Seller resources

The seller's checklist

Ten things worth doing before your home goes on the market.

Assess your home's condition

Walk the house as a buyer would, room by room, and write down what a stranger notices first.

Priced for this market, not last year's. Overpricing costs more time than it ever gains in dollars.

Edges cut, beds mulched, front door clean. The first photograph and the first impression are the same thing.

Clear surfaces and pack the personal photographs. Buyers need room to picture their own things.

Fireplace, light, yard, storage. Every home has two or three things worth walking a buyer to.

Professional photography, accurate remarks, full MLS syndication, and outreach to agents with matched buyers.

Fix the small, known items in advance. Gather permits, utility records and any warranty paperwork.

Ask how they price, how they market, and who answers when you call on a Saturday.

Read every term, not only the number. Timing and contingencies often decide which offer is actually the best one.

Clear the contingencies, schedule the walkthrough, and hand over the keys on the date you planned around.

A printable version of all ten steps, plus space to track what you have finished.