--- title: "Selling a house as is: build an agent's seller guide" description: "Plan an as-is seller page that explains repair choices, local disclosure sources, representation, and the inquiry your real estate website should receive." canonical: "https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/as-is-sale-agent-seller-guide" --- ## Site navigation - [Scale With Search](https://scalewithsearch.com/) - Services - Services - [AI systems](https://scalewithsearch.com/ai-systems) - [Site build](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#site-build) - [Whole website fix](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#whole-website-fix) - [Content library with SEO](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#content-library) - [Working session](https://scalewithsearch.com/audit) - Start here - [Send your brief](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#send-your-brief) - [Example scope](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#review-the-example-scope) - [Prices and terms](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#prices-and-terms) - Industries - Real estate - [Real estate agents and teams](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate) - [Platforms, ownership, and IDX](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-website-platforms-ownership-idx) - [Search, content, and AI](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-search-content-ai) - [Inquiries, campaigns, and handoffs](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-website-inquiries-campaigns-handoffs) - [Buyer, seller, and local pages](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-buyer-seller-local-resources) - [Rules, privacy, and trust](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-website-rules-privacy-trust) - Browse by business - [Trades and home services](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-trades) - [Health, wellness, and animal care](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-practices) - [Law, finance, and IT](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-professional) - [Marketing and SEO agencies](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-agencies) - [Shops and manufacturers](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-manufacturing) - [Restaurants, shops, studios, and nonprofits](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-local-services) - Chiropractic practices - [Chiropractic and wellness practices](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/chiropractic-and-wellness-practices) - [Chiropractic and physical therapy clinics](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/chiropractic-and-physical-therapy-clinics) - [All industries](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/) - Resources - Free tools - [AI readiness check](https://scalewithsearch.com/check) - [Free tools](https://scalewithsearch.com/tools/) - [Free Starter Kit](https://scalewithsearch.com/kit/business-memory-starter-kit.zip) - Guides - [AI-native library](https://scalewithsearch.com/ai-native) - [Industry intelligence](https://scalewithsearch.com/intelligence) - [Office job guides](https://scalewithsearch.com/guides/) - [Business memory](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/business-memory-for-ai-agents-guide) - [Agent governance](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/ai-agent-governance-guide-small-business) - [Migration and ownership](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/leaving-vendor-ai-memory-guide) - Articles - [All articles](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/) - [What changed](https://scalewithsearch.com/changes/) - About - Evidence - [Proof](https://scalewithsearch.com/proof) - Scale With Search - [About](https://scalewithsearch.com/about) - [How it works](https://scalewithsearch.com/how-it-works) # Selling a house as is: build an agent's seller guide Build your as-is seller page around the decision to offer a home in its current condition. Explain the repair choices, identify the local disclosure sources, and invite a conversation about seller representation. Zillow describes selling as-is as proceeding without repairs, while noting that buyers may still request an inspection. [Zillow's as-is selling guide](https://www.zillow.com/learn/how-to-sell-a-house-as-is-when-it-needs-repairs/). On your own website, give the homeowner a path from that explanation to the work you offer. Keep the page focused on assessing the property and comparing choices. Leave sale-price and closing-date promises out of the contact invitation. The page plan below is an editorial specification. Have your broker review its local contract and disclosure wording before publication. ## Separate repair choices from contract terms Use distinct sections for the work a seller considers before listing and the terms a buyer and seller agree in a contract. Avoid making a listing label carry the entire explanation. For a concrete contract example, Texas's TREC resale form defines as-is acceptance while preserving inspection, subsequent repair negotiation, and option-period termination, if applicable. Paragraph 7D also offers acceptance subject to specific repairs. These provisions belong to that Texas form. [TREC resale contract, paragraphs 7A and 7D](https://www.trec.texas.