RE/MAX Realty Unlimited Susan Cioffi Riverview Realtor & Property Management

For sale in Myakka City, FL. 3 Bed / 2 Bath home for $460,000. Contact me to learn more.

E-sign all paperwork:

When it comes to signing documents, it would be advisable to avoid contact with your agent, attorney, or buyer. Tools like HelloSign, DocuSign, PandaDoc, AdobeSign, and SignEasy have made contactless document signing possible. Currently, about 23 states allow signers and no...

Use teleconferencing for meetings:

Teleconferencing allows people to meet ‘face-to-face’ while exercising social distancing. With tools like Zoom and WebEx, you can hold discussions with different parties and share documents remotely during the home sale process.

Take sanitation seriously:

You must always sanitize your home before every showing. Pay attention to important areas like light switches, countertops, drawer pulls, and doorknobs. To minimize contact, it would be advisable to leave the necessary lights on and all the cabinets and doors open. Onc...

Exercise extra caution during in-person showings:

At some point, you might have to show your home to potential buyers since many people do not want to buy a property they have never seen. One preventative measure you could consider is limiting such showings to potential buyers who already have a...

Conduct virtual tours:

With all the social distancing rules, physical open houses may not be possible. Even if they are permitted in your area, buyers may still be discouraged from attending them next year. However, with a 3D virtual tour tool, you can provide a realistic experience of the prope...

Use virtual staging:

When it comes to selling your home, staging is a very crucial part of the process. It gives potential buyers a chance to visualize themselves living in the home. If you don’t have experience in home staging, you could consider paying for a virtual staging service.

Minimize contact during the home appraisal:

With the technology available, home appraisers don’t have to conduct in-home inspections. They can use tools like Zoom to view the interiors and exteriors of homes they are appraising. Appraisers can also drive by the home or view photos provided by th...

Minimize contact during the home inspection:

To stay safe when selling your home, it would be advisable to stay away from the home during an inspection. Also, consider getting multiple inspections (termite inspection, radon inspection, etc.) done at the same time to minimize exposure. Once the i...