The Selling Guide

The Buying Guide was designed to assist Buyers to become familiared with the buying process. We hope that you will find this information useful. Browse through selection or you can request information emailed to you. Please contact us if we may be of service to you. 

The Selling Process You've just decided to sell your property or maybe you are still thinking about it. And now you have either decided to list or maybe you're still trying to decide who can do the best job…

How to Select a Realtor In many bookstores you'll find numerous books on how to buy or sell real estate. Aside from gimmicky ones (like buying a home with nothing down), these are helpful…

Concessions Can Make Sales Putting a competitive price on your property isn't always enough to get it sold. You may have to give the buyers assistance…

Price It Right Property sells quickly if priced according to its fair market value. That value is based upon actual selling prices of comparable properties. Your house won't sell if…

Risk of Overpricing Missing peak selling activity. It is when your property first goes on the market that you will see the most interest and activity…

What’s the Best Asking Price In determining your asking price, consider WHY you have to put your home on the market. In the most cases, the higher the asking price, the longer it takes the home to sell. Overpriced homes are…

Escrow Buying or selling a home (or other piece of real property) usually involves the transfer of large sums of money. It is imperative that the transfer of these funds and related documents from one party to another be handled in a neutral, secure and knowledgeable manner…

Common Closing Costs Real estate closing costs usually consist of such things as real estate commissions, appraisal fees, loan fees, escrow charges, advanced payments such as property taxes and homeowner’s insurance, title insurance premiums, pest inspections and the like…

Required Reporting to the IRS Sellers of real property will have certain information regarding the sale reported to the Internal Revenue Service. This required reporting of information is a consequence of the Tax Reform Act of 1986…

Commission Breakdown Chart The real estate commission structure...

Selling Your Property? Here’s What Edwin does for you…

Total Marketing & ExposureEdwin & Century 21 list of marketing strategies...

Pledge of Service 21 Pledge points to selling your property...