(860) 794-6099 Jennifer.Cain@lptrealty.com

Seller resources

Useful things, free, and no email required to use them.

An honest read on where your home actually stands, and two guides worth reading before you spend a dollar preparing it. Use the planner without giving me your information. If you want a copy sent to you, that is optional.

Listing Preparation Planner

Ten questions. An honest answer about where you actually are.

Not a lead magnet with a pre-written outcome. Ten real questions about condition, preparation, and readiness, and a specific list of what to address based on how you answer.

Most sellers land in the middle. That is normal and it is fixable.

Question 1

1. Have you had a pre-listing home inspection, or do you know of any condition issues a buyer's inspector would find?

Question 2

2. Has the interior been painted in a neutral palette within the last five years?

Question 3

3. Are flooring, carpet, and major surfaces in condition you would call move-in ready?

Question 4

4. Have you removed personal photographs, collections, and items you would not want in listing photos?

Question 5

5. Is each room being used for its obvious purpose, rather than as storage or a hobby room?

Question 6

6. Have you decluttered closets, the garage, and storage areas so they read as spacious?

Question 7

7. Is the exterior, including landscaping, the driveway, walkways, and the front entry, in the condition you would want a buyer to see first?

Question 8

8. Do all fixtures, appliances, HVAC, and plumbing currently work?

Question 9

9. Do you have a plan for where you are going after this home sells?

Question 10

10. Have you talked with anyone about what your home is realistically worth in today's market?

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What I would address

    This is a self-assessment, not a walkthrough. I look at every home in person and make recommendations specific to that property, including what I would not spend money on. I am not interested in having sellers spend money for the sake of spending money.

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    The questions sellers ask me first, answered.

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    Curated answers · Raleigh, Cary, and the Triangle

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    Hello. These are answers I have written to the questions sellers ask me most often about pricing, preparation, downsizing, inherited property, and how I work.

    Pick one below or type your own question. If I have not written an answer for it, I will tell you that plainly rather than guess.

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    How this works, plainly. This is a curated set of answers Jennifer wrote, matched to your question. It is not artificial intelligence, it does not generate text, and it will not invent an answer it does not have. If your question is not covered, it says so and points you to a real conversation. Nothing here is legal, tax, financial, or appraisal advice.

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    Two things worth reading before you spend a dollar.

    Both written by Jennifer. Neither is a teaser for something else.

    14 pages

    What I Wish Every Seller Knew Before They Called Me

    The six assumptions that cost Raleigh and Cary sellers money, how pricing actually gets decided, the preparation that pays, and the questions to ask any agent you interview. Including me.

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    Listing Preparation Checklist

    Ten areas in the order Jennifer works through them, with a rough timeline and, more usefully, the items she would tell you to skip. This is the companion to the planner above.

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