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-forms/20-19_4.pdf). For your market, ask the reviewing broker to identify the applicable contract and explain the relevant provisions. Put the source beside the explanation. Do not promise that the phrase as-is removes inspection or negotiation from every transaction. ## Give the seller a repair decision worksheet Zillow's guide presents selling as-is, addressing priority repairs, and making smaller cosmetic improvements as choices. It also discusses pre-listing inspection. Use those subjects to frame a property-specific conversation. [Zillow's repair and preparation options](https://www.zillow.com/learn/how-to-sell-a-house-as-is-when-it-needs-repairs/). Add a worksheet like this to your page brief. These are proposed discussion prompts, without a predicted financial result. | Choice to discuss | Information to gather | Question for the seller conversation | | --- | --- | --- | | Offer the property in its current condition | Known condition, available reports, and seller's repair preference | What should the listing and contract explain? | | Consider selected repairs | Written estimates, scope, and available scheduling | Which work can the seller complete before listing? | | Consider cosmetic preparation | Proposed tasks, costs, and seller's available time | Which tasks fit the chosen preparation plan? | | Consider a pre-listing inspection | Inspector's proposed scope and how the report will be handled | What would the seller learn, and who reviews the findings? | Ask for actual estimates before comparing repair costs. Keep an estimate separate from a completed repair. Have your broker review the proposed handling of inspection findings and disclosure obligations. If you add a price comparison, use dated evidence for relevant properties and describe the differences. Label proposed pricing as an assessment. Avoid a universal percentage discount or a claim that repairs pay for themselves. ## Put local disclosure sources beside the answer Give the page a clearly labeled local section. Name the state, the document reviewed, the review date, and the person responsible for updates. Leave a transaction-specific exemption for the broker or attorney to confirm. For example, TREC publishes a seller's disclosure notice covering material facts and physical condition under Texas Property Code Section 5.008. Its resale contract separately addresses receipt of that notice and cases where it is not required. Use those documents together when preparing a Texas explanation. [TREC disclosure notice](https://www.trec.texas.gov/forms/sellers-disclosure-notice), [TREC resale contract, paragraph 7B](https://www.trec.texas.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-forms/20-19_4.pdf). Federal requirements need their own source. EPA says its lead-based paint disclosure rule applies to most housing built before 1978, with listed exceptions. For covered sales, its guidance includes known hazard information, available records, and a lead information pamphlet before contract signing. [EPA's real estate disclosure requirements](https://www.epa.gov/lead/real-estate-disclosures-about-potential-lead-hazards). Keep the public guide and transaction paperwork separate. Link the official sources for readers. Arrange the actual delivery and review of required documents through the process your brokerage approves. For a national website, require a reviewed source set for each state explanation you publish. Leave an unverified local rule out of the public copy. Record it as an open question in the website brief. ## Explain the representation the visitor is requesting Identify whether you offer seller representation, buyer representation, or both. Describe your own approved steps for reviewing condition, preparation choices, pricing evidence, and offers. State who responds to the inquiry. Keep an invitation to discuss a listing separate from an offer to buy the property yourself. Use wording that matches your actual role. Avoid a cash-offer button when your intended service is seller representation. Use a proposed seller button such as **Discuss my as-is listing options**. Place an explanation beside it: the visitor is asking about representation and preparation choices. Have the person receiving inquiries approve the wording and expected response. If you also represent buyers, provide a separately labeled buyer route. Ask which property they want to discuss. Include the property's approved listing destination when available. Do not send a buyer's property question into a seller valuation request. ## Answer the questions before asking for contact details Include brief answers close to the relevant source. Have the broker adapt the following subjects for your market. **Can the buyer still inspect?** In the cited Texas resale form, as-is acceptance preserves inspection under paragraph 7A. Explain your own contract's provision before publishing a local answer. [TREC contract, paragraph 7D](https://www.trec.texas.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-forms/20-19_4.pdf). **What disclosure information applies?** Identify the applicable local notice and confirmed exceptions. Add EPA's federal source for the lead disclosure rule, which covers most pre-1978 housing. [EPA disclosure guidance](https://www.epa.gov/lead/real-estate-disclosures-about-potential-lead-hazards). **Which repairs should I consider?** Offer the worksheet above as a conversation starter. Request condition information and estimates before recommending a preparation plan. **What would you do as my listing agent?