Sell Home
Complete step-by-step checklist to sell home covering clean and declutter rooms and choose real estate agent, and essential action items.
Clean and declutter rooms
Make rooms look spacious, neutral, and clean for buyers
Choose real estate agent
Partner with listing agent to set home price and strategy
Prepare listing photographs
Take bright, high-quality photos of home interior/exterior
Schedule home tours
Coordinate times for buyer agents to tour the house
Evaluate buyer contract offers
Review price, contingencies, and timelines with your agent
Complete home repairs list
Fix loose railings or peeling paint before listing inspection
Review seller closing costs
Calculate agent commissions, transfer tax, and payoff balances
Stage main living rooms
Rearrange furniture to show rooms in best possible layout
Verify home title status
Ensure no active liens exist on property before sale
Sign final closing papers
Complete mortgage payoffs and sign title transfer forms
Schedule professional pre-listing cleaning
Hire cleaning crew to scrub windows and clean carpets
Verify HVAC service certificates
Collect records of recent AC tuner checks for buyers
Locate utility budget history logs
Print past year's heating bills to show average costs
Determine target sales list price
Use neighborhood sales comps to set final price strategy
Prepare home staging flowers
Place fresh plants to make rooms smell inviting
Confirm lockbox placement safety
Mount door key lockbox so agents can show home securely
Deactivate home smart accounts link
Reset smart doorbells and security panels to factory state
Verify buyer mortgage approval letter
Confirm buyer has formal pre-approval, not pre-qualification
Arrange seller escrow account details
Provide bank routing details to title firm for cash wire
Secure mold inspection clearance certificates
Keep environmental clearance papers ready in seller pack
Prepare home fixture inventory logs
Define which chandeliers or appliances stay with home
Shut off main water valve on exit
Prevent water leak issues while home sits empty for closing