Sell

Selling Your Home in Charlotte & Lake Norman

Selling a home involves more than simply putting a property on the market. At Michael Andrew Group, our goal is to help you position your home to attract qualified buyers, negotiate the best possible terms, and successfully navigate the transaction from listing through closing.

Whether you're selling your first home, relocating, downsizing, or simply considering your options, we'll help you understand the local market and develop a strategy based on your property and your goals.

The Home Selling Process

  1. Schedule a Seller Consultation
    We'll discuss your property, goals, timeline, and what you can expect throughout the selling process.

  2. Determine Your Home's Market Value
    We'll review recent comparable sales, current competition, market conditions, and the unique characteristics of your property to help determine an appropriate pricing strategy.

  3. Prepare Your Home for the Market
    We'll walk through your home and provide recommendations for preparing it for photography, showings, and potential buyers. Sometimes small changes can make a significant difference in how a home presents.

  4. Professional Photography & Marketing
    Quality presentation matters. We use professional photography and market your property online, through social media, and across the appropriate real estate platforms to maximize exposure.

  5. Launch Your Listing
    Once your home is ready, we'll bring it to market and make sure buyers and their agents have the information they need to evaluate the property.

  6. Showings, Open Houses & Buyer Feedback
    We'll coordinate showings and, when appropriate, conduct open houses and broker events. We'll also monitor activity and feedback to determine whether any adjustments to our strategy are needed.

  7. Review & Negotiate Offers
    The highest price isn't always the best offer. We'll help you evaluate purchase price, financing, due diligence fee, earnest money, seller concessions, buyer-agent compensation, closing date, contingencies, and other terms that can affect the strength of an offer and your net proceeds.

  8. Under Contract & Due Diligence
    Once you accept an offer, we'll help manage the transaction through the buyer's due diligence period, inspections, appraisal, repair negotiations, and other matters that may arise.

  9. Prepare for Closing
    We'll coordinate with the closing attorney and other parties involved in the transaction while helping you stay on top of important dates and responsibilities leading up to closing.

  10. Closing Day
    Once the transaction is complete and funds are disbursed, your home sale is officially complete.

How We Market Your Home

Every property is different, so our marketing strategy is tailored to the home and the market. Our goal is to present your property professionally and make it as easy as possible for qualified buyers to discover and evaluate it.

Our seller services may include:

  • Professional photography

  • Online property marketing

  • Social media exposure

  • MLS marketing

  • Property showings

  • Open houses

  • Broker events when appropriate

  • Buyer and agent feedback

  • Ongoing market analysis

  • Offer evaluation and negotiation

  • Transaction coordination through closing

Understanding the Offers You Receive

Selling your home isn't just about finding the buyer willing to offer the highest price. The terms of an offer can have a significant impact on both the likelihood of the transaction closing and how much you ultimately receive from the sale.

We'll help you evaluate the complete offer, including purchase price, financing, due diligence fee, earnest money deposit, seller-paid concessions, buyer-agent compensation, closing date, and other terms.

Our goal is to help you understand the strengths and potential risks of each offer so you can make an informed decision.

What Will You Net From the Sale of Your Home?

Your sales price and your net proceeds are two different numbers.

Depending on the transaction, seller expenses can include mortgage payoff, attorney and closing expenses, property taxes, seller concessions, brokerage compensation, repairs, and other costs associated with the sale.

When evaluating an offer, we'll help you look beyond the purchase price and understand how the terms may affect your estimated proceeds from the sale.

Thinking About Selling?

Whether you're ready to put your home on the market or simply want to know what it may be worth, we're happy to help.

Contact Michael Andrew Group today to schedule a seller consultation and discuss your options.

List Your Home for as Low as 1.5% Listing Commission*

Selling your home doesn't necessarily mean paying a traditional listing commission.

Michael Andrew Group offers listing options starting as low as a 1.5% listing commission, giving sellers an opportunity to reduce their listing costs while still receiving professional representation, marketing, negotiation, and guidance throughout the transaction.

*Applies to listing agent commission only. Buyer's agent compensation, if any, is additional and negotiable.