Steps To Selling your home 101
Steps to Selling Your Home
1. Decide to Sell Your Home
The decision to sell your home is a major one. Think carefully about:
Your reasons for selling
Your financial goals
Current market conditions in your area
2. Real Estate Agent Consultation
Once you’re ready to move forward:
Schedule a consultation with a trusted real estate agent
Discuss your goals, timeline, and expectations
The agent will assess your property and outline the selling process
3. Establish a Price
Your agent will conduct a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA):
Evaluates similar homes sold recently in your area
Considers current market trends
Helps you set a competitive and realistic asking price
4. Prepare Your Home to Sell
Maximize your home’s appeal by:
Making repairs or updates
Decluttering and deep cleaning
Staging the interior
Enhancing curb appeal with landscaping
Fixing any cosmetic or structural issues
5. List Your Home
Your agent will create a professional listing:
Highlighting the features and benefits of your home
Sharing it on MLS, real estate websites, and social media
Using traditional marketing tools like signage and open houses
6. Showings
As buyers schedule visits:
Keep your home clean, tidy, and well-lit
Be flexible with showing times
Make your home feel welcoming and neutral so buyers can imagine themselves living there
7. Offer Negotiations
When a buyer is interested:
They submit a written offer through their agent
Your agent will present and explain the offer
You’ll negotiate terms such as price, contingencies, and closing date
8. Closing
On the scheduled closing date:
Both parties sign legal documents
Funds are exchanged
Ownership is officially transferred
🎉 Congratulations — your home is sold!