Selling your home
I help you prepare, keep you informed, and manage the details from listing to closing.
Selling
Selling your home
You focus on your move; I manage the process.
Close with confidence.
How I help sellers, how I market your home, 1031 exchanges when you’re buying your next investment property, and options for selling on your own.
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$0 seller’s attorney fee when you list your home with Anett Y. Wator and choose Wator & Associates, P.C. as your attorney, a courtesy offered by Wator & Associates, P.C.
Disclosure: Wator & Associates, P.C. is owned by attorney Dariusz T. Wator, the husband of Anett Y. Wator. At Home Realty Group, Inc. and Wator & Associates, P.C. are separate businesses. The seller’s attorney fee waiver is an optional marketing courtesy offered solely by Wator & Associates, P.C. and applies only if the home is listed with Anett Y. Wator and the seller retains Wator & Associates, P.C. Clients are free to choose any attorney, and retaining Wator & Associates, P.C. is not a condition of working with Anett Y. Wator. The waiver applies only to the seller’s attorney fee; all other closing costs and fees still apply. No referral fees are paid or received between Anett Y. Wator, At Home Realty Group, Inc., and Wator & Associates, P.C. Responsible attorney: Dariusz T. Wator, Wator & Associates, P.C., 10711 South Roberts Road, Palos Hills, Illinois 60465.
Wire Fraud Warning
WARNING – FRAUDULENT FUNDING INSTRUCTIONS Email hacking and fraud are on the rise to misdirect funds. Before sending any money, call your title company or closing attorney using contact information from an independent source, such as your sales contract, to verify any funding instructions you receive. Never rely on wiring instructions sent by email or text alone. Anett Y. Wator and At Home Realty Group, Inc. are not responsible for funds wired to an incorrect account. ⚠️ Important Reminder: Please verify all financial transactions or suspicious emails by phone before taking any action.
Why list with me
Buying and selling with purpose
Selling a home is a contract, a title transfer and a closing as much as it is a sale. I bring 22 years as a paralegal (and counting) and 2 years as a title officer to every listing, so I understand the documents and deadlines that carry a sale from offer to closing.
- Closing experience. As a former title officer and a paralegal, I know how title commitments, payoff letters and closing documents come together, and where delays often begin.
- Early attention to details. We review your timeline, disclosures and documents early, and I coordinate with your attorney, the buyer’s broker, the lender and the title company.
- Clear, steady communication. You will know where things stand, what comes next and what I need from you.
- A practical perspective. Six years as a real estate investor help me discuss pricing, condition and preparation with you in practical terms.
As an Illinois Notary Public, I can also come to your home to have your closing documents signed, so you can stay focused on packing and organizing your move.
Anett Y. Wator, Illinois Real Estate Broker, License #475.220814 · At Home Realty Group, Inc. · brokeranettwator@gmail.com
For Sale by Owner
For Sale By Owner?
If you are selling your home yourself, you are handling the pricing, the contract, the disclosures and the title work on your own. After 22 years as a paralegal (and counting) and 2 years as a title officer, I know where sales by owners most often become complicated: contract terms, required seller disclosures, and title questions such as unreleased liens or a name that does not match the records.
- Pricing. A free Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) to help you choose a list price. A CMA is not an appraisal.
- Contracts and disclosures. I explain the steps from offer to closing and the Illinois seller disclosures your attorney will review with you.
- Title. Early attention to title questions, so they can be addressed before closing day.
As an Illinois Notary Public, I can also come to your home to have your closing documents signed, so you can stay focused on packing and organizing your move.
If you decide to list your home with me:
Attorney Advertising
$0 seller’s attorney fee when you list your home with Anett Y. Wator and choose Wator & Associates, P.C. as your attorney, a courtesy offered by Wator & Associates, P.C.
