Tick off your whole home sale.

Every step of selling a home, all 85 of them, in the order they happen. One milestone at a time.

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Set up your closing team

Before you list. 0 of 6 done. Read the guide →

Question 1 of 18 · milestone 10 of 85 done
Where this milestone sits

Milestone 1 of 18, in the before you list stretch. Nothing you tick is saved: it holds for this visit, and a Room keeps it.

When you finishHow long a sale takesthe same steps on a calendar, worked back from a date
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What does selling a house involve?

Selling a home runs through 18 milestones and 85 steps. They cover preparation, the closing team, pricing, disclosures, listing, showings, offers, inspection, appraisal, title, the buyer's loan, closing, and keys. Every step has a full guide.

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The 4 phases, and what is in each

Beside each, where your own ticks stand.

Before you list

Everything that happens while the sign is still in the garage. Set up your closing team · Set your price · Prep and photograph the home · Gather details and disclosures · Write your listing description.

26 steps
On the market

Getting seen, getting people through the door, and getting an offer. List and market the home · Host showings and open houses · Review offers and negotiate.

17 steps
Under contract

The stretch between a signed offer and a clear-to-close. Go under contract · Buyer's inspection · Title work · Settle repairs · Appraisal · Loan underwriting.

24 steps
Closing

The last few weeks, and the day itself. Clear title · Clear to close · Closing day · Closed and funded.

18 steps

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Every step, in the order they happen

The whole list, dense, one milestone after another. Tick here or in the panel; they are the same ticks.

1. Set up your closing team, 0 of 6 done

Read the guide to set up your closing team →

2. Set your price, 0 of 5 done

Read the guide to set your price →

3. Prep and photograph the home, 0 of 6 done

Read the guide to prep and photograph the home →

4. Gather details and disclosures, 0 of 6 done

Read the guide to gather details and disclosures →

5. Write your listing description, 0 of 3 done

Read the guide to write your listing description →

6. List and market the home, 0 of 5 done

Read the guide to list and market the home →

7. Host showings and open houses, 0 of 6 done

Read the guide to host showings and open houses →

8. Review offers and negotiate, 0 of 6 done

Read the guide to review offers and negotiate →

9. Go under contract, 0 of 5 done

Read the guide to go under contract →

10. Buyer's inspection, 0 of 5 done

Read the guide to buyer's inspection →

11. Title work, 0 of 4 done

Read the guide to title work →

12. Settle repairs, 0 of 4 done

Read the guide to settle repairs →

13. Clear title, 0 of 3 done

Read the guide to clear title →

14. Appraisal, 0 of 4 done

Read the guide to appraisal →

15. Loan underwriting, 0 of 2 done

Read the guide to loan underwriting →

16. Clear to close, 0 of 5 done

Read the guide to clear to close →

17. Closing day, 0 of 5 done

Read the guide to closing day →

18. Closed and funded, 0 of 5 done

Read the guide to closed and funded →

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Questions about the list

How many steps are there in selling a house?

18 milestones and 85 steps, in the pathway a Keighbor seller walks. Some will not apply to you, your state or your contract may add ones that are not here, and the order can change.

Why isn't my progress saved?

On purpose. A checklist that quietly remembers on one device and forgets on another has told you your work is gone. It holds for the visit, says so next to the count, and a Room is the way to keep it.

Does the order matter?

It is the order most sales run in, and the guides are written in it. Real sales skip, repeat and reorder; use it as a map rather than a set of instructions.

Where do the lines under each step come from?

From each step's own guide, lifted from its 'you're done when' line. The guides are the same text a Keighbor seller reads inside their Room, published free.

This is a general checklist, not advice about your sale

No two sales run the same way. Some of these steps won't apply to you, your state or your contract may add ones that aren't here, and the order can change. Use it as a map, not as a set of instructions. Keighbor is a software company, not a law firm, brokerage, or tax adviser. This is general information, not legal, tax, financial, or real estate advice about your sale. Your situation may differ. Before acting on a contract, disclosure, title, tax, or pricing question, ask an appropriately licensed professional in your state.

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Or see the same list as a map.

A checklist says what to do next. A map says how much of this there is. Your Room keeps both, over your own dates.

The same steps, drawn as a map
Phase 1

Getting ready

March into April
Decide how you're sellingDone March 2
Work out a priceDone March 14
Get the house readyDone April 1
Take the photosDone April 6
Phase 2

On the market

April into May
List your homeDone April 11
Show people around2 of 6 done
Look at offersAround May 2
Phase 3

Under contract

May into June
The buyer's inspectionAround May 12
Title workAround May 18
The appraisalAround May 24
The buyer's loanAround June 4
Phase 4

Closing

June
The final walk-throughAround June 12
Closing dayAround June 14
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A Room keeps the same 85 steps for your home, in order, with the guide beside each one.

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  2. Progress, along the bottom
  3. Your path

The same steps, in the order your own sale reaches them, with the guide behind each one.