- Research real estate agents in your area

- Explore online reviews about agent

- Make sure agent knows the market

- Define home repairs and fixes

- Complete repairs with high return on investment

- Ask the real estate agent about the fixes and repairs

- Research recently sold properties in your neighbor

- Ask your real estate agent about the market

- View the Comparative Market Analysis report

- Don't set a price higher than home value

- Remove all unnecessary items to create more space

- Deep clean and declutter

- Remove all family photographs

- Your listing goes live on the MLS

- Your home marketing in full force

- Prepare your home for open house and showings

- Make beds, put all dishes away

- Do laundry, sweep floors/vacuum carpets

- Wipe down all countertops & sinks

- Depersonalize your home

- Review all offers

- Accept, reject or make a counter-offer

- Look closely at type of financing & earnest amount

- Review terms that must be met for the sale to close

- Closing costs and who is responsible for paying

- Conditions under which the contract can be terminated

- Home should be in show ready condition

- Make sure you do everything in the sales agreement

- After inspection report be prepared to negotiate price

- Buyer’s final walk through

- Signing final documents

- Prep for closing

- Make the sale official