** Describe the service your business can provide. Name the initial review, the information requested, and the person handling it. ## Specify the inquiry and its acceptance checks Keep the first form short. Request the property location, the visitor's contact details, and the question they want to discuss. Offer a seller or buyer choice if both routes use one form. Leave financial documents and inspection uploads for the approved follow-up process. Use these authored message prompts if they fit your service: - Seller: "I want to discuss selling in the property's current condition. Here is the location and the work I am considering." - Buyer: "I want to discuss this as-is property and the questions to review before an offer." For the build, specify the page address, inquiry type, recipient, and required fields. Arrange a controlled submission with the receiving person. Check that the receipt contains the property location, selected route, message, and reply details. Test the phone and desktop layouts, visible contact links, form validation, and confirmation message. Confirm receipt in the agreed inbox. Record a failed delivery as an open defect and repeat the check after repair. For later evaluation, keep page visits, received inquiries, and signed clients separate. Use the received questions to identify missing explanations. Do not treat this page plan as evidence of traffic or sales. - [Multi-step forms: buyer and seller inquiries on your agent website](/articles/multi-step-buyer-seller-inquiry-forms) ## Bring the seller guide into the website scope Prepare your current seller page, markets served, approved representation process, local sources, and receiving contact. Include the repair worksheet and the inquiry checks in your requested page scope. The [real estate website page](/for/real-estate) describes Scale With Search's $2,000 whole website fix and inquiry receipt checks. Bring this guide into the written scope for your own website. Confirm its inclusion and supply broker-approved local copy before the build begins. - [Test the seller inquiry path on your real estate website](/articles/seller-inquiry-path-agent-website) - [Build a real estate landing page around a clear next step.](/articles/real-estate-landing-page) - [Check your real estate website in 30 minutes](/articles/real-estate-website-audit) ## Related: Real estate - [Test the seller inquiry path on your real estate website](/articles/seller-inquiry-path-agent-website) - [Build a real estate landing page around a clear next step.](/articles/real-estate-landing-page) - [Check your real estate website in 30 minutes](/articles/real-estate-website-audit) ---- ```text .|########||. .|########||. .|########||. |##||. .||##|. |##||. .||##|. |##||. .||##|. |#|. .|#|. |#|. .|#|. |#|. .|#|. |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#. .#| .#. .#| .#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |# ...... #| |# ...... #| |# ...... #| .# ||#########| #| .# ||#########| #| .# ||#########| #| .#. |######||######|. .#. .#. |######||######|. .#. .#. |######||######|. .#. #. .##|###|##|#|######| .# #. .##|###|##|#|######| .# #. .##|###|##|#|######| .# || |##|#||||||||||||#||#| || || |##|#||||||||||||#||#| || || |##|#||||||||||||#||#| || # |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. # |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. # |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || # .#||||||||||||||||||||||||#| # # .#||||||||||||||||||||||||#| # # .#||||||||||||||||||||||||#| # || ....|||#||||||##|#|||#|#||##||||....|. || || ....|||#||||||##|#|||#|#||##||||....|. || || ....|||#||||||##|#|||#|#||##||||....|. || #. . ....|# ....#||| ||| .#||| ....#. .# #. . ....|# ....#||| ||| .#||| ....#. .# #. . ....|# ....#||| ||| .#||| ....#. .# # . ||||#| .#####|| . .#| .#||| ||||# #. # . ||||#| .#####|| . .#| .#||| ||||# #. # . ||||#| .#####|| . .#| .#||| ||||# #. .| ||||| #. |#|||||. || #. |#||. .||||| || .| ||||| #. |#|||||. || #. |#||. .||||| || .| ||||| #. |#|||||. || #. |#||. .||||| || || |.... #. ....|#. |. ...|. ....|| || || |.... #. ....|#. |. ...|. ....|| || || |.... #. ....|#. |. ...|. ....|| || #. .||||||##||||||##||####|||||||#||||||#| .# #. .||||||##||||||##||####|||||||#||||||#| .# #. .||||||##||||||##||####|||||||#||||||#| .# # .||####|###########################|. # # .||####|###########################|. # # .||####|###########################|. # # .#||||||.#.|| # |. ..# #| #|||||#| # # .#||||||.#.|| # |. ..# #| #|||||#| # # .#||||||.#.|| # |. ..# #| #|||||#| # # .#|||||| .. |# ## |#| ...#|#|||#| # # .#|||||| .. |# ## |#| ...#|#|||#| # # .#|||||| .. |# ## |#| ...#|#|||#| # # .#|||#|# .# .#| #| ##|.#..#|||||#| # # .#|||#|# .# .#| #| ##|.#..#|||||#| # # .#|||#|# .# .#| #| ##|.#..#|||||#| # # .#||||||############|######|||||#| # # .#||||||############|######|||||#| # # .#||||||############|######|||||#| # # |...||#||||||#||||#|#||||||#|||||#||| |.| # # |...||#||||||#||||#|#||||||#|||||#||| |.| # # |...||#||||||#||||#|#||||||#|||||#||| |.| # #. .. ||||# .|||##|. |#| .|| || .|||#. #| # .# #. .. ||||# .|||##|. |#| .|| || .|||#. #| # .# #. .. ||||# .|||##|. |#| .|| || .|||#. #| # .# || | ...|| ...##| | #| .|. |. ##### .. .| || || | ...|| ...##| | #| .|. |. ##### .. .| || || | ...|| ...##| | #| .|. |. ##### .. .| || || ||||| || ||||#| . |. |. |#. ||||| |#| || || || ||||| || ||||#| . |. |. |#. ||||| |#| || || || ||||| || ||||#| . |. |. |#. ||||| |#| || || .# |.....#|....|#.||||.|||##.|#|....||.#||.#. #. .# |.....#|....|#.||||.|||##.|#|....||.#||.#. #. .# |.....#|....|#.||||.|||##.|#|....||.#||.#. #. #.|||||||#############################| ||| .# #.|||||||#############################| ||| .# #.|||||||#############################| ||| .# || ##||#||#||||||#||#||#||#||##. || || ##||#||#||||||#||#||#||#||##. || || ##||#||#||||||#||#||#||#||##. || # .#|||||||||#||#|||||||||||#| # # .#|||||||||#||#|||||||||||#| # # .#|||||||||#||#|||||||||||#| # || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || .# |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. .# |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. .# |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. || |#||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||#| || #. .######|#|#########| .# #. .######|#|#########| .# #. .######|#|#########| .# .#. |#####||||#####| .#. .#. |#####||||#####| .#. .#. |#####||||#####| .#. |# ||########|| #. |# ||########|| #. |# ||########|| #. |# ...... #| |# ...... #| |# ...... #| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#. |#. .#. |#. .#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. |##||. .||##| |##||. .||##| |##||. .||##| .||########||. .||########||. .||########||. 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