Note: This is an approximate timeline. Exact dates depend on factors like your own timeline, the market, pricing, condition, location, etc.
Prepping your home to list: 7 – 14 days
What’s happening:
- Decluttering and cleaning
- Staging
- Professional pictures and videos
- Prepping your yard and working that curb appeal
- Signing disclosures
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Your listing goes live: 1 -2 days
What’s happening:
- Your listing is going live to buyers everywhere for the first time.
Pro tip: The best days to list are Thursdays and Fridays!
Receiving an offer: 38-68 days (current average)
What’s happening:
- You’re receiving offers on your home and deciding if you want to accept, counteroffer, or decline.
It can vary greatly, but the average number of days a home is currently on the market is about 45.
Accepting an offer: 1-4 days
What’s happening:
- Both parties (you and the buyer) have agreed on an offer for your property and are signing the contract, after which the offer is officially accepted!
The home is under contract: 30-45 days
What’s happening:
- This is the time when home inspections, appraisals, and mortgage underwriting all take place.
What does all this mean?
The entire process – from prepping your home to sell to the new owners moving in their furniture – takes a minimum of 45 days and, on average, 75-120 days total.
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