How do I develop the best possible "selling strategy?"

Planning a selling strategy means looking at all the elements of selling your home and putting them in their proper places. Then you can move easily from one step to the next.

Your first step is a meeting with your agent at your home to go over every part of your home, noting its floor plan and special features. You'll discuss how to show your home most appealingly. You'll discuss any repairs and improvements which might increase the marketability of your home. These repairs may bring you back more than they cost you and are likely to help sell your home faster. Your agent will compare your home with other homes for sale in your area and with those previously sold. That helps you arrive at a competitive asking price.

Your agent will discuss different financing possibilities that my be useful to buyers who look at your home. Your agent will also go over financing costs to both you and a buyer, and help you estimate your net proceeds from the sale in each case.