Real Estate Attorney or Lawyer's Role When Selling FSBO

The role that the Real Estate Attorney/Lawyer plays in the selling of your home by for sale by owner makes him/her a necessary addition to your team. Like any other aspect of the law, real estate law should be left to the professionals. Unless you are legally entitled to practice Real Estate law in your State/Province you need professional help. Below are some of the details that your Attorney/Lawyer will take care of.

Your Attorney/Lawyer will review the contract of purchase and sale and advice of potential problems. The seller is typically responsible for preparing the transfer, which is the document that transfers the title of the land from the seller to the purchaser.

They will review transfer documents received from the buyers lawyer, which includes the statement of adjustments which shows credits and debits for seller and buyer, for items such as purchase price, property tax, strata fees where applicable, water account, tenant rent or damage deposits, commissions to be paid to Real Estate Agents, down payment paid by buyer and transfer of title.

They will converse with the buyers Lawyer if necessary and resolve any problems or concerns regarding title issues and or accuracy of figures. Obtain a mortgage balance statement from the seller's mortgage lender to determine the amount necessary to pay and clear the mortgage balance on the day of closing.

If you are selling one property and purchasing another property with closings on the same day, you may need to arrange interim financing. This is a temporary loan to ensure that monies are in place to complete your purchase.

As you can plainly see the Attorney/Lawyers role is vital to the sale of your home. Make sure you have one on your team before you attempt to sell your property.

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Selling FSBO

1. Pay attention to the market! You stand a better chance of selling your home by owner at the price you want, if the current housing market is hot. Remember, if you sell in a hot market, you will most likely be buying in the same market. Make sure you respond quickly to offers and be prepared to be aggressive in your search for your next home.

In a weak market, your home may stay on the market longer than you originally planned. You are in essence in competition with other homes being sold in your area. Make sure you take care of all necessary repairs and consider taking back a mortgage (VTB-Vendor Take Back) if the market is really slow and you do not need all your cash immediately.

2. Never overprice in a weak market! Your selling price is determined by the current market not by an appraisal, nor by what you want or have to get out of the sale. If your house is not priced competitively for the current market buyers will be looking at other properties not yours. The longer your house stays on the market the greater the risk of incurring additional expenses such as carrying costs and upkeep.

3. Do not become a stale listing! The longer your home is on the market the less likely you are to get full price. If houses in your area are selling (especially by sale by owner) and you are not getting any serious offers, make changes! Re-think your asking price, offer incentives or make some improvements or repairs. Then make sure your changes are mentioned in your advertising.

4. If something needs to be fixed, fix it! Make sure you make all the necessary repairs even the little ones. They are most likely the least expensive of the repairs to fix. Do not think potential buyers will not notice the little things, they do. Little repairs can add up to look like to many repairs and turn buyers off.

5. If large repairs are necessary do them before your house goes on the market! - If this is not possible, adjust your asking price accordingly. You need to be honest and up-front with your buyer. If you try to hide large repairs you are going to get caught and lose the buyer and your time. In this business, time can certainly costs you money.

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