Should You Craft a Home Selling Checklist?

by Jackie Davis 03/21/2021

A home selling checklist is a must-have, regardless of whether you intend to list a single-family residence or a mansion. If you craft a home selling checklist today, you can prepare for the property selling journey. And as a result, you could boost the likelihood of enjoying a fast, profitable home selling experience.

Now, let's take a look at three factors to consider as you create a home selling checklist.

1. Your Home Selling Timeline

Think about how quickly you need to sell your house. Once you have a home selling timeline in place, you then can determine the steps you will need to take to achieve the best possible results.

Strive to maximize the time and resources at your disposal throughout the home selling journey. If you understand how much time is available, you can establish priorities and map out your time accordingly. As such, you may be better equipped than ever before to sell your home without delay.

2. Your Home's Condition

Ultimately, your home's condition will play a major role in your home selling experience. If you focus on upgrading your house's interior and exterior, you could make your residence an attractive option for buyers.

To improve your house's exterior, you should mow the lawn and perform other lawn care tasks. Complete these tasks regularly to ensure your house will dazzle buyers any time they walk or drive by it.

In addition, remove clutter from inside your house. This will allow you to showcase the full size of your residence to buyers. It will also make it simple for buyers to envision what life may be like if they purchase your home.

3. Your Initial Home Asking Price

How you price your residence may have far-flung effects on your house selling experience. If the initial asking price of your home is too high based on its condition and the current state of the real estate market, your residence may linger on the housing market for many weeks or months.

To price your house competitively, it may be beneficial to conduct a home appraisal. This allows you to receive a home valuation that you can use to determine the optimal initial asking price for your house.

Furthermore, take a look at the available houses in your city or town that are comparable to your residence. With this housing market data in hand, you can see how your residence stacks up against the competition and price it appropriately.

For those who need assistance as they put together a house selling checklist, think about hiring a real estate agent, too. This housing market professional can teach you everything you need to know about selling a home. Best of all, a real estate agent can offer insights to help you make informed home selling decisions.

Ready to list your house? Create a home selling checklist, and you can move closer to achieving your house selling goals.

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Jackie Davis

Welcome to Jackie Davis and Company. If you have navigated this far, we thank you and would like to share how we differ from other teams and agents. We work tirelessly and are committed to providing 100% customer satisfaction. We recognize, listen, value, and appreciate your goals as you move towards listing or selling your home. As Listing Agents we continuously integrate new and advanced technology to promote your biggest asset. Our strong negotiation skills are invaluable for getting you the best price for your home. As the Buyer's Agent we pride ourselves on being fully educated in our local markets. While focusing on integrity and honesty we will provide you with the highest level of professionalism and analysis. We are proud that this hard work has earned us recognition as top 1% both company and state wide in the industry. Achievements * 1st Quarter 2017 Leading Sales in Fairfield * 2017 February Leading Sales Team * 2017 March Leading Sales Team * Chairman's Elite representing the Top 1% Agent at William Raveis Nationwide & Fairfield County * Over $45 million Listed & Sold in 2016 * Over $30 million Listed & Sold in 2015 * 99% List to Sales Ratio (higher than market average) * 75 Average Days on Market (less than market average) * Jackie Davis Promoted to Sales Vice President 2016 * Raveis Award of Excellence every year * Exceptional Customer Service Award every year * Top Units Sold Team October 2016 * Top Customer Service October 2016 * Top Mortgage Support September 2016 * Top Selling Team January 2016 * Top Mortgage Support August 2015 * Top Selling Team Feb 2014 * Top Producing Team Jan 2014 * Top Selling Team Dec 2013 * Top Selling Team Nov 2013 * Top Producing Team Nov 2013 Professional Specialty Innovative Marketing and Technology equals proven sales. Our team of licensed professionals is ready to serve. We handle: Sellers & Buyers Exceptional Properties Investors Waterfront & Beach Area Homes Country & Equestrian Properties New Construction & Land Relocation Professional Association National Association of Realtors Connecticut Association of Realtors Greater Fairfield Board of Realtors Consolidated Multiple Listing Service Community Involvement PTA committee member for past 14 years from elementary through high school PTA Board Member for 4 years Shoff Darby Advisory Scholarship Board member past 5 years Committee member for Cancer Care of Norwalk past 10 years Volunteer Habitat for Humanity Operation Hope coordinator for elementary and middle schools, last 3 years Volunteer for a variety of town sports teams, that my daughters participate in The County Assemblies Board Member The b-Cause Foundation Board Member- a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate children to recognize neighbors in need in our local community. Wakeman Boys & Girls Club- Fundraising Committee Member Committee Member for Cancer Couch Fundraiser the Cancer Beat 2016 Near and Far Aid Volunteer Education BA from Merrimack College Personal Fairfield resident for 39 years Currently reside in Fairfield Beach Area Married 27 years Four daughters currently in & have graduated Fairfield Public School system Areas Covered Fairfield Southport Westport Weston Norwalk Trumbull Easton Stratford Shelton Milford Stamford Bridgeport