• Selling your home before you are qualified to buy another — Financial situations change, along with loan requirements. • Guessing your mortgage payoff — Know if penalties exist. • Underestimation of closing costs — Calculate fees, taxes, and commissions that need to be paid. • Spending earnest money — Let my trusted title and escrow company handle your account. Because if the sale falls through, the money should not be in your hands. • Befriending potential buyers — Discretion is imperative when buyers want to be your friend. Be cautious. • Fear of low appraisals — You have options if this happens. I can share more about this later. • Stress of showings, remodels, cleaning, and phone calls — Let me, your agent, handle the bulk of the responsibilities of selling your home. • Facing inspection requirements — I know what is expected for your home to pass. • Being prepared for closing — As your agent, I maintain communications with the title company, which should let you and I both know what to expect. • Flexibility and readiness to show your home — Make preparations, so showings do not interfere with your family and your life. • Letting buyers see your home in your absence — Buyers prefer to view homes without the seller present to listen to their critiques. Any questions should be fielded by myself, as your agent, or my colleagues. • Weeding out non-qualified buyers — You can request that only qualified homebuyers view your home. If they
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