Step 1: Get your home ready to sell.
You decide how much work goes in. I make sure the right work gets done.
How much do you want to put into it?
Pick a number from 1 to 10. A 1 means sell it as-is, no work at all. A 10 means paint, fix, stage, everything. Most people land around 5, and there's no wrong answer.
Your number tells me what plan to build. A 2 doesn't get a 9's to-do list.
Find what the buyer would find, first
Almost every buyer hires an inspector. So we go first. A major-systems inspection covers six things:
- Roof
- HVAC (heating and cooling)
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- Sewer line
- Foundation
Those are the items that make buyers walk away or stop a loan. We skip the long list of cosmetic nitpicks on purpose.
Why do it early? Because a problem found in escrow costs more. You'd be under a deadline, taking whatever bid you can get. Found now, you have time for more than one bid at normal prices. And you avoid the worst case: a deal falls apart mid-escrow and your home goes back on the market looking like something's wrong with it.
Staging, three ways
- Still living there: we style what you already own. Less stuff, better layout, brighter rooms.
- Vacant: real furniture, so buyers can see how the rooms work.
- Virtual: furniture added to the photos only. Cheaper, and good for empty homes online.
Photo day
Once the home is ready, the photographer comes out. Photos are the first showing. They're what makes a buyer stop scrolling and book a visit.
Step 2: Launch week · Back to the full plan
Not sure what your number is? Book a 15-minute call and we'll figure it out together. Or call or text 480-448-2020.