A Complete
Home Selling Process

Real Estate in Birmingham & Tuscaloosa, AL

Each step of selling your home is critical

Following an efficient and organized process when selling your home is vital to ultimately accomplishing your goal. And though from a broad view the steps of the home selling process are predictable, it is what happens at each step where things can get very complicated and even volatile. 

Allowing Newman Team Homes the privilege of working on your behalf to sell your home means that we will utilize our professional expertise and experience to simplify the process as much as is possible.  

Each step of selling your home is critical

Selling your home is a huge decision. And it isn’t a decision to make hastily. Our team of real estate professionals are here to guide you from the first step – consideration, all the way through to the finish line at closing.

Real estate transactions are a tricky and complicated process. The ideal time to contact us is when you first begin to consider selling. If you have already made up your mind  that’s OK. But, timing is just as important as location when selling your home. So contact Newman Team Homes now to use our Home Seller Services to maximize the success of your listing.

Our Process

Steps for Selling a Home

Selling your home involves a complex process comprised of multiple stages each with numerous steps, decisions, activities and actions. While it is certainly complicated, a good real estate agent will simplify the process for you, and also make it more efficient and effective. And that is exactly why Newman Team Homes clients rave about their results and their overall experience.

Here’s a quick look at what to expect – and why Newman Team Homes is the right choice for listing your home for sale in Birmingham or Tuscaloosa.

The Decision

The 1st step: Deciding to Sell...or not

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Preparing Your Home to Sell

Guidance Through Steps for Preparing Your Home to Sell

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Research & Analysis

Understanding the real estate market to best position your listing

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Marketing & Sales Plan

We create a marketing & sales plan based on your unique listing & goals

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Activating Your Listing

More than a sign & MLS listing. Our team takes action to make your listing shine when it’s “go time.”

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Promoting Your Home Listing

We promote your listing to attract the right buyers for your home.

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Managing Your Listing

You can relax knowing is working hard for you until the transaction is finalized.

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Negotiating Contracts & Offers

We walk you through each offer and professionally manage negotiation.

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Closing Time

Our team manages the “under contract” stage to get you to Closing Day smoothly.

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The Decision

The 1st step: Deciding to Sell

Selling your home is a big decision, and a significant commitment! And, before you make up your mind there are a lot of things to consider. We provide unbiased guidance to help you make your decision.
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Preparing Your Home

Steps to Prepare Your Home to Sell

Effectively selling your home requires strategy, planning and action. We will help you understand how to prepare your home to sell and guide you through the steps needed for the results you want.
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Market Research & Analysis

The Current Real Estate Market Matters

Selling your home in a competitive real estate market can be tricky. Our team will help you understand how to best position your home listing for success.
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Marketing & Sales Plan

Developing a Plan to Sell Your Home

All real estate listings are different – and require custom tailored plans. Our team will create a marketing & sales plan based on your situation, needs and goals.
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Activating Your Listing

More than a sign & MLS listing

A lot goes into preparing and activating your real estate listing. Our team will take action across many platforms & channels to ensure your listing is ready to shine when it’s “go time.”
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Negotiating Offers & Contracts

Not all offers are created equal

Accepting an offer to buy your home is a big decision – especially when you get multiple offers. Our team walks you through each offer and professionally manages the steps of negotiation.
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Home Listing Management

We work for you

Once your listing is active our team is working for you 7 days per week until the transaction is finalized. Meanwhile, you can relax knowing that our team has it all handled.
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Promoting Your Home Listing

Attracting Buyers to Your Home Listing

We will use multiple mediums & channels to get your listing in front of many individuals in order to create interest and attract the right buyers for your home.
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Closing Time

Getting you to the finish line

Once you accept an offer it’s not time to celebrate – not just yet. Our team manages the “under contract” stage to ensure you efficiently & effectively make it to Closing Day.
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Jay G.
Selling Client
Jeff Newman and his team are very professional, polite and helpful. They had helpful suggestion for us, reviewed the offer with us personally, and, when we needed home repairs, Jeff provided trusted handyman with great deal. We recommend Jeff and the Newman Team without hesitation.
Jay G.
Selling Client
Jeff Newman and his team are very professional, polite and helpful. They had helpful suggestion for us, reviewed the offer with us personally, and, when we needed home repairs, Jeff provided trusted handyman with great deal. We recommend Jeff and the Newman Team without hesitation.

