Listings are the heart of the real estate business.
If you List, you last!
Three Steps:
- Make the pitch
- Get the signature
- After you obtain your listing see post-listing_procedures for details on what’s next.
Forms for listings:
Blank listing contracts are available in the office and our online documents for both sale and rental listings. Please review and adhere to the following procedures for their use:
- Use only our own pre-printed forms.
- Use a separate form (and appropriate) form for sale and listing on the same property.
- Countersign the form as listing agent when you prepare it. It is not valid without Broker’s signature and initials which will be the last step in the process.
- Use the full legal description for the property where indicated, not the taxroll folio number, although this may be added after the legal description. For information on how to properly use legal descriptions, link here.
- Enter the complete street address, including unit number for condos.
- If Owner makes any changes in pre-printed text, please review the guidelines on acceptable modifications and, if not within the acceptable guidelines, refer the matter to Broker promptly for instructions on whether or not the changes are acceptable.
- Listings received are to be routed to Broker who will review them and have them signed by the Broker.
- It is imperative that you take the time and energy it requires to obtain a clean, readable, executed copy with all initials in place. Once in a while a Seller decides he doesn’t want to pay for your services. Only a fully executed, easily readable contract will permit us to prevail in a collection action.
- You are responsible to see that your Owner receives an executed copy of the final agreement. I recommend sending the listing with the MLS information. Word an email something like this… I am attaching the executed listing agreement and sending you the links to the MLS…
If you list, you last!
As a listing agent, you always get paid when the property sells. As a buyer’s agent, you only get paid when the buyer closes on a transaction.