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The 60-Day Ready-to-List Checklist

List once, list right, and skip the money-wasters. A day-by-day prep plan that puts your time where buyers and their inspectors actually look.

  • Day 60 → listing day, broken into four short phases
  • The paperwork that delays closings: permits, service records, disclosure prep
  • When a pre-listing inspection pays for itself
  • A “what to skip” list, so you don't remodel for the next owner
  • Short on time? The ★ fast path for the last two weeks

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Five things to do this week, before anything else

Buyers don't pay extra for perfect. They pay for no surprises. These five moves cost little and head off the most common escrow headaches.

  1. Gather service records for the furnace/AC, water heater, roof and any big repairs. Put them in one folder.
  2. Find the permits for additions, decks, finished basements or garage conversions. Unpermitted work is better found now than in escrow.
  3. Know your roof's age. It's one of the first questions buyers ask.
  4. Walk the outside after a rain. Does water drain away from the foundation? Is moss building up on the roof or walks?
  5. Test every smoke and CO alarm and swap dead batteries.
What's inside

Four phases from Day 60 to listing day

DAY 60–45

Know what you have

Paperwork, disclosure prep, a pre-listing inspection decision, and a check of major systems.

DAY 45–30

Repairs & exterior

Fix what's broken, deal with moss, and touch up trim, fencing and anything an inspector will flag.

DAY 30–14

Clean & refresh

Declutter, paint in neutrals, update the fixtures buyers touch first, and work on curb appeal.

LAST 14 DAYS

Stage & photograph

Depersonalize, arrange for flow, then book photos, plus a before-every-showing routine.

Save your money

What usually isn't worth doing before you list

Not every project pays you back. Unless something is broken or damaged, these are usually better left to the next owner:

  • Major kitchen remodels
  • Gut bathroom renovations (cosmetic updates are usually enough)
  • New flooring throughout
  • Landscape overhauls (maintenance is enough)
  • High-end appliance upgrades
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From Gavin & Julie, Wisser Homes Team

We're Gavin & Julie Wisser, the Wisser Homes Team at HomeStar Brokers in Salem. This is the prep plan we use with our sellers, trimmed to what actually matters in the Salem-Keizer market.

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