There's More to Selling Your Home than a "For Sale" Sign In Your Front Yard: Beware.  Even if a simple sign in your yard did produce a buyer knocking on your door, how will you handle the following questions: "How does your home compare to others like it in Portland, Beaverton and Lake Oswego?" "How did you determine the fair market value of this property?" "What about financing? Can you help?" "If I make an offer, who will draw up the paperwork?" "Why aren't you using a real estate agent? Is there something wrong with the property?" "Since you aren't using a real estate agent, we can take their fee right off the top, right?" Selling your home is one of the most important financial transactions you will make in your life. Don't take risks. Selling your home is nothing like selling a car. Every home is different, and every homebuyer wants to offer you as little as possible. How do you determine the real market value? Almost all homes are sold using a real estate agent. As a top real estate professional, it is my job to help you negotiate with all those buyers who want something for nothing. Not to mention preparing your home for sale, marketing it locally in Portland, Beaverton and Lake Oswego and even nationally, and guiding you through the complex paperwork and pitfalls of escrow and closing. Make sure you are really ready to handle all of that before pounding that sign into your front yard. Errors can be extremely costly. Remember: Buyers want to offer you as close to nothing as possible! While that "For Sale By Owner" sign might sound like a good idea, it usually means a different thing to buyers: "Try to steal this one." If you must sell your own home, at least let me give you a sense of its true market value. Tell me a bit about your home, and I'll do a quick Comparative Market Analysis and let you know what I feel it is worth. I'll also describe, as an experienced, top Portland, Beaverton and Lake Oswego real estate agent, how I would market your property. This is free, with no strings attached. Don't price your home by yourself! It's my job to analyze the Portland, Beaverton and Lake Oswego market and determine the true value of your property. It's FREE and without obligation...
Insurance >Title Insurance for Owners If you finance your home, the lender will require you to purchase title insurance for the amount of your mortgage. You will be given the option of increasing the coverage to include your equity in the property. The owner's coverage fee is a one-time charge that protects your equity in your new home, including its appreciated value. Most experts agree that the additional coverage is a good idea.
Before your sale is finalized, the title company will inspect the public records and confirm the sellers' ownership of the property. They will look for any liens that may have been filed against the property, and that must be paid off before it can be sold. Even the most careful search, however, cannot guarantee that there was not an error at some point in the transfer of title during the chain of ownership. Title insurance is one of those things you will probably never need, but if you do, you will be very glad you have it!
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Drew Coleman
The Hasson Company Realtors
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Top-producing full time real estate professional since 2001. Headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon at America's top-producing real estate company on a per-agent basis, The Hasson Company Realtors. Recognized as one of Portland's top agents based on standing in highest classification of the Metropolitan area's "Million Dollar Club" as well as holding the ABR, GRI, E-Pro, CRS, CNHS, & RCC designations. Areas of expertise include Urban and Suburban Portland, Oregon, including Portland, Lake Oswego, Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin, West Linn, Clackamas, Milwaukie, Wilsonville, Aloha, Hillsboro, Newberg and Sherwood. Seeks to streamline and modernize the real estate process through the use of innovative techniques, technologies, and marketing strategies.
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