Decide which listing package best suits your needs, then follow the instructions to complete the setup process.
Once I receive your payment, photos, MLS input, signed listing contract, and seller disclosure forms, your home will be listed on the MLS within 24 hours. The Mink Listing team will email you a DRAFT copy of the MLS listing for verification. Just let them know any changes that you would like made. If there are no changes required, please respond to that email that you APPROVE. We must receive an “approval” before your listing can be activated.
Once your listing goes live, you will receive a Showing Time link so you can download the SHOWINGTIME APP. This app allows you to accept a showing request, view previous showings, and cancel showings from your phone. The app will also contain feedback if the showing agent gave any.
SHOWINGS
Agents with buyers who want to schedule a showing for your home will enter the ShowingTime system to schedule the day and time. The Showing-Time system will then text or email you the date and time of their showing request. This eliminates the risk of missing an agent’s phone call. You will then confirm or reject the showing appointment. No showings will be completed without the seller’s approval. Once you confirm a showing request, the agent will be sent the lockbox code to enter your property. If you receive a call from an agent requesting to show your home, please direct them to use ShowingTime to schedule the showing. That way, we can keep track of all agents who show your home.
Buyers without an agent will leave me a voicemail, which I will forward directly to the seller. The seller must show their home to the potential buyer.
FEEDBACK
Once your home has been shown by an agent, a survey is emailed to that agent. The agent then completes the survey, and the results are emailed back to the seller and Mink Realty. It may take a couple of days for the showing agent to provide feedback.
OFFERS
Agents will upload their offer to www.minkoffers.com. The offer will then be emailed automatically to Mink Realty (your broker) and the seller simultaneously. This eliminates the seller’s wait time for the offer I forward. Once the offer is received, the seller MUST send me a signed seller agency form if the property is located in Kentucky. This form will also be included in the email offer. I am required by Kentucky law to receive a separate, signed seller agency form for EACH offer received. Once I receive the seller agency form signed, the seller may negotiate directly with the buyer’s agent. I am not involved in the negotiations with the gold mls listing package. Once an agreement has been reached between the buyer and seller, a copy of the executed purchase contract must be sent to me within 24 hours of acceptance. Your property will be marked pending in the MLS. This is an MLS rule. If you chose the Platinum MLS listing package, I would review the offer, go over the details and terms with the seller, and assist with negotiations. The seller will either accept, reject, or make a counteroffer. All related correspondence during the offer/counteroffer will be handled via email, with exchanges between the buyer’s agent and Mink Realty. Once the buyer and seller have agreed on the terms of the sales contract, the buyer’s agent will write up a new contract and send it to us for the seller to sign. In Kentucky, if you are married, both parties MUST sign all agreements and addenda. It’s a state law.
HOME INSPECTIONS
The Buyer typically orders a home inspection within 14 days of an offer being accepted. Once complete, taking into consideration the inspection findings, the Buyer’s Agent will send a “Repair Request” of items the Buyer requests to have repaired before closing, which will be forwarded to the Seller for response. At that point, the seller can either agree to make repairs or counter with the repairs they intend to make, if any. Keep in mind, this is all a part of the negotiations. The Buyer may “walk away” from a contract at any time, up until both parties have agreed on the repair request list. Once both parties have signed that agreement, neither the Buyer nor the Seller can legally back out of the contract.
CLOSING
The closing usually takes place anywhere from 30-60 days from the contract date.