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To have your property ready for a showing you should make sure everything is tidy, beds are made, clothes picked up, etc. You should also plan to not be at the property while it is being shown and to not have your pets there as well if possible. If the showing is an evening showing, it is nice to have the lights on. Some people turn the interior lights on for any showing. If you do this, just leave instructions for the agent showing the property to turn them off if you want them off when the showing is done.

No, you do not. This is a very common question asked by sellers and unless you want an appraisal for your peace of mind that you are asking the right price for your home, the appraisal cannot be used by your buyer. Most appraisals are only good for 30 days and lenders MUST order their own appraisals when a buyer applies for a loan.

A contract, including a listing contract, is a legal and binding agreement when in writing and signed by all parties. You need to speak with your agent and explain why you want to cancel but at the end of the day, the broker has the final say as to whether the listing can be canceled or not. Most of the time the broker and agent will agree to withdraw the listing until it expires. This removes the listing from the MLS as active but does not allow you to go and list with another company until the contract actually expires. Some real estate firms have a charge to withdraw or cancel a listing. If there is a charge it would have been discussed with you when you were signing the listing contract.

Proof of funds is a letter from a lender showing that based on information provided, you qualify to purchase a property up to a certain dollar amount. If you are buying a property with cash, it would be a bank statement showing that you have at least the amount of the purchase price in an account.

Q: I have an accepted offer on a property and my appraisal just came back with a lower value than my offer. Depending on how your offer is written, you can just walk away.2. You could ask the seller to reduce the price to the appraised value, but you need to understand the seller is under no obligation to reduce the price.3. You can ask the seller to split the difference between the offered price and the appraised price. This does mean that you will have to have more money out of pocket to close on the sale.4. You can talk with your lender to see if you can pay for a second appraisal in hopes that the appraiser will use different comparable properties to get a higher value.