Home Sellers’ Process

Deciding to Sell Your Home

Selling your home is a big decision – and a very personal one. Sometimes the decision to sell your home is simple. But, often it may be very trick, and much more complex than it seems on the surface. When you need help navigating the decision-making process Newman Team Homes will be there with invaluable consultation based on our experience and professional expertise.

Here are just a few important questions to ask yourself before ultimately deciding whether or not you should sell your home now.

What Would Be Your Reason for Selling?

Why consider selling your home now?

Sometimes the reason you’re thinking of selling is simple, and sometimes it isn’t. Our team is here to be your sounding board during the decision-making process.

What Would You Expect to Accomplish?

Your expectations for selling your home

Sure, everyone wants to net the largest profit. But, what else do you expect if you sell now? From time on market to potential repairs and concessions there is a good bit to consider.

How's the Local Real Estate Market?

Is the real estate market optimal for selling your home now?

If you are not in “have to sell” mode then it is important to look at the landscape of the current local real estate market.

Would Your Listing Be Competitive?

How does your home compare to other listings?

Taking a little deeper look into current listings, as well as those that have recently closed, can help us advise you on your best course of action.

So, should you sell your home now?

Should you list your home for sale now?

Everyone has heard the real estate cliche about “Location! Location! Location!” But, it is also important to consider these questions we pose, and then think about “Timing! Timing! Timing!” The decision is yours to make, but our team of real estate agents will be there to help.

What's Your Reason

Sometimes the reason you’re thinking of selling is simple, and sometimes it isn’t. Our team is here to be your sounding board during the decision making process.

What Are Your Expectations

Sure, everyone wants to net the largest profit. But, what else do you expect if you sell now? From time on market to potential repairs and concessions there is a good bit to consider.

How's the Local Real Estate Market

If you are not in “have to sell now” mode then it is important to look at the landscape of the current local real estate market.

Would Your Listing Be Competitive

Taking a little deeper look into current listings, as well as those that have recently closed, can help us advise you on your best course of action.

Should You Sell Your Home Now

Everyone has heard the real estate cliche about “Location! Location! Location!” But, it is also important to consider these questions we pose, and then think about “Timing! Timing! Timing!” The decision is yours to make, but our team of real estate agents will be there to help.

Ready to get some expert advice?

It’s time for a Listing Appointment

A listing appointment involves zero obligation and is an important step in choosing the right real estate agent. During listing appointments, you will get feedback, information, and data to help you make a final decision about selling your home. Plus you will get the know the agents you interview to better ensure that the agent you choose is the best fit for your listing.
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Home Sellers’ Process

Before We List Your Home

We understand that you want the process for selling your home to be quick, easy and as profitable as possible. With just a little guided effort, though, our team can help you maximize your results and minimize headaches.

Preparing Your Home to Sell

Before we work with you to make decisions on the keys factors in listing your home for sale it is crucial that we ensure that we are collectively prepared for success.

Newman Team Homes will help you understand what needs to be done – and what is absolutely necessary, before we activate your listing. We help you decide if and when you may need to invest a little cash, as well as what is most likely to increase the return on your investment.

Market Research & Analysis

Local real estate market research & analysis – of both current & recent data, plays a significantly vital role in many of the important decisions leading up to listing your home for sale.

Newman Team Homes has access to industry-leading resources that allow our team to acquire any data relevant to your listing. And, your personal agent will go over the highlights with you and answer all the questions that you may have.

Marketing & Sales Planning

Real estate listings, just like people and properties, are all unique. So when it comes time to promote your unique home listing a cookie-cutter approach is not always the best bet.

