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Step by Step...Selling Your Portland Home

Seven Steps to Selling Your Home in Any Market

Step 1: Meet with us.

Help us understand what is important to you
Review the completed Sellers’ Homework and gather additional information
Review our home marketing approach
Review our pricing analysis
Understand and execute the listing documents

Step 2: Decide how you want to go about selling your home.

Step 3: Prepare to sell your home

Prepare your home for sale - repair, stage, clean
Establish the asking price
Fine tune the marketing plan

Step 4: Market your Portland home.

Market directly to buyers and to Realtors representing buyers
Show and sell your home
Respond to market feedback

Step 5: Respond to purchase offers.

Key terms and conditions:
- Purchase price, earnest money deposit, total down payment and financing
- Personal property included and fixtures excluded
- Inspections and inspection period
- Closing and possession dates
- Other conditions
Offer, Seller’s Counter-Offer, Buyer’s Counter-Offer
Disclosures and disclosure objection period