| What is a seller's broker? | | | | sheet that spells out what your neighborhood is like, |
| A seller's broker represents the person who is selling | | | | including schools, stores, access to freeways, etc. It |
| a property. They will have the seller's interests in | | | | will also include information about your home such as |
| mind throughout the real estate transaction. A broker | | | | number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the size of the |
| is different than a realtor or real estate agent | | | | house, and the size of the yard. A broker will be able |
| because a broker owns the real estate agency. | | | | to show you the best places to put your fact sheet. |
| Ethics of a seller's broker: | | | | They may also have their own publication that they |
| Brokers follow a code of ethics, which they learn | | | | will publish the information about your home in. |
| during their training. These ethics include obeying all | | | | Finding a reasonable asking price: |
| state, local, and federal laws and real estate | | | | Finding a reasonable asking price is of the utmost |
| regulations. The ethics also include acting in the best | | | | importance. You do not want to undersell your home, |
| interest of the seller (rather than themselves), to let | | | | and you will have a difficult time selling it if you are |
| the seller know everything necessary to make the | | | | asking too much. Your broker will look at comparable |
| best sale, and to keep any agreements with the | | | | homes in the area and see what they are selling for. |
| seller. | | | | They will come up with an asking price based on the |
| The broker must also disclose any information about | | | | information they find. |
| the property that should be disclosed for ethical or | | | | Finding the best time to sell: |
| legal reasons. | | | | Some times of the year are better for selling a home |
| Seller's broker training: | | | | than others, with the best times being the fall and |
| A real estate broker must have a license to be selling | | | | spring. Why? The weather is less extreme, and so |
| real estate. A license is obtained through the state | | | | more people are looking for homes; also yards |
| the broker is selling in, and in order to obtain the | | | | appear to optimal advantage during this time as a |
| license, a broker must go through several hours of | | | | result of the plants in bloom. If you have to sell your |
| classroom study, pass an exam, and have several | | | | home during the winter, you may want to consider |
| hours of real estate training outside the classroom. | | | | putting plants in your garden that can survive during |
| What will a broker help you with when selling your | | | | the season, so your yard doesn't look so barren to |
| home? | | | | prospective buyers. |
| A broker will help you with many things, and is | | | | Finding a broker: |
| qualified to do so as a result of extensive experience | | | | Finding a broker is easy, whether you prefer to look |
| in selling homes. Your broker will help you make a | | | | in the phone book or online. It's good to ask |
| fact sheet, find a reasonable asking price, and help | | | | someone you know who has just sold a home |
| you know the best times to sell your home. | | | | whether or not their broker represented them well, |
| Making a fact sheet: | | | | and if the broker did, ask for his or her contact |
| A fact sheet is easy to make. It is an informational | | | | information. |