The home selling checklist
Every step of selling a home, all 85 of them, in the order they actually happen, one milestone at a time. Tick them off as you go.
Set up your closing team
Before you list. 0 of 6 done. Read the guide →
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.
Part 1 of 4
What does selling a house involve?
Selling a home runs through 18 milestones and 85 steps: get the home ready, choose who runs the closing, set a price, gather the disclosures, list it, show it, take an offer, get through the inspection, appraisal, title work and the buyer's loan, then close and hand over the keys. Every step below has a full guide behind it.
Part 2 of 4
The 4 phases, and what is in each
Beside each, where your own ticks stand.
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.
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.
The stretch between a signed offer and a clear-to-close. Go under contract · Buyer's inspection · Title work · Settle repairs · Appraisal · Loan underwriting.
The last few weeks, and the day itself. Clear title · Clear to close · Closing day · Closed and funded.
Part 3 of 4
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.
Part 4 of 4 · where to read next
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.
Written and researched by Keighbor Research · read against the published guides these steps come from · how we research and check what we publish
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Nothing here is saved, on purpose: a checklist that remembers on one device and forgets on another has told you your work is gone. A Keighbor room keeps every tick, puts these steps in order for your home, and shows you the one that is next.