORMING MOBILE DEVICE SEARCHES AVERAGE MONTHLY PAGE VIEWS % OF BUYERS USING INTERNET 95% 106,665+ 50% 1The Market Leader Source information: 3The Market Has Rebounded 2Member of Leading RE Actual member statistics for LeadingRE and estimates for other networks using average sales units per agent and average sales price for firms in each respective network from published sources for 2021 production. Find your new home at DicksonRealty.com See the latest market trends at DicksonRealty.com/Blog View Market News and Featured Home videos at Facebook.com/DicksonRE Did you know? Dickson Realty is consistently the market leader for listings1 RE/MAX AFFILIATES CB SELECT FERRARI-LUND KELLER WILLIAMS GROUP ONE 18.47% 9.41% 8.26% 6.40% 5.61% DICKSON REALTY Median home prices are still rising3 $219,900 $278,500 $182,500 $253,500 $301,976$360,000$300,000$405,000$450,000 YEAR $565,000$510,000 20 13 20 14 20 15 20 16 20 17 20 18 20 19 20 20 20 22 20 21 20 23 Top 5 real estate companies in Reno-Sparks by volume. Source: Northern Nevada Regional Multiple Listing Service (NNRMLS) for the period 1/1/2002-7/31/2022; Residential sales transactions in the greater Reno-Sparks area (Area 100). Source: Northern Nevada Regional Multiple Listing Service (NNRMLS) 1/1 - 1/31 of 2013 - 2023; Residential, singlefamily home sales transactions in the greater Reno-Sparks area (Area 100).
