Q: What services do you provide as a listing Agent? A: Listing services provided by Amerites are as follows: - Listing for 6 months on the REALTOR MLS system.
- Listing will appear on following websites:
- Unlimited professional guidance with contracts, negotiations and closing assistance.
- A comparative market analysis (CMA) in advance of listing.
- Pre-Screening of Buyers for qualification to purchase in advance of scheduling appointments to show your property.
- A metal framed yard sign with a flyer dispenser.
- Requires that the Seller offer a 3% commission to the Buyer's Agent, however, all commissions are negotiable.
- An initial supply of 200 flyers for the dispenser.
- A Supra lock box for placing a key on your front door. Deliver the lock box and sign to your home and place on your door and in your yard.
- Place 10 digital photos of your home on the MLS. You can provide your choice photos via email.
- Virtual Tour of your Home
- Email Flyer to all Houston Realtors
- PSS - Professional Showing Service.
- One Brokers Open House as soon as feasible during the listing term to showcase your home to local Brokers and Agents.
- One Public Open Houses, on a Saturday or on a Sunday, as soon as feasible during the listing term to present your home to potential buyers.
- If you withdraw or cancel the listing in advance of the expiration of the listing you must pay an early termination charge to cover marketing costs and time expended on the listing.
Optional Services include: $150/hr - Professional Services (OPTIONAL) - Professional services not specifically included in the above detailed list of services are offered at the rate of $150/hour. Professional services are billed weekly and payment is expected upon presentation of invoice. You are not required to utilize the professional services of any REALTOR© simply because you have a relationship with that REALTOR©. This means that you may, at any time, elect to retain the advice and services of another professional for any reason without the need to provide an explanation to the Realtor© who lists your home on the MLS. We recommend that you offer Buyer's Agents a commission to show your property to their prospective buyers. We recommend that you offer a commission of 3%, however, all commissions are negotiable. Policies and Procedures for Listings: MLS Listings & Changes to Listings: We promise to list your home on the MLS not later three business days from when you complete ALL steps. But all MLS listing steps must be completed before we can list your home on the MLS. We DO NOT list properties on the MLS over the weekend or Bank Holidays. Cutoff time for the Weekend is 5:00 PM on Thursday. Be Advised; Cable TV advertisement, REALTOR.com and other websites may take several days to get your information from the MLS system. We do not guarantee immediate posting of your MLS information on REALTOR.com or any other website. We DO NOT list properties with incomplete documents. NO EXCEPTIONS! YOU MUST VERIFY the accuracy of your home's details prior to our listing it on the MLS. Verification requires that you review the MLS Listing Details and notify us in writing that the information is correct. We allow you to change the Price as often as you wish. Photo changes are limited to reasonable frequently; based on common sense. MLS 'Public Remarks' Descriptions may be changed not more frequently than every month. Virtual Tour may be changed not more frequestly than every three month. We can not violate the above policies and procedures without charging special surcharges for our time. No EXCEPTIONS! Amerites seller has to agree to terms in Exclusive Right To Sell Listing Agreement to pay buyer's agent a reasonable sales commission (including Amerites sales Consultant), or cooperating Broker. To expedite sales of your property, we recommend that you offer a commission of 3%, however, all commissions are negotiable. Q: Do real estate forms have to be notarized?
A: Most real estate forms must be notarized to be recorded in the land records. Examples are deeds and mortgages. Forms that will not be recorded generally do not have to be notarized, such as a lease form. Q: What is the difference in a warranty and a quitclaim deed?
A: A warranty deed assures the buyer that the Seller will defend his title to the property from all other persons. A quitclaim deeds conveys whatever title the seller owns but with no warranty against the claims of others. Q: What is a disclosure statement?
A: A disclosure statement, as used in the real estate context, is a form the seller of property must complete and provide to the buyer disclosing to the buyer all defects and various other information about the residential property. Q: What is a closing?
A: Although this term may mean different things in different states, the "closing" is a meeting where all of the documents are signed and money changes hands. Q: Who is the grantee and grantor?
A: Grantee - The person to whom an interest in real property is conveyed.
Grantor - The person conveying an interest in real property. Q: What is Truth-in-Lending?
A: A federal law that requires lenders to fully disclose, in writing, the terms and conditions of a mortgage, including the annual percentage rate (APR) and other charges. Q: What does tenancy in common mean?
A: As opposed to joint tenancy, when there are two or more individuals on title to a piece of property, this type of ownership does not pass ownership to the others in the event of death. Q: What is the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)
A: A consumer protection law that requires lenders to give borrowers advance notice of closing costs. -
Amerites, LLC
4544 Post Oak Place Dr., Suite #148
Houston, Texas 77027
Tel: (713) 877-9000
Fax: (866) 599-9032
Email: info@amerites.com
Mortgage Broker: TX Broker Lic. 58834 Real Estate Broker: TX Broker Lic. 0541360
General Line Insurance (P & C): TX Broker Lic. 1344546 -
General Line Insurance (L,A,H): TX Broker Lic. 1344546 |
