Seller's Guide

The first place to start for any seller is to ask yourself why you are selling your home. Are you moving? Is your family growing and you need the money to purchase a bigger home? Is the market hot and you’re looking to take advantage of it? While the question of why you are selling your home is, on its face, relatively simple, answering it in a thoughtful way is important because you will find yourself returning to it throughout the selling process. So, take some time to think more about your reason for selling and let those reasons give you a roadmap for making future decisions.

Getting your home ready to list is the most demanding step in the selling process and is one of the most important factors in whether your home will sell and how much it will sell for. Doing it well can increase the value of the home and bring in larger offers. Doing it poorly can turn off potential buyers and lead to low-ball offers.

While receiving your first offer is one of the most exciting aspects of selling your home, it’s important to remember to stay levelheaded and know that one offer doesn’t necessarily mean that future offers are going to be higher or lower. Every buyer is different.