Seller Resource

Ultimate Home Seller Checklist

We’ve created this handy interactive checklist to help you prepare your home for sale, ensuring a smoother process and maximizing your home’s sale potential. Happy selling!

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Step 1

Initial Consultation with Your REALTOR®

Discuss Goals & Timeline: Align on your move timeframe, financial targets, and expectations. Review Market Data: Analyze local real estate trends, recent comparable sales, and active competition. Understand REALTOR® Services: Review full brokerage scope, representation duties, and marketing commitments.

Step 2

Preparing Your Home for Sale

Declutter: Work with your REALTOR® to identify excess furniture and personal items to remove. Deep Clean: Schedule a thorough top-to-bottom cleaning of kitchen, baths, floors, and windows. Minor Repairs: Address scuffed paint, leaking faucets, loose handles, and minor updates. Curb Appeal: Optimize landscaping, entryway presentation, and exterior lighting based on REALTOR® advice. Professional Staging: Evaluate professional staging or virtual staging options to enhance spatial appeal.

Step 3

Setting the Right Price

Comparative Market Analysis (CMA): Thoroughly evaluate recent sales data provided by your REALTOR®. Pricing Strategy: Collaborate to determine a strategy that creates buyer demand and maximizes yield.

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Step 4

Legal & Documentation Preparation

Hire a Real Estate Lawyer: Discuss closing procedures, title transfer, and legal representation. Gather Key Documents: Collect property title deeds, land surveys, tax bills, and renovation receipts.

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Step 5

Comprehensive Marketing Strategy

By partnering with us, your home benefits from a full-suite marketing push:

High-Quality Photography & Media: HDR photos, 3D virtual tours, and cinematic property walk-throughs. MLS & Targeted Online Syndication: Featured placement on MLS, REALM, social media, and digital channels. Open Houses & Private Tours: Strategically scheduled events to maximize buyer traffic and urgency.

Step 6

During Showings

Maximum Availability: Keep showing windows flexible and maintain pristine home presentation daily. Inviting Atmosphere: Turn on ambient lighting, keep room temperatures comfortable, and introduce soft subtle scents. Step Out During Showings: Give prospective buyers full privacy—buyers feel far more comfortable evaluating a home without owners present.

Step 7

Receiving & Negotiating Offers

Review Offers Together: Evaluate deposit amounts, closing dates, buyer qualifications, and conditions. Counter Offers & Tactics: Strategize counter-offer terms to protect your price while keeping qualified buyers engaged.

Step 8

Closing Process

Finalize Sale Agreement: Ensure all clauses, waivers, and mutual releases are executed properly. Coordinate Inspections & Appraisals: Facilitate access for buyer’s home inspector and bank appraiser. Complete Closing Documents: Sign legal disclosures and closing paperwork with your real estate lawyer.

Step 9

Moving Preparations

Plan Your Move: Book professional movers or truck rentals well in advance of closing day. Utility Management: Schedule disconnections for hydro, gas, water, internet, and property tax accounts.

Step 10

Post-Sale Actions

Change Address: Update banking, CRA, driver’s license, health card, subscriptions, and postal forwarding. Retain Selling Records: Safely archive legal contracts, lawyer statement of adjustments, and commission receipts for taxes.

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