You are selling For Sale By Owner and a Buyer wants to buy your home. Congratulations! Now What?
A Buyer’s Realtor just presented you with an offer. That’s great! Now What?
A Great Option: Closing Assistance to For-Sale-By-Owner Sellers
The Paperwork-to-Closing Assistance Option helps individuals who have opted to buy or sell a home with or without the service of a Realtor.
This program provides paperwork to closing assistance, including assistance in reviewing offers that come in from a Realtor. We also help you with the counter-offers and negotiations. The cost is a small, one-time fee.
This service is included with our "Full Service" Package or can be ordered a-la-carte
How Closing Assistance for Home Sellers Works
If the Buyer is with an agent
We will review all offers that you receive until you are ratified (under contract).
We assist you in coming up with a counter you can send to the buyer's agent.
Agents like to take advantage of sellers that are FSBO. They know you are emotionally attached to your home and they know you are not familiar with all the terminology.
You DO NOT need to fill out the assistance option paperwork if an agent is involved.
If Buyer is without an agent
We will provide the paperwork for the seller and buyer.
We will assist in the preparation of the paperwork based on the terms seller and purchaser agree.
We will then go over the paperwork with seller and buyer.
Once there is a ratified contract, we will then do all of the below.
To Summarize, with the Closing Assistance Option we:
- Assist you in all areas of the home selling process.
- Unlimited Business Hour Support* throughout the process for contract questions.
- Coordinate completion of appropriate paperwork. (As agreed upon by you and the buyer).
- Assist in meeting the requirements of the Purchase Agreement, as to inspections, reports, etc.
- Assist with suggestions for the counter offer to the Buyers' agent.
- We can send the counter to the Buyer's agent.
- We will assist in negotiations with the Buyer's agent.
- Facilitate communication between buyer and seller to help prevent disputes from arising.
- Assist in expediting the loan process in order to obtain loan, or loan assumption, approval (if same be required as set forth in the Purchase Agreement).
- Assist in meeting the requirements of the closing agent in connection with the closing of Seller and Buyer.
- Review Closing Statement/ALTA (formerly called HUD) before closing (if requested).
- Guide you through the steps to bring your sale to closing.
- Draw up the offer is buyer is without an agent based on the terms seller and purchaser have agreed.
- We will then work with BOTH Seller and Buyer to meet the terms of the contract to get all parties to closing.
Then: Our Closing Department will do what they do best...
- Work with the Lender
- Arrange Payoffs
- Order Title Search
- Prepare the Deed
We also offer extremely reduced settlement fees through our referral network of settlement companies.
We charge a flat fee for this service instead of the 3% most agents charge to do the same service!!
*After Hour Support is available for a nominal fee.
We are fully licensed Realtors
We take the fear and complexities out of selling your home. If your Buyer does not have a Realtor, all this enables the Buyer and Seller to a smooth transaction!
You have the hard part - you have to PACK!! Good luck!
Are you a home buyer? More Info on the Closing Assistance Option for Buyers
Ready to Get Started in Closing Assistance for Home Sellers in Virginia?
If you have Already Paid: CLICK HERE to get started with the paperwork
If you Have NOT Paid yet and your home is Currently Listed With Us
Step 1: CLICK HERE to order "Assistance Option Support"
Step 2: CLICK HERE to get started with the paperwork
If you Are NOT Currently Listed With Us and you Need to Pay
Step 1: Click to Order the "Non-Advertiser Assistance Option Support"
Step 2: CLICK HERE to get started with the paperwork