step 2 LIVE ON THE MLS

What happens once your home is on the market

  1. Once I hit “Go Live” on your listing in the MLS, it will get syndicated out to more than 200 real estate websites, all the major ones you know like Zillow and lots of smaller more specialized ones to

  2. I’ll send you a link to it so you can review and make sure you’re happy with everything

  3. I’ve already done a lot of the marketing buzz before it’s listed, but now it’s live, I’ll do another round

  4. Show requests will come in from a centralized appointment center called Showing Time. They’ll call/text/email (whichever is your preference) and say “Agent Jones would like to show your house between 1-2pm on Tuesday, do you approve this showing request ?”

  5. Once you approve their showing, the agent will get an email with showing instructions, including any alarm information.

  6. I will also send them your Seller Notes & Buyer FAQs

  7. Agents will gain access to your house via a lockbox which I put at your property. This box is only accessible with an access card that agents have and it keeps a log of what time it’s opened and closed.

  8. Agents will show the house, generally leave a business card on the counter so you know they’ve been there.

  9. Once they leave the house, they’ll get an email from my system asking for their feedback on the property. If they don’t respond within 24 hours, they’ll get a follow up email. Most agents do give feedback the next day. If they don’t or give limited feedback, I’ll call them and get more information.

  10. Don’t take the feedback personally, we all have different tastes.

  11. With this feedback, we are looking for patterns, so if one person says they don’t like something in your house, it’s ok. If three people say the same thing, then we’ll do something about it and improve the showing experience for future showings.

  12. We also ask their opinion of the price, so it’s very valuable information.

  13. Once a week, I will send you a detailed report with all the showings and their feedback.

  14. We’ll talk at least once a week too over the phone, will likely text/email frequently too. We’ll be on each other’s speed dial during this whole process

  15. Once an offer comes in, then we’ll meet to review it. Remember that you’ll already have seen sample copies of the offer contracts so you’ll have some familiarity with them

  16. If the offer isn’t good enough, then we’ll come up with a counter offer and send it back to the buyer’s agent

  17. Negotiations can take hours or sometimes stretch out a couple of days. Usually once they start though, we can reach an agreement relatively quickly.

  18. Nothing is finally officially ratified until both parties have signed/initialed/dated and delivered the contract. This is very important to know. Either party can walk away from negotiations if this point has not been reached

  19. Once we reach a fully ratified agreement, then it’s on the next phase, Step 3 : Getting an offer.