Newman Team Homes understands that marketing, sales, and promotion activities are top priorities for our listing clients. Our team will perform a thorough analysis of your potential listing in order to develop a strategic plan suited to your specific listing.

Pre-Promoting Your Listing

No matter how competitive the real estate market may be, time is an extremely valuable commodity. Waiting until your listing goes active to promote guarantees missed opportunities.

Newman Team Homes has a plan for promoting your home listing that will begin as soon as we are legally and ethically allowed to do so. This gives us an upper hand over many other listings, and often attracts buyers that otherwise would have been under contract already.

Preparing Your Home to Sell

Before we work with you to make decisions on the keys factors in listing your home for sale it is crucial that we ensure that we are collectively prepared for success.

Newman Team Homes will help you understand what needs to be done – and what is absolutely necessary, before we activate your listing. We help you decide if and when you may need to invest a little cash, as well as what is most likely to increase the return on your investment.

Market Research & Analysis

Local real estate market research & analysis – of both current & recent data, plays a significantly vital role in many of the important decisions leading up to listing your home for sale.

Newman Team Homes has access to industry-leading resources that allow our team to acquire any data relevant to your listing. And, your personal agent will go over the highlights with you and answer all the questions that you may have.

Sales & Marketing Planning
Real estate listings, just like people and properties, are all unique. So when it comes time to promote your unique home listing a cookie-cutter approach is not always the best bet.

Newman Team Homes understands that marketing, sales, and promotion activities are top priorities for our listing clients. Our team will perform a thorough analysis of your potential listing in order to develop a strategic plan suited to your specific listing.

Pre-Promoting Your Listing

No matter how competitive the real estate market may be, time is an extremely valuable commodity. Waiting until your listing goes active to promote guarantees missed opportunities.

Newman Team Homes has a plan for promoting your home listing that will begin as soon as we are legally and ethically allowed to do so. This gives us an upper hand over many other listings, and often attracts buyers that otherwise would have been under contract already.

It’s Time to
Activate

Your Home for Sale

Home Sellers’ Process

Your Active Home Listing

Once your real estate listing is active there will be a lot of ongoing activities and tasks.

Comprehensive
Home Listing Management

An active home listing is a big responsibility and can become overwhelming. But, you can relax! As a client of Newman Team Homes we are working 7 days per week to ensure that every detail and every activity is handled.

Placement of Your Listing

By default, the official listing of your For Sale home is your local Multiple Listing Service (MLS). But, an MLS listing is just the starting point.

There are many high-value channels and platforms for placement of your listing that can – and will, support the distribution of information about your home to potential buyers including placement on all of the most highly-trafficked real estate websites.

And, your listing will be featured on Newman Team Homes’ website with a custom-tailored page dedicated to showcasing all of the amazing details about your property.

Promotion of Your Home Listed for Sale

As a Newman Team Homes client, the promotion of your listing will go far beyond MLS placement. While having your listing place is certainly important, you will need additional actions and efforts to generate traffic.

Newman Team Homes will utilize various mediums from print to digital to create high-value content. Content will then be leveraged across multiple channels such as social media and email to create awareness and generate traffic.

Offers & Negotiation

Receiving an offer on your home is great – and multiple offers is even better! But, not all offers to buy your home are equal – even when they appear to be. Newman Team Homes will help you analyze any offer you receive, and assist in the comparison when you are in a multiple offer situation.

And, when you are not 100% comfortable accepting an offer Newman Team Homes will put our expertise & experience in negotiation to work for you.

Under Contract

When you come to an agreement with a buyer on an offer to buy your home it enters into “Under Contract” status. It’s definitely an exciting step, but it is also a very tricky period that needs added attention.

During this stage, any contract contingencies such as inspection and appraisal must be carried out. So, it is of the utmost importance that the Under Contract stage is managed skillfully. As a Newman Team Homes client, you can confidently rely on our experience and expertise to help you navigate each step.