Disclosure: Wator & Associates, P.C. is owned by attorney Dariusz T. Wator, the husband of Anett Y. Wator. At Home Realty Group, Inc. and Wator & Associates, P.C. are separate businesses. The seller’s attorney fee waiver is an optional marketing courtesy offered solely by Wator & Associates, P.C. and applies only if the home is listed with Anett Y. Wator and the seller retains Wator & Associates, P.C. Clients are free to choose any attorney, and retaining Wator & Associates, P.C. is not a condition of working with Anett Y. Wator. The waiver applies only to the seller’s attorney fee; all other closing costs and fees still apply. No referral fees are paid or received between Anett Y. Wator, At Home Realty Group, Inc., and Wator & Associates, P.C. Responsible attorney: Dariusz T. Wator, Wator & Associates, P.C., 10711 South Roberts Road, Palos Hills, Illinois 60465.
A consultation is free and there is no obligation. Any representation begins only after we sign a written listing agreement.
Anett Y. Wator, Illinois Real Estate Broker, License #475.220814 · At Home Realty Group, Inc. · brokeranettwator@gmail.com
Services
How I can help
I offer full-service representation only, through At Home Realty Group, Inc. Commissions are not set by law and are fully negotiable.
Buying a home →
Notary for clients
As an Illinois Notary Public, I can notarize documents for my real estate clients, which can save you extra trips.
For condo & HOA sellers
22.1 disclosure package
When I represent sellers of condominium or HOA homes, I request the association’s resale disclosure package early, so the required documents can be made available to your buyer on time. For condominiums this is the “22.1 disclosure” under the Illinois Condominium Property Act (765 ILCS 605/22.1); many HOAs have a comparable disclosure under the Common Interest Community Association Act (765 ILCS 160/1-35).
The package typically covers:
- Declaration, bylaws, rules and regulations
- Unit account statement, including any liens or unpaid assessments
- Anticipated capital expenditures (current and next 2 fiscal years)
- Reserve fund status
- Latest annual financial statement
- Pending lawsuits or judgments
- Association insurance coverage
By law, a condo association must provide the information within 10 business days of a written request; HOAs under 765 ILCS 160 have 30 days.
Associations may charge the seller a fee limited by law: for condominiums, a cap set at $375 in 2023 and adjusted yearly for inflation, plus up to $100 for rush service within 72 hours; for HOAs, a reasonable fee covering the direct cost of copying and providing the information. Your attorney reviews the documents. This is general information.
The selling process
- 1Prepare
- 2List
- 3Show
- 4Close
Selling your home
How I'll market your home
When you list with me, here is what I will do to present your home well and help buyers find it:
- A video tour buyers can watch from their phone or computer.
- Online listing exposure through the MLS (the shared database brokers use to list homes), which also sends listing information to many real estate websites.
- Social media
Every home and market is different. I cannot promise a sale price or timeline, but I will keep you informed at every step.
Request a Free Comparative Market AnalysisA CMA is not an appraisal.
Tools for sellers
What’s my home worth?A quick online estimate, or request a free Comparative Market Analysis.Closing cost estimatorEstimate seller net proceeds or buyer cash to close, with Illinois and Cook County transfer taxes.Moving checklistA printable timeline from 8 weeks out through your first week in the new home.Property tax checkHow to confirm your exemptions and the name on your tax bill with the county offices.
Calculators give estimates only, not loan offers or quotes; please confirm figures with your lender, attorney and title company.
For investors
1031 exchanges
I help investors buy and sell property through a 1031 exchange. The sale proceeds are held by an independent Qualified Intermediary chosen by the investor; I do not serve in that role.
I do not give tax advice. Please talk with your tax advisor about your exchange.
For sellers
Virtual staging: a sample
Virtual staging digitally adds furniture to photos of an empty room so buyers can picture the space. Any staged photo I use in marketing is clearly labeled “virtually staged.”
Virtually staged example. Furniture was added digitally; it is not a photo of a listed property.
WARNING – FRAUDULENT FUNDING INSTRUCTIONS Email hacking and fraud are on the rise to misdirect funds. Before sending any money, call your title company or closing attorney using contact information from an independent source, such as your sales contract, to verify any funding instructions you receive. Never rely on wiring instructions sent by email or text alone. Anett Y. Wator and At Home Realty Group, Inc. are not responsible for funds wired to an incorrect account. ⚠️ Important Reminder: Please verify all financial transactions or suspicious emails by phone before taking any action.