THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SELLING YOUR HOME

Edina Realty’s “Ultimate Guide to Selling Your Home” includes helpful tips, checklists and research that will guide you through the exciting process of selling your home.

Refer to this guide early—and often—during your home selling journey. Pay special attention to Seller Shortcuts. Reference these quick seller tips with links to additional resources for an easy way to check off major home selling milestones from your list!

Stage 1 – Pre-market: Building the foundation for selling your home

Determining your timeline

Market conditions

Understanding real estate markets

Defining your home’s market value

Working with a real estate agent

Preparing for market

Selling by season

Truth-in-Sale of Housing evaluation

Seller disclosures

Renovations and fast fixes

Your next home

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Stage 2 – In-market: Time to sell your home

Staging your home “HGTV-ready”

The ultimate inside-the-home checklist

The ultimate curb appeal checklist

Professional listing photos

Pricing your home

Marketing your home

Online listings

Grand opening rollout plan

Showing your home

Home showings:

What to expect

Tips for holding an open house

Buyer feedback

How long does it take?

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Stage 3 – The path to closing: You have offers—now what?

Offers

Contingencies

Negotiation

Multiple offers

Accepting an offer

Steps to closing

Loan application and title commitment

Home inspection and due diligence

Scheduling a closing date

Appraisal and loan approval

Homeowner’s insurance

Re-inspection, if necessary

Walk-through

Transfer of utilities

Closing time 

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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SELLING YOUR HOME