Stay on top of showings and offers.
Once the sign is up, things start arriving: showing requests, questions, offers and the papers that come with them. Here is where each one lands.
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What changes if…
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What changes if the buyer pays cash, or borrows?
Cash offers have no lender, loan appraisal, or underwriting. Some cash sales close in a couple of weeks. Those financing steps can delay financed sales.
- Ask for proof of funds with the offer; it is ordinary to ask.
- The inspection contingency usually still applies, so a repair conversation can still happen.
- A lower cash offer is sometimes chosen over a higher financed one for the certainty. That trade is yours to weigh.
Their lender is now part of your sale. Expect an appraisal, thirty to forty-five days of underwriting, and a closing date that is the lender's as much as anybody's.
- A pre-approval letter says a lender has looked; a pre-qualification says less.
- A low appraisal has three usual ways forward, and the guide walks them.
- The buyer gets their final numbers at least three business days before closing, by federal rule, which is why dates rarely move earlier.
Keighbor is a software company, not a law firm, brokerage, or tax adviser. This is general information, not legal, tax, financial, or real estate advice about your sale. Your situation may differ. Before acting on a contract, disclosure, title, tax, or pricing question, ask an appropriately licensed professional in your state.
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Questions people ask here.
What arrives once a home is listed?
Showing requests, questions from buyers and agents, offers, and the documents that come with them. Almost every one has a date attached, which is why one calendar and one inbox matter in this part of a sale.
How do sellers compare offers?
Price is one term among several. Offers also differ in financing, contingencies, the closing date, earnest money, and what the buyer asks the seller to pay. The comparison tool puts the terms side by side and recommends nothing.
What happens when an offer is accepted?
The sale goes under contract. Earnest money is deposited, and the inspection, the appraisal, title work and the buyer's loan commonly run over the next thirty to forty-five days in a financed sale. The contract sets the actual dates.
How your Room helps while you're listed.
Five kinds of thing arrive. They all land in one place.
- A showing link buyers book from, inside your hours
- A yes, a no, or another time for every request
- Showing feedback, asked for in one press
- Offers and their papers, filed under the buyer who sent them
Where this sits in the whole sale.
An example sale, drawn from here. Your Room draws yours from your own dates, and opens on the step in front of you.
- Getting readyMarch into April
- Decide how you're sellingDone March 2Done
- Work out a priceDone March 14Done
- Get the house readyDone April 1Done
- Take the photosDone April 6Done
- On the marketApril into May
- List your homeDone April 11Done
- Show people aroundNowNow
- Look at offersAround May 2Later
- Under contractMay into June
- The buyer's inspectionAround May 12Later
- Title workAround May 18Later
- The appraisalAround May 24Later
- The buyer's loanAround June 4Later
- ClosingJune
- The final walk-throughAround June 12Later
- Closing dayAround June 14Later
Getting ready
March into AprilOn the market
April into MayUnder contract
May into JuneClosing
JuneAn example sale, not anybody's. Your Room draws your own dates.
Start your Room already on the market.
What's behind you is ticked, and your Room opens on what's next. Room setup is free. At listing, choose $89 through the offer or $189 through closing. It's $20 less in your Room's first 14 days.
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