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Efficient Systems from
Contract to Close
Darla and Kurt Buehler
The Buehler Group
Darla and Kurt Buehler
Flower Mound, Texas
Founding Partners
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Ideas to Cover
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Preventative
Negotiations
Predesigned Emails
Inspections
Appraisals
Possession
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Preventative
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Prelisting inspection (certified home)
Home warranties
Staging
Fix issues that inspectors may exaggerate
Disclose everything
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Negotiations
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Multiple offers
Mortgage companies (AMCs)
Appraisal clause
Occupancy concerns
Ben Franklin close (buyers)
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Predesigned Emails
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Seller process
Agent co-op
Mortgage company (copy all)
Title company (copy all)
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Inspections
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Walk house when listing
Handyman repair anything that causes alarm
Disclose repairs
Two-day notice
Talk to sellers about what to expect
“It’s going to be 48 hours before we know”
Give and take
Repair vs. current codes
Template response
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Appraisals
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“I’m sorry, the seller asked me to take the LB off”
Prepare comps, survey, help them
Bracket comps
Know the 20 others (Freddie and Fannie)
Ask appraiser where they are from
House in good showing condition, lights on
Be there but not in their way
Call seller after you leave
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Possession
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All parties reminded
Leave the home like you would want it left for you
Hire a maid (if tired)
Holdover
Security deposits
Issues—stop them before they get out of hand
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Q&A
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