Selling Process

  Prepare your home for sale. 

Even the most beautifully decorated and maintained home needs a little tweaking before it is ready to be viewed by potential buyers. Often, only simple and inexpensive changes such as the following are necessary to put your home in a position to grab top dollar:

·         Touch up the exterior, walls and trim with paint.

·         De-clutter every area in your home, including closets – buyers will look everywhere.

·         Leave only one or two items on countertops.

·         Try to reduce the number of personal mementos in your home, such as family photographs and diplomas. It is important that a buyer be able to envision his or her family living in this home.

·         Make sure your house is clean for all showings.

·         Keep your lawn trimmed and rake any leaves.

  Learn the market value of your home.

Haynsworth Realty offers a free and easy evaluation of your home’s market value, without any obligation to list your home with us. Simply email us at info@haynsworthrealty.com and include your full property address and contact information. We will prepare a comprehensive Property Valuation report for you within 24 hours. You can also call us at (214) 738-3342 to discuss our free Property Valuation.

List and market your home.

Haynsworth Realty offers a customized and efficient marketing plan for the sale of your home, which includes unique color brochures that draw a buyer’s attention to your home’s best features. For a sample of our marketing materials, click here.

Showings are scheduled for buyers to view your home.

We know that it can be inconvenient to have your home on the market, so Haynsworth Realty will work with you to minimize any disruptions that showings may create in your daily schedule. While we recommend that you permit showings during the widest time frame possible, Haynsworth Realty will help you create any necessary restrictions upon showings to help you feel more comfortable with this process.

Haynsworth Realty will request feedback from the buyer’s agent after every showing. You will have online access to this information, which is extremely helpful in marketing your home to fit the needs of a large pool of buyers. 

An offer is made to purchase your home. 

Offers can come in many forms, but Haynsworth Realty always recommends that potential buyers present a written offer accompanied by a pre-approval letter. By adhering to this formal process, the risk of financially unsound or casual buyers is minimized. 

Once an offer is received, we will present you with a current analysis of your home’s value in comparison to other homes that have recently sold in your neighborhood. With this information, we will work with you to appropriately respond to the offer, whether it be with an acceptance, counter-offer or rejection. 

Entering into a contract.

Once a contract is signed for the sale of your home, the buyer will typically request an option period during which the home will be inspected for hidden problems. In the event that any problems are discovered, the buyer will generally either ask you to make the repairs before closing or to issue the buyer a credit for the repairs at closing. We will effectively represent your interests during this time, and you are not required by contract to make repairs or issue a credit. After the option period has expired, the buyer is committed to purchasing the home according to the terms outlined in the contract. 

Closing on the sale of your home.

Now that all of the negotiations have been completed, it is time to officially sell your home through the closing process.  Most of the paperwork at closing is filled out by the buyer - typically, all that you will need to sign is a deed, which is the document conveying title of the property to the new owner.  Once the buyer has signed all of the necessary documents, you will either be issued a check with the proceeds or such funds will be wired into your bank account.