The first step in selling your own home is to decide whether you have sufficient time to devote to properly show and market your house for sale.
For a significant number of our clients, homes can be successfully sold for a fair price while at the same time avoiding a six to seven percent realtor commission. On the other hand, many of our clients are better off letting a professional realtor earn his or her commission to secure a buyer. Either way, at Michael T. Mahoney, Ltd., we can help you decide.
Our law office is happy to provide all of the legally required disclosure forms, contract forms and other legal documents necessary to close on the transaction. In fact, we will even provide the title insurance as an agent of Attorneys' title Guaranty Fund, Inc.
Helping You Step by Step
If you decide to attempt the sale by-owner route, an appointment to meet with your real estate lawyer to discuss the specifics of your situation before you commence the advertising for-sale process is an excellent second step.
We will discuss with you:
- Filling out the required disclosure forms
- Establishing a fair asking price and sales price for your residence
- How to handle the negotiation process
After obtaining a signed contract, we will then guide you every step of the way toward closing, including the necessary pre-closing inspections and appraisals. Furthermore, we will be there to help resolve any title problems or physical condition issues that may arise prior to the closing.
There is simply no substitute for having an experienced real estate lawyer on your side every step of the way from the very beginning to the final closing on the sale.
To find out more about how we may able to help you or to schedule an initial consultation to discuss your case, please call 866-677-8081 or contact us online. We have offices in Chillicothe and Peoria.
