The Oberdorfer Teamat REWAP Brokerage LLC
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Selling, with care

Your house is photographed, written about and priced as if it were being published, because it is. You'll see the reasoning behind every number.

Ask what your home is worth
A living room with a black wood stove on a stone hearth, wide wood floors, a braided rug and a doorway through to the kitchen.
Fig. 01 — A front room, ready to photograph. Sample photograph, Clay Banks / Unsplash.

Seven commitments

Proposed in the brand book; the team confirms each before launch. Once confirmed, they're agreed in writing before we list.

Presentation
Professional photography, a written story of the house, and preparation advice room by room.
Strategy
Timing, the likely buyer and the launch plan, agreed in writing before the house goes on the market.
Local market
What has sold nearby, how long it took and why, from MLS records.
Pricing
A range with the reasoning shown, and a plan for what we do if the market answers differently.
Marketing
The listing page, a Field Notes feature, open houses and targeted local promotion.
Negotiation
Offers compared side by side, net proceeds calculated for each, and a clear recommendation.
Communication
A weekly written update, whether or not anything changed.

From walk-through to closing

  1. 1

    Walk-through

    We see the house the way a buyer will, with you.

    We: a written list of what to fix, what to leave, and what it's worth doing.
  2. 2

    Prepare

    Repairs, clearing, the small things buyers notice.

    We: names of people who do the work well, and a schedule.
  3. 3

    Publish

    Photographs, the story of the house, the listing page.

    We: you approve every word before it goes live.
  4. 4

    Show

    Open houses and private showings.

    We: feedback from every showing, in writing, the same week.
  5. 5

    Decide

    Offers, terms and the buyer's financing.

    We: offers side by side, net proceeds, a recommendation.
  6. 6

    Close

    Inspection, P&S, certificates and the closing.

    We: one timeline, your attorney looped in, nothing missed.

What Massachusetts asks of sellers

A plain summary. Your attorney confirms what applies to your house.

Smoke and CO certificate
Before the sale closes, the local fire department inspects the smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and issues a certificate. We schedule it early; some towns book out.
Title 5 inspection
If the house is on a septic system, it needs a Title 5 inspection, generally within the two years before the sale. A failed system changes the sale, so we find out first.
Lead paint notification
For houses built before 1978, buyers receive the state's lead paint notification and the federal disclosure, and you share what you know.
Your attorney
Sellers in Massachusetts usually hire their own attorney to review the Purchase and Sale agreement and prepare the deed. We'll introduce you to a few.

How a house is presented

One of our sample listings, as a buyer would first see it.

Front of a blue center-chimney colonial with yellow shutters, a small entry porch and granite steps.Open house · Sun Oct 18, 11–1
Sample listing

14 Orchard Lane

Holden · Single family

$689,000

  • 4 bd
  • 2.5 ba
  • 2,140 sq ft
  • 0.52 ac

Circa 1780 center-chimney colonial: wide pine floors, six-over-six windows, a 2019 kitchen in the old ell.

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Listed by Brandon Oberdorfer, The Oberdorfer Team at REWAP Brokerage LLC · MLS PIN # [sample]

What is your home worth?

We'll send a written range with the sales we used and what would move it, within [turnaround to confirm]. No obligation, and no automated estimate.

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