Real Realty

Entering the  world of selling your abode and buying another, is like launching a ship. To do it these days, without a professional realtor, is entering dangerous waters. The realities, NPI, are the same as plying through a series of tricky reefs. Crashes are very likely if you aren't careful - even with a realtor on your side. Like most business dealings now, the regulations are fierce and full of possible pitfalls. Most of it, is designed for your protection as consumers, both buyer and seller. Without a top notch realtor, as mine is, you could get into a lot of misery while the transaction is in progress. The steps to selling, I feel, are the hardest part. Perhaps you think it's an easy matter but it's a push and pull, give and take, ups and downs experience and your new pal, the real estate agent must know the seas to get you through it without injury. First I would say, give over. If you fight the game play, you will suffer. Be real, with a realtor you can trust to stay on your side and listen to what they advise if you want to get on with it. One warning: your pencil has to be sharp. And have some loose money in your pocket. There are a lot of side pre-sale things that cost you up front. Some of the legals are made before you have the money in your pocket. Ask how much, and know where you're going to get it before you start the signatures. Then after the sale, there is the tax human and a whole lot of settlement things like getting your place in viewing shape, moving costs, hook- ups and downs, running around dealing with lawyers or notaries and more. But thanks to the 'net, lots can be desk done. It's not the simple matter it once was, when you bickered a bit, shook hands on a deal, got the cash, bought anew, and that was it. No more. The first steps loom. While we love our "stuff", others apparently, don't. The Stager comes in and gives you smart advice on what she sees, and it's not easy to take. "Out with it" is the favorite line. On-line photos can make or break a deal. The photographer enters the picture. Literally. These guys are pros, so if I were you, I'd get out of the building until it's done. No offense. When you see those photos, you'll want to buy your own place. Next is a carload of paperwork. Read, read, read and ask every single question you can think of.  Here comes the biggest hurdle. Waiting. If your bag of patience isn't empty by now, it soon will be. You have to sell in a time frame or you lose the place you want, but who takes on yours, has to do the same thing. We all stand in line and sometimes, it's long. Getting to work it  smoothly is like dancing with octopi. Your former hopes of getting rich with your home sweet home asset, could turn into just getting rid of it, period. It all depends on the market, good luck and the skill of your realtor. If you have the kind of perfect realtor I do, the one who even moves furniture around for you and says, let me handle the stress, lucky you!