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Home Selling Steps to follow

Saturday 17 May 2008, Laforêt Immobilier agencies propose : 75058 real estate ads available forsale and 4320 available For rent.

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What are the steps involved in a successful sale?

Laforêt will give you complete, precise information at every step in the selling process and an agent will be personally assigned to look after your file.
  Steps Questions to be asked
1 Estimating the market price How and on what basis?
2 Checking the surface area of the property, asbestos, wood borer, lead surveys What legal knowledge is required?
3 Drafting the advertisement How should it be worded? What will it cost?
4 Choice of advertising media Which paper will have the most impact?
5 Placing the advertisement When? What's the best advertising space?
6 Taking calls from potential buyers and filtering Who are they?
Do they have enough money to buy?
7 Making appointments and viewing What's the best way to present my property?
Do they really intend to buy?
8 Checking the buyer's financial possibilities How do I find out?
9 Negotiating How much leeway should I allow? How do I keep it to a minimum?
10 Looking for another place to live at the same time When? How?
11 Exchange of contracts and application of the SRU law ("cooling off" period) What legal knowledge is required?
Which form do I use?
12 Choosing a notaire What documents have to be sent? To whom?
13 Monitoring the buyer's mortgage offer What information is needed? What guarantees do I have?
14 Tax system VAT? Capital gain?
15 Purchasing the mortgage Who has to pay? Who looks after it?
16 Final agreement on the date of completion of the sale at the notaire's office When? How?
17 Discharging of accounts with the building manager Who has to pay? Who receives the money?
18 Moving Who should I choose? How much will it cost? When do I have to move?
19 Completion of the sale at the notaire's/ office How is it prepared?
20 Cancellation of insurance policies, electricity, phone. Reading of meters. How? When?
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* Sales prices do not include legal fees, stamp duty, registry and searchfees; rents include service charges.
** Each agency in an independent identity.