Woodford Lane Real Estate will not only professionally market your home (in super cool, creative ways), but also will handle all the behind the scenes work associated with selling a home to ensure that once we do find a buyer, you can move easily and seamlessly from contract to closing.

Typically, the standard real estate commission is 6% paid by the seller to the listing agent and shared 50/50 with the buyer's agent. However, these fees are negotiable.

While there is no crystal ball to determine how much your home is worth, Woodford Lane Real Estate will use clear market data, as well as intimate knowledge of the area, to develop a market analysis based on recent sales of comparable homes.

While average days on market varies depending on location, price and time of year, once a home is under contract, it takes on average 30-45 days for the contract to close. During this time, buyers will have an opportunity to complete due diligence and to prepare their financing terms. Sellers will be able to address any of the buyers’ concerns, make agreed-upon repairs, and prepare for the move.

Woodford Lane Real Estate will present all offers to you in a timely manner, even if you are considering another offer or the new offer contains terms you have previously turned away. We will then will discuss your options to:

- Delay acceptance or countering of any offer until any other anticipated offers are received.

- Accept one offer thereby rejecting all other offers.

- Counter one offer and thereby rejecting or putting aside all other offers.

- Provide all buyers with the opportunity to submit new offers by a specific date with the understanding that there is a multiple offer situation.

- Reject all offers.

In addition to addressing glaring defects before listing your home for sale, we recommend going through each room, making sure it is cleaned, de-cluttered, bright, and that no foul odors are present. We'll go through the house prior to listing photos to make sure we're all set!

It is not required but we HIGHLY recommend staging a home. Choosing neutral paint colors and removing any clutter, family photos, etc., creates a blank canvas for buyers to envision themselves in the home.

We discourage owners from being present when buyers are touring the home. Having the owner in the house makes the buyers uncomfortable. They feel as though they can’t make comments or ask questions that could be offensive.

Once an offer is made on your home, we will ensure adequate earnest money is part of the signed contract, and will request a pre-approval letter from the buyer’s agent, stating the buyer has the financial ability to purchase your home. Additionally, we will contact the buyer’s lender to confirm there are no foreseeable issues related to the buyer’s loan.

Once you’ve signed the listing agreement, we’ll place a secure, agent-only lockbox on your home so it can be shown safely and professionally. We know that the more eyes on your home, the better, so we’ll coordinate with you and interested buyer’s agents to schedule showings at times that work for everyone, keeping the process smooth and stress-free.