Selling Your Home

For most families, their home is their largest financial asset, and deciding to sell it is a big decision that involves a lot of preparation and work. When you're ready to sell it's important to have an experienced real estate professional handle the details involved in the successful sale of a home for top dollar.

As an experienced professional who has helped many Evanston residents sell their homes, I know how to handle every aspect of the sales process - from strategically marketing and showcasing your home to making sure everything's signed, sealed and delivered by the closing date.

Providing you with comprehensive, high-quality listing service is my top priority. So when you decide to sell your home, please contact me and let's get started!

The following articles are a great place to start if you're looking for information about the sales process and how you can get more for your home when you decide to sell.

The Basics of Marketing Your Home How to Set a List Price for Your Home
Get Your House Ready to Show Buyers Why Use a Realtor when Selling a Home

10 Tips for Home Sellers

  1. Get rid of clutter. Be sure to throw away stacks of newspapers and magazines, pack away most of your small decorative items and out-of-season clothing, and clean out the garage.
  2. Wash your windows & screens. This lets in more light.
  3. Keep everything extra clean. Wash fingerprints from light switch plates. Mop and wax floors. Clean the stove and refrigerator. A clean house makes a better impression and shows that you care for your home.
  4. Get rid of smells. Clean carpeting and drapes to eliminate cooking odors, smoke, and pet smells. Open the windows.
  5. Put higher watt bulbs in light sockets. You want to make rooms seem brighter, especially basement and other dark areas. Replace any burnt-out bulbs.
  6. Repair minor flaws that can create a bad impression. Small problems, such as sticky doors, torn screens, cracked calking, dripping faucets, may seem trivial, but they give the buyer the impression that the house wasn’t well maintained.
  7. Tidy your yard. Cut the grass, rake the leaves, trim the bushes, and edge the walks. Put a pot or two of bright flowers near the entryway.
  8. Get estimates from reliable repairpersons on items that need to be replaced soon, such as a roof. This way, buyers will have a better sense of how much these needed repairs will affect their costs.
  9. Gather together warranties and guarantees on items that will remain with the house. These include the furnace and all appliances.
  10. Fill out a disclosure form provided by your Realtor. Be sure not to forget problems, however minor, that might create a liability for you after the sale.