Redfin

JULY 30, 2025

Get pre-approved for a mortgage and have cash ready One of the biggest signals to sellers that you’re serious is a mortgage pre-approval letter. This is more than just pre-qualification: It shows a lender has already vetted your finances. Why pre-approval matters: It gives sellers confidence in your ability to close.

Earnest money deposit

HomeLight

MAY 17, 2021

In this week’s episode of The Walkthrough, agent and coach Aaron Novello shares how pre-qualifying sellers has helped his team win 80% of its listing appointments. And then we do send, you know, a pre-listing package prior to connecting. That means you need to bring your “A” game if you want to get those listings.

Pre-qualification

HomeLight

AUGUST 31, 2020

And what that pre-qualification entails is asking a series of detailed questions to not only gather as much data and information as I can as far as the who, what, where, and why, you know, somebody’s motivation, what they’re looking to accomplish, timeframes, things of that nature. So it’s a combination of two things.

Pre-qualification

The Close

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Days on market (DOM). As a seller’s agent, you’re counting the days a listing is on the market. Simply put, this measures the number of days a property is for sale, from the day it is listed on the multiple listing service (MLS) to the day a buyer and seller are under contract. Due diligence period.

Purchase and sale agreement