• 5 Feng Shui Concepts to Help a Home Sell
• 5 Things to do Before Putting Your Home on the Market
• 8 Reasons Why You Should Work With a REALTOR®
• 12 Questions to Ask When Choosing Your REALTOR®
• Checklist: 17 Service Providers You’ll Need When You Sell
• Does Moving Up Make Sense?
• Understand Agency Relationships
• Navigating Short Sales: What to Do When the Sale Price Leaves You Short
• Forms You’ll Need to Sell Your Home
• Open House Safety Tips
• How to Get an Offer on Your Home
• Moving Checklist for Sellers
• Simple Tips for Better Home Showings
• Low-Cost Ways to Spruce Up Your Home’s Exterior
• 12 Tips for Hiring a Remodeling Contractor
• Understanding Capital Gains in Real Estate
• What to Have on Hand for the New Owners

• Simply Stated Closing Summary: A quick reference guide used during the closing process to help the homebuyer better understand the key terms of their settlement documents. (Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Russian, Japanese, & Tagalog)

• Prepare and Avoid: 70-Something Ways You Could Lose Your Home:  (Available in English, American, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Russian, Hindi, & Punjabi)  Title insurance is one of the most valuable forms of security that a home buyer/seller can have, yet its benefits are rarely explained.  This brochure provides the information.

• 41 Steps To Buying Your Home (Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, & Vietnamese) This color-coordinated checklist outlines the functions of the real estate professional, the lender, and the title company team.

• En Camino Al Sueno Americano -The Home Buying Process DVD This seven minute step-by-step description of the home buying process will assist in explaining the real estate process to first-time homebuyers, in Spanish.

Moving Checklist for Sellers 

□         Provide the post office with your forwarding address two to four weeks ahead of the move.
□         Notify your credit card companies, magazine subscriptions, and bank of your change of address.
□         Create a list of friends, relatives, and business colleagues who need to be notified about your move.
□         Arrange to disconnect utilities and have them connected at your new home.
□         Cancel the newspaper, or change the address so it will arrive at your new home.
□         Check insurance coverage for the items you’re moving. Usually movers only cover what they pack.
□         Clean out appliances and prepare them for moving, if applicable.
□         Note the weight of the goods you’ll have moved, since long-distance moves are usually billed according to weight. Watch for movers that use excessive padding to add weight.
□         Check with your condo or co-op about any restrictions on using the elevator or particular exits for moving.  
□         Have a “first open” box with the things you’ll need most, such as toilet paper, soap, trash bags, scissors, hammer, screwdriver, pencils and paper, cups and plates, water, snacks, and toothpaste.

Plus, if you’re moving out of town, be sure to:

□         Get copies of medical and dental records and prescriptions for your family and your pets.
□         Get copies of children’s school records for transfer.
□         Ask friends for introductions to anyone they know in your new neighborhood.
□         Consider special car needs for pets when traveling.
□         Let a friend or relative know your route.
□         Empty your safety deposit box.  

Put plants in boxes with holes for air circulation if you’re moving in cold weather.

Reprinted from REALTOR® magazine (REALTOR.org/realtormag) with permission of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.