The on stage participants crank their head to the side and upward to see, hear the "survey says......" and the wait for it, wait for it answer to the real estate question.

The one where the crowded in, sardine like audience wonders too. What scores high or at all on the  overhead powerpoint poll.  For the most common real estate seller asked question results survey list. That gets followed with a loud bell or a buzzer.

But it is not a game.

Until you are a seller of real estate, own a property that is lingering, loitering on the market.

Holding up your next step in life.

Some of the real estate seller mistakes  list item answers can come as a big surprise.

But "been there, done that" applies like in most experiences in life.

And you the owner of a property for sale gets to realize how the real estate list, market, sell (repeat) process goes. To be lucky enough to end up scoring tickets for a front row seat. The World, real estate audience to see a big bold reversed SOLD out front in the yard, speared in the lawn.

Sitting pretty, front and center at a real estate closing that gets the thumbs up.

Earns a clear to close memo from the mortgage underwriter. Or the legal beagle's smile and a green light. That announces after careful examination this real estate title is squeaky clean, free and clear. Or will be once the liens, the lint on the deed is scraped away. With a few disbursement items on the legal sized HUD-1 doing the "house keeping" to make it that way.

So everyone sits down in a row around the conference room real estate table.

For the much anticipated, hard fought battle of patience and perseverance to have a house sale.

For the passing of the keys, sliding the checks. Lots of trees killed to create the paperwork that causes the room  writer's cramp.

Before the everyone stands up, it's grab your coat and hat time. Shake hands. Smile, cry, or inbetween. It's high time to remember where you parked outside the bank or lawyer's office. As life goes on.

And like last call when the bright blinding lights come up, the music stops creating heavy dead air.

You are told thanks for coming, drive safely. We don't know or really care where you go but you can't stay here.

What factors it takes in the lining up the real estate planets to have a successful real estate property sale?

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I'm Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers, ME Broker