Home Sellers Checklist

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America's top real estate expert helps home sellers save time, money, and headaches.

Missing any step in the complex home selling process can cost a seller dearly in time, taxes, and profits. Now Home Seller's Checklist makes it easier than ever for home sellers to cover all their bases--in the right order and at the right time.

Following the same step-by-step format as Bob Irwin's bestselling Home Buyer'sChecklist, it:

• Arms sellers with a simple, comprehensive list of tasks to check off as they go.
• Covers every step in the process, from first repairs to picking an agent to closing the sale.
• Poses all the questions sellers need to ask themselves, their agents, appraisers, escrow officers, and contractors.

Biographical Note

Bob Irwin is one of the country's top authorities on real estate and the author of many bestselling real estate books, including the Tips & Traps series. He lives in Westlake Village, California.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments.
• Preface.
• Chapter 1. Fixing-up Your Home to Show.
• Chapter 2. How to Find a Good Agent.
• Chapter 3. Pricing to Market.
• Chapter 4. Checking Out the Agreement When You List.
• Chapter 5. Preparing Disclosures.
• Chapter 6. Handling the Buyer's Home Inspection.
• Chapter 7. The Challenge: Counteroffers.
• Chapter 8. Special Concerns for Condo and Co-Op Sellers.
• Chapter 9. Selling "By Owner".
• Chapter 10. Selling Under Pressure (If the Market Should Drop).
• Chapter 11. Closing the Sale.
• Chapter 12. Paying Taxes.
• Understanding the Terminology.
• Internet Resources.
• Index.

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Expert Tips on Getting the Most Money for Your Home--With the Least Headaches!

"Broker-investor Irwin is a prolific writer on real estate, and among the best." --USA Today

Getting the most for your investment is the concern of every home seller. To do that, you need to arm yourself with the necessary strategies and techniques to both maximize the value of your home--and make it as attractive for a prospective buyer as possible.

With Home Seller's Checklist, America's leading real estate writer Robert Irwin gives you all the information you need--taking you step by step through the selling process, from getting your house in tip-top shape to avoiding bungling agents, through the closing process. This detailed checklist offers a fail-safe plan to make sure you:

• Make a Winning First Impression--the finer points of making your home look great, inside and out.
• Choose the Right Agent--all the ins and outs of "selling by owner" . . . or choosing an experienced, trustworthy agent.
• Don't Get Burned by Details--become familiar with the vital technical aspects of listing agreements, agent commissions and disclosures.
• Become a Savvy Negotiator--come out on top when it comes to counter offers, inspections fees, corrective work and more.

These and many more tips will make the process of selling your home go smoothly and trouble-free, so you can focus your attention where it belongs--on your new home.