The short version
Selling with The McBride Team follows eight steps: a market analysis you price from, preparation that removes distractions, professional photography, a timed MLS launch, weekly feedback reports, offer review on every term, a repair negotiation led by one coordinator, and closing. Start by gathering your mortgage statement, survey, HOA documents, and repair records.
Understand your home's position. Make a plan. Move with clarity. This guide covers the sequence we follow with every seller and gives you a checklist you can start on today.
Step 1: Understand your home's position
We prepare a market analysis from recent, comparable sales and current competition, then walk you through it. You will see the data behind any pricing range we suggest, and you set the price. We do not simulate instant valuations or quote a number before seeing the home.
Step 2: Prepare
Most preparation is about removing distractions rather than renovating. Our checklist, in the order that pays off most:
- Declutter every surface and closet. Buyers open closets. Half-empty reads as spacious.
- Deep clean, including windows and grout. Photography shows what a walk-through forgives.
- Fix the small things. Dripping faucets, sticking doors, burned-out bulbs, and cracked switch plates all end up on an inspection report or in a buyer's mental discount.
- Neutralize. Bold paint and personal collections narrow the audience. Family photos come down before photography.
- Curb appeal. Fresh mulch, trimmed shrubs, a clean front door, and a working porch light.
- Pre-listing inspection (optional). For older homes, knowing about a roof or HVAC issue before the buyer's inspector does lets you fix or price it on your terms.
Step 3: Photography and video
Whitney Newsome, our Marketing Director, schedules professional photography once the home is ready. Photos come first in every buyer's decision, and we do not launch a listing with phone pictures. Video and drone footage are used where they help the specific home.
Step 4: Launch
Your listing goes live on the MLS and syndicates to the portals with complete, accurate data. We time the launch, set showing instructions that respect your schedule, and prepare the home's information for agents. Emma Foley and Riley Hunter enter the listing in the MLS, and Whitney manages the marketing pieces.
Step 5: Showings and feedback
You receive showing feedback as it comes in and a weekly report that documents online activity, showings, and what we are adjusting. Nobody should wonder what is happening with their home.
Step 6: Offers
We review every term with you: price, closing date, financing type, contingencies, concessions, and what conveys. Then we negotiate to the outcome you choose.
Step 7: Inspection and repairs
After the buyer's inspection, Riley Hunter, our Client Success Coordinator, handles the repair negotiation for every seller on the team. One experienced person, one consistent process, no surprises.
Step 8: Closing
Riley coordinates the closing attorney, the buyer's lender, and the deadlines, and keeps you updated weekly until the deed is recorded.
Documents to gather now
- Mortgage statement(s) with the payoff contact
- Survey, plat, and any easement documents
- HOA covenants, contact, and current dues statement
- Warranties and manuals for systems and appliances
- Records of major repairs and improvements with dates
- Utility bills for the last year
- Any prior inspection reports
- Lease agreements, if the home is tenant-occupied
Questions to discuss with us
- What is my realistic timeline, and does it depend on buying next?
- What should I fix before listing, and what should I leave for negotiation?
- How will you handle showings while I live here?
- What happens if the appraisal comes in low?
Next step
Ask us for a net sheet with your estimated proceeds, or request a personalized home valuation.
Questions this guide answers
What should I do before listing my home?
In order of payoff: declutter every surface and closet, deep clean, fix the small things, neutralize bold paint and personal items, handle curb appeal, and consider a pre-listing inspection on an older home.
How is my home's price set?
From a market analysis of recent comparable sales and current competition, walked through with you line by line. You see the data and you set the price; the team does not quote a number before seeing the home.
What documents do I need to sell my house?
Mortgage statements with the payoff contact, the survey or plat, HOA covenants and dues, warranties and manuals, repair and improvement records, a year of utility bills, prior inspection reports, and any leases.
This guide describes how The McBride Team works and the rules we see most often. Programs, forms, and fees change; the sources above are the current authorities, and your lender, closing attorney, and agent confirm what applies to you.