Selling your home does not have to be a intimidating task!  With over a decade of experience in the Washington DC, metropolitan real estate market the Ira and Company team has the necessary knowledge and expertise to assist in the sale of your home. 

Listing Agreement
Listing your property with Ira and Company begins with a tour of your home, a comparison of recent sales and an assessment of your property’s attributes (both good and bad). Upon mutual agreement a listing agreement will be signed which specifies the length of the agreement, the list price  and compensation to both the lisitng and selling brokers upon sale.  We will work with you to determine a date to actively “list” your home on the market.

Advertising
The Ira and company team will create a profile of your property in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), complete with pictures and a detailed description. MLS is a membership service available exclusively to brokers belonging to the Association of REALTORS®.  REALTORS® use this service to locate properties, market them, and compare sales of similar properties.
The Ira and Company team will also post a “For Sale” sign on your property (when permitted to do so) and your home will be advertised in a variety of ways including direct mail post cards, ads in publications such as the Washington Post, The Washington Blade, The Current Newspapers and Internet tools such as our E-newsletter, cutting edge website and classified World Wide Web sites such as Craigslist.

Showings
A home that stands out and is uncluttered and clean makes a good first impression.  The Ira & Company team will work with you to showcase your home’s unique features and maximize it curb appeal.  When your home is in showing condition, we will provide a loxbox which will allow agent to show your home.  We will ask agents to provide as much advance notice as possible before showing.  This is an important and necessary step in showcasing your home.  In all likelihood we will schedule an open house as well.

Offers
After receiving an offer, Ira & Company will carefully work with you to explain the offers terms and review the solidity of the buyer’s finances.  The offer is a signed document outlining the term under which a buyer is offering to purchase your property.  You can accept the offer as written, make a counter offer or reject it completely.  If the buyer responds with a counter to your counter offer you can then accept it, counter the counter offer, or reject it.  The offer to buy becomes a contract when all parties have initialed every change and signed the offer (a process referred to as ratification).

Settlement
Shortly before settlement the buyer will conduct a walk through with their agent to ensure that the property is in the condition agreed upon in the ratified contract
Settlement occurs, when all requirements of the contract have been complete and each party the buyer and the seller have a meeting of the minds and sign the respective documents.  In attendance at settlement will be the title company attorney, the listing and selling agreement, the buyer and their agent and you the owner.
The settlement attorney/agent will walk through each document.

• Dead of trust
• Deed of trust note or mortgage note
• VA, FHA, or lender forms
• Settlement sheets

You and the buyer will then sign all the necessary forms.  In certain cases, some of the closing costs may be paid by you the seller.  Once all of the documents have been signed you will turn over the keys to the buyer and your transaction is complete.