Page 45 - Real estate: a guide for buyers and sellers
P. 45
Buyer’s and Seller’s checklist
Seller’s checklist
[[ Have you researched how much your property is worth?
[[ Have at least two separate agents presented you with a marketing plan and
appraised the likely selling price of your property?
[[ Have prospective agents provided sales records of other properties
similar to yours for comparison?
[[ Have you chosen a conveyancer or legal practitioner to prepare the vendor’s
statement (section 32)?
[[ Before selecting and signing with your preferred agent, have you thought
about your rights to negotiate the rate of commission and the cost of
marketing and advertising?
[[ Have you carefully looked over the authority to sell and other documentation
the agent has provided for you to sign?
[[ Have you given written instructions to your agent clearly stating which items
in the property are not to be included in the sale?
[[ Have you agreed with your agent about the price the property is to be
advertised at?
[[ Have you specified in your authority with the agent, the level of service to
be provided?
[[ Have you given your agent instructions about the offers you are willing
to consider?
[[ Have you discussed and settled the terms of your proposed contract,
including the time for settlement, with your agent, conveyancer or legal
practitioner?
[[ Before accepting an offer on your property, have you discussed the details
with your agent, conveyancer or legal practitioner?
[[ Having accepted the offer, have you confirmed with your agent that the full
deposit stated on the contract of sale has been paid by the purchaser?
[[ If you have decided to do your own conveyancing, have you purchased a kit?
45