Placement of Your Listing

By default, the official listing of your For Sale home is your local Multiple Listing Service (MLS). But, an MLS listing is just the starting point.

There are many high-value channels and platforms for placement of your listing that can – and will, support the distribution of information about your home to potential buyers including placement on all of the most highly-trafficked real estate websites.

And, your listing will be featured on Newman Team Homes’ website with a custom-tailored page dedicated to showcasing all of the amazing details about your property.

Promotion of Your Listed Home

As a Newman Team Homes client, the promotion of your listing will go far beyond MLS placement. While having your listing place is certainly important, you will need additional actions and efforts to generate traffic.

Newman Team Homes will utilize various mediums from print to digital to create high-value content. Content will then be leveraged across multiple channels such as social media and email to create awareness and generate traffic.

Offers & Negotiation

Receiving an offer on your home is great – and multiple offers is even better! But, not all offers to buy your home are equal – even when they appear to be. Newman Team Homes will help you analyze any offer you receive, and assist in the comparison when you are in a multiple offer situation.

And, when you are not 100% comfortable accepting an offer Newman Team Homes will put our expertise & experience in negotiation to work for you.

Under Contract

When you come to an agreement with a buyer on an offer to buy your home it enters into “Under Contract” status. It’s definitely an exciting step, but it is also a very tricky period that needs added attention.

During this stage, any contract contingencies such as inspection and appraisal must be carried out. So, it is of the utmost importance that the Under Contract stage is managed skillfully. As a Newman Team Homes client, you can confidently rely on our experience and expertise to help you navigate each step.

It’s Closing Time!
…and Newman Team Homes will still be working for you.

Home Sellers’ Process

Closing on Your Listed Home

After you have accepted an offer to buy your home the process is not over. Our team will manage the final steps of the home sales process for you, and provide professional real estate guidance all the way until closing day.

Home Inspection

Before, During & After a Home Inspection

Our team will help you understand what to expect during home inspections, how to prepare and, ultimately, how to navigate the results of a home inspection

Repair Requests*

Managing Requests for Repairs

When repairs or concessions are requested your personal agent – along with our team, will provide professional advisement on any requests.

Home Appraisal

Managing a Home Appraisal

If you accept an offer that has an appraisal contingency our team works for you to manage the process ensuring you make it to Closing Day on time and without major surprises.

Prepare to Close

The last steps before Closing Day

You can officially get excited! But, there are still details and tasks to handle. Led by your personal real estate agent, our team guides and prepares you for Closing Day.

Home Inspection

Our team will help you understand what to expect and how to prepare for home inspections, as well as navigating the results of a home inspection.

Repair Requests*

When repairs or concessions are requested your personal agent – along with our team, will provide professional advisement on any requests.

Home Appraisal

If you accept an offer that has an appraisal contingency our team works for you to manage the process ensuring you make it to Closing Day on time and without major surprises.

Prepare to Close

You can officially get excited! But, there are still details and tasks to handle. Led by your personal real estate agent, our team guides and prepares you for Closing Day.

Home Sellers’ Process

All the Way to
the Finish Line

From the first discussion until Closing Day – and even well after, Newman Team Homes work for our sellers. We do not take your decision to sell with us for granted, and make every single listing a top priority.

Ready to Get Started?

Schedule Your Listing Appointment

Selling your home is a big decision – and a very personal one. When you need help navigating the decision-making process Newman Team Homes will be there with invaluable consultation based on our experience and professional expertise.

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Dustin Mc.
Buying & Selling Client
We used Newman Team Homes to buy – and years later, sell our house. Whitney was great! Very responsive to calls, text, and emails. She and her team listened to our requests and always had our best interest in mind throughout the entire process.
Dustin Mc.
Selling & Buying Client
We used Newman Team Homes to buy – and years later, sell our house. Whitney was great! Very responsive to calls, text, and emails. She and her team listened to our requests and always had our best interest in mind throughout the entire process.