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RichardHiers@RichardHiers.com
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5150 East Pacific Coast Hwy #450
Long Beach CA 90804


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                    • Home-Selling Course, Part 1: Identifying Your Goals
                      • Not only does the sale of a primary residence involve a great deal of money, it is the sale of a uniquely personal possession: one?s private sanctuary away from the world. While the process can be emotional and even stressful, taking one well-informed ste
                    • Home-Selling Course, Part 2: Selling Your Home Without A Listing Agent
                      • Once home sellers have identified and prioritized the needs specific to their sale, it?s time to share those needs with a real estate professional who can help accomplish them. The alternative is to sell the home ?by owner.?
                    • Home-Selling Course, Part 3: How Your Home Listing Works For You
                      • A seller who employs a Realtor signs a listing agreement specifying the contractual obligations between the brokerage and seller. Chief among the obligations is the amount of commission to be paid by the seller and the length of the listing period.
                    • Home-Selling Course, Part 4: Setting The Right Price For A Home
                      • Most home sellers want to be sure that they don't sell their home too cheaply, and most homes buyers want to be sure that they are not paying too much. To attract interest from the greatest number of buyers, which creates upward pressure on the final sale
                    • Home-Selling Course, Part 5: Getting a Home Ready For The Market
                      • Putting a home up for sale requires planning, some work, and perhaps a small investment. Getting a home ready for the market is key to getting it sold quickly at the highest price.
                    • Home-Selling Course, Part 6: Enhancing The Marketing Plan
                      • Sellers and listing agents should work closely to plan a strategy. Although an agent should be very familiar with the neighborhood and current market conditions, it is the seller who has the expertise about his particular home. A seller may also want to l
                    • Home-Selling Course, Part 7: Negotiating The Sales Contract
                      • Negotiations for the sale of a home begin when a buyer?s agent presents a listing agent with a written purchase offer. The listing agent presents the offer to the seller, who can accept the offer, reject the offer, or prepare a counter-offer.
                    • Home-Selling Course, Part 8: A Smooth Transition to Your Next Home
                      • Many home sellers plan to buy a replacement home. Coordinating the sale of one home with the purchase of another one raises some challenges easily met by good preparation and a thorough understanding of available options.
                    • Home-Selling Course, Part 9: Getting To The Close Of Escrow
                      • An accepted offer is just the beginning of a sale. Many activities must take place during the course of an escrow before title can be transferred to the new owner. Many of the activities are handled on the buyer side of the transaction, but sellers have i
                    • Home-Selling Course, Part 10: Tax Consequences of Selling A Home
                      • The tax law passed in 1997 allows sellers of their principal place of residence to profit by $500,000 (for married taxpayers) or $250,000 (for singles) without paying taxes on the proceeds. It is no longer necessary (as it once was) to buy a more expensiv
                       
                       
                       
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