Pre-listing Activities
- Make appointment with seller for listing presentation.
- Send a written or e-mail confirmation of appointment and call to confirm.
- Review appointment questions.
- Research all comparable currently listed properties.
- Find sales activity for past 18 months from MLS and public databases.
- Research “average days on market” for properties similar in type, price and location.
- Download and review property tax roll information.
- Prepare “comparable market analysis” (CMA) to establish market value.
- Obtain copy of subdivision plat/complex layout.
- Research property’s ownership and deed type.
- Research property’s public record information for lot size and dimensions.
- Verify legal description.
- Research property’s land use coding and deed restrictions.
- Research property’s current use and zoning.
- Verify legal names of owner(s) in county’s public property records.
- Prepare listing presentation package with above materials.
- Perform exterior “curb appeal assessment” of subject property.
- Compile and assemble formal file on property.
- Confirm current public schools and explain their impact on market value.
- Review listing appointment checklist to ensure completion of all tasks.