{"id":28787,"date":"2025-01-17T03:21:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T11:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=28787"},"modified":"2025-12-01T03:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:00:09","slug":"how-do-i-sell-my-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-do-i-sell-my-house\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Sell My House? Top Methods, Main Steps, and a Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cHow do I sell my house?\u201d you wonder as you size up your cluttered kitchen, dirty bathrooms, and the decals of your kid\u2019s favorite cartoons plastered to his bedroom walls.<\/p>\n

Somehow, you\u2019ll need to get the entire place looking presentable<\/a> and find a buyer, preferably fast. You aren\u2019t sure how much longer you can work remotely without a dedicated home office, or maybe a new city awaits.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to know where to start. And some factors will be out of your control, like how fast your market moves<\/a> and whether it\u2019s a hot location to buy right now.<\/p>\n

For starters, use this guide, so you can pick a method to sell and navigate the steps from a messy house to moving trucks in the driveway. We also cover common mistakes to avoid as a seller and provide a handy pre-sale checklist of action items you can take on right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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How Do You Sell a Home? With an Agent's Help<\/h3>\n

We analyze millions of home sales to find real estate agents who sell homes faster and for more money.<\/p>\n \n

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Choose the best approach to selling your home<\/h2>\n

Before you embark on the process of selling your home<\/a>, you\u2019ll need to decide how you\u2019re going to do it. You have a few options to choose from: hire an agent, do it yourself, or request a cash offer (you can do this online by working with an instant buyer or iBuyer). Which route you choose depends on your individual needs and goals.<\/p>\n

<\/div>Option 1: Hire a top local real estate agent<\/h3>\n

Selling a house is a huge and complex undertaking, so it makes sense that 90% of recent home sellers<\/a> hired a real estate agent to list and market their home.<\/p>\n

A great real estate agent will:<\/p>\n