The first step in the purchase or sale of your home is the selection of a real estate agent. A real estate professional will help guide you through the entire settlement process. We can help you by giving you a few referrals. If you elect to do a For Sale By Owner, you will need to follow some simple guidelines to help ensure that the transaction runs smoothly.

     First, you will need your buyer to contact a Lending Institution. Ask our office for a lender referral. This will help you pre-qualify your potential buyer. After you have selected the lender and have agreed to all terms and conditions of the sale, it will be necessary to write a purchase contract and sign all the disclosure and disclaimer forms. Our office can provide you with all the forms necessary for the transaction. Once the contract is ratified, it is important that you contact Virginia Title & Escrow Services. You will need to provide us with a copy of the contract and a request for settlement form as soon as possible. This will help us start the process of gathering all the information necessary to conduct the settlement. Virginia Title & Escrow Services will make all arrangements with the lender and will ensure that the transaction runs efficiently and takes place on time. We welcome any questions or concerns that you may have about the FSBO process. So if you have decided to do a FSBO, give us a call!