The Pre-Listing Prep Checklist

Buyers decide fast. Most make up their mind within the first minute and a half, and many decide from the photos before they ever set foot inside. That means the work you do in the 30 days before listing matters more than almost anything else in the sale.

This checklist walks it week by week: repairs and paint at 30 days out, declutter to model-home standard at two weeks, deep clean and smell check at one week, then the photo-day walkthrough and the 10-minute daily reset once you are live. Print it, stick it on the fridge, and check things off.

What's inside

• ✓The 30-days-out repairs triage, room by room
• ✓The carpet and paint decision
• ✓Declutter targets for kitchen, closets, and living areas
• ✓The deep clean list, including the smell check
• ✓The photo-day walkthrough, in shooting order
• ✓The 10-minute daily reset for showings
• ✓What NOT to bother with, so you stop overspending

Rather skip the form? Email corysalisbury@kw.com or call or text (801) 245-0511 and I'll send it directly. General education, not mortgage, tax, or legal advice.

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