
LAYOUT
TIMELINE TO MARKET
Tentative Timeline (to give us something to work off of...)
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Today until the day we go to market: Bonus time to pre-market your house off market via Private Exclusive as soon as we finalize a price.
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Week of MONTH XX: Remove all the items that you want from the house. Meet estate companies to decide who you want to hire.
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DAY, MONTH XX: Meet vendors to get pricing. Tentatively planning on 12:30pm
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Week of MONTH XX: Continue to remove and clean up
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Weekend of MONTH XX: Estate Sale
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DAY MONTH XX: Start paint and handyman work.
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DAY, MONTH XX: All work completed
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DAY, MONTH XX: Deep cleaning AM. Stage PM
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DAY, MONTH XX: Photographer
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DAY, MONTH XX: Picture available for Coming Soon
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DAY, MONTH XX: Active + Broker’s Open from 12-2pm
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DAY, MONTH XX: Public Open House.
PREPARING YOUR HOUSE FOR MARKET
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Do we need new carpet? flooring? refinish flooring
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Do we need paint? Interior? Exterior? Front door? Baseboard? Closets? Ceiling?
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Any countertop need to be reglazed?
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Do we need to change light fixtures
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Do we need to replace door knobs?
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Do we need new curtains? and rods?
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What is broken? and needs to be repairs?
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Are we removing anything attached to the house?
QUESTIONS TO SELLER
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What do you love about your house (eg. neighbors, location, quiet... ).. more info never hurts!
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What was upgraded prior to your ownership? and What did you upgrade?
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Do you have cameras inside and outside your home? Where are they located?
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All items attached to the property are included (example: curtains, curtain rods, attached mirrors, dishwasher, stove, Ring doorbell/cameras, TV mounts, shelving...), can you confirm you are good with that?
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Are there any smart features to be included or excluded (example: Ring doorbell/cameras, Nest, security cameras, Wemo switch...) to be included or excluded from the sale?
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Are there any leased items: propane tank, solar power system, water softener, alarm system, other?
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Any leined items: heating/ventilation/air conditioning system, solar power system, window/door or other?
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Any home improvement done under the PACE program?
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Is the property under a trust? Can we get a copy to have Escrow and Title review?
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Any Power of Attorney document we need to be aware of?
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Do you have any investigation report(s) (ex: termite report, general property inspection, disclosures from when you purchased)?
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Are you okay ordering report(s) (ex: Prelim Title Report, Natural Hazards Disclosure (NHD) Report, HOA documents, City Required Report (9A))?

ESCROW INFORMATION
Ryan Yoshimoto
Chartwell Escrow
11726 San Vicente Blvd, Ste 320
Los Angeles, CA 90049
P: 424.652.4920
ryoshimoto@chartwellescrow.com
teamryan@chartwellescrow.com
TITLE INFORMATION
PAPERWORK
DISCLOSURES
ESCROW
TITLE
NHD
CITY REPORT
ART JURY
OFFERS
OFFER BREAKDOWN SPREADSHEET
SUGGESTIONS ON COUNTERS:
REQUEST FOR REPAIRS
REQUEST FOR REPAIRS
ESTIMATE/BIDS