One of the first steps to selling your home is deciding how you are going to do it -- are you going to hire a realtor or are you going to try to sell it on your own?

Experienced realtors bring a lot of value to real estate sales transactions and you may choose to hire a realtor for one or more of the following reasons. Realtors are very familiar with the sales process and can lead you through the process step-by-step. Realtors are knowledgeable with respect to market values and can help make sure that your home is priced correctly, which is very important to selling your home. Realtors have access to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and other marketing tools and can effectively advertise your property for sale. Realtors also network with other realtors who have clients ready to buy.

If, however, you have already identified a buyer for your home, you may wish to retain an experienced real estate lawyer to represent you and help get the deal closed. Real estate lawyers can prepare the purchase contract, provide you with the real property disclosure forms that are required by law, conduct a title search, and prepare and/or review the closing documents, and conduct the closing. Real estate lawyers are particularly helpful if you choose to sell your home in a manner other than in an absolute sales transaction.

In an absolute sales transaction, the buyer pays the seller the purchase price at closing (often from the proceeds of a mortgage loan) and obtains a deed to the property. The other ways in which a seller can sell his/her home is by way of:

Land Contract		Lease with option to purchase		Seller Financing

Our company and our staff attorneys can provide a full range of services for people wanting to sell their home on their own, including contract negotiations, contract drafting, conducting a title examination, preparing the closing documents, assisting with the closing and disbursement of funds, and recording the deed after closing. Our attorneys can also represent buyers with respect to contract negotiations, inspections and other due diligence matters, and reviewing the title commitment and the exception documents referenced in the title commitment.

Please call (740) 653-6464 to speak to our attorneys, Bryan Everitt at Dagger Law, LLP or visit www.daggerlaw.com.