Selling your home can seem like a daunting, complicated task. Let your seasoned, trained Long & Foster agent take the worry and work out of the process. Here are a few answers to the questions you may have about selling your home:

What are the first steps toward selling my home?

What are the best selling strategies?

• What's the best sales strategy?
• What can an agent do that I can't do myself?
• What's the difference between a broker and a salesperson?
• What are some insider secrets to make my house more marketable than
  other neighborhood houses?

How should I get ready for the sale of my home?

• Just what is a listing agreement, and what do I need to get one?
• How do I figure what price to ask?
• What repairs will increase the marketability of my house?
• What's the most effective way to show my house to prospective buyers?
• What does a listing agent do between signing of a listing agreement and sale?
• How and where do agents find buyers?
• Why and how does my agent "pre-qualify" buyers?

What happens after I receive an offer on my home?

• What is the best way to negotiate?
• What's in a sales contract?
• What personal property will the buyer want?
• What do I have to do to get ready for settlement?
• What happens at settlement?
• How much cash will I get?
• What determines market value?
• What's a "point"?
• In selling my house and buying a new one, what can I do to be sure I won't
  get stuck with two mortgages?
• Will I have to pay taxes on my profit?
• Are there any other costs of selling my house that I should know about?