Selling your home can be a complex and time-consuming process. Choosing The Chapman Team to assist you is a great first step! Ask us about our Easy Exit Listing Agreement and never get stuck in a long-term contract again!

Our years of experience selling homes has taught us that every home sale is unique. We have also learned that every home sale shares a common set of processes and events. The Chapman Team is looking forward to putting years of experience and knowledge to work for you. After all, as your agent, we also want you to get the highest selling price in the shortest possible time!

Putting Your House On The Market
The first step toward putting your house up for sale is to meet with a real estate agent at your home. The agent will walk through your home with you and advise you what should be done before marketing your home. Sometimes a can of paint will do wonders! So don't rush to spend any money on fix-ups until after you and your agent have discussed what really has to be completed.

Listing Broker or Listing Agent
This is the individual real estate broker whom the seller hires to represent the seller through a contract called a "listing agreement". The listing agent is associated with the listing broker. The listing broker is directly paid the listing commission and then splits the commission with the listing agent. (Although the broker and agent may be two different individuals, the term "broker" is used throughout the Guide for simplicity.)

Selling Broker or Selling Agent
The selling broker or agent produces the buyer for the property. This broker may or may not be the same as the listing broker. When there are two different brokers, then both the buyer and seller are represented by their agents. However, in no case can one agent represent both the buyer and the seller. This is important to remember: The listing agent (who works for the seller) can help a buyer write an offer and get the buyer to the settlement table, but that agent only works with the buyer, not for him. The agent cannot advise, negotiate for, or perform anything other than "ministerial acts" for that buyer. In this case, the buyer would have no representation. Where the listing and selling broker are the same brokerage, then the broker is a Dual Agent. However, both the buyer and seller are fully represented by their own "intra-company agent".