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A customized marketing plan and hands-on guidance to sell your home quickly, and for the right price.

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Claudia exceeds expectations when it comes to selling homes quickly and efficiently: a customized marketing plan, a current comparative market analysis, aggressive advertising, showings managed on your schedule, and regular progress reports so you always know where things stand. Using a team approach, technology, and hard work, she holds your interests first throughout the process.

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Free valuation

A real comparative market analysis, not a generic online estimate.

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Prep & list

Claudia's engineer's eye and artist's instinct help your home show its best.

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Market & show

Your listing reaches the MLS, major sites, and Claudia's own buyer network.

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Review & close

Compare offers on more than price, then close with confidence.

Getting your home ready — the big picture

Buyers need to picture themselves living in your home, which is harder to do surrounded by your family photos, trophies, and collections. Pack these away early — it also gives you a head start on your own move. There's a reason agents talk about buyers finding a "home" but sellers listing a "house": buying is an emotional decision, selling has to be a little more businesslike. Thinking of your property as a marketable commodity, not your home, makes every decision from here easier.

Decluttering, room by room

Kitchen: clear the counters completely — yes, even the toaster — and thin out cabinets and the pantry so they read as roomy rather than packed. Use up bulky canned goods before the move, and make sure the area under the sink is empty, clean, and leak-free.

Closets: temporarily box up out-of-season clothes and rarely-worn items so closets look spacious, not crammed.

Furniture: less is often more. Extra pieces can make a room feel smaller than it is — touring a few builder model homes is a good way to see how professionals place furniture for maximum space.

Storage areas: garages, attics, and basements should look like they have room to spare. Remove anything non-essential, or consider a garage sale.

Excellent at setting up first impressions. She helped us sell our home almost immediately upon putting it on the market, and did an excellent job negotiating.

— Past seller

Fixtures, surfaces & small repairs

Plumbing: fixtures should look clean and new (replace inexpensively if needed), faucets shouldn't drip, water pressure should be strong, and stubborn stains are often worth a one-time professional clean.

Walls & ceilings: check for water stains or a dated color scheme. A fresh coat of paint — ideally a light, broadly appealing neutral — is one of the best-value improvements you can make before selling.

Carpet & flooring: clean rather than replace where possible. If you do replace, keep it inexpensive and neutral, and repair any broken tile.

Windows & doors: make sure everything opens, closes, and latches smoothly — a little lubricant goes a long way — with no cracked panes.

Odor control: minimize indoor smoking and stay on top of pet areas. Buyers notice smells you may not.

Curb appeal — and why order matters

Most advice says start outside. Claudia recommends starting inside first, except for genuinely major exterior projects — for two reasons. Interior work is more approachable and helps you start thinking of the house as a product, not a home. And the exterior creates a buyer's very first impression before they even walk in, so it's worth tackling last, with your freshest effort.

Landscaping: a few mature, colorful plantings go further than a full overhaul — skip seeds or immature trees, which won't establish in time. Keep the lawn evenly mowed, edged, and watered.

Exterior & roof: repaint if the house looks tired from across the street, choosing a color that fits the neighborhood. Address a known leaky roof rather than waiting — you'll have to disclose it either way.

Backyard: keep it tidy, with pools or spas well maintained. Larger play equipment is often better removed to make the space feel bigger.

Front door: polish the hardware, make sure the lock works smoothly (agents and buyers will be testing it), add a fresh doormat, and remove personalized nameplates.

Managing repair costs

Pay for prep and repairs from savings rather than credit where you can. Protecting your credit and debt-to-income ratio matters for qualifying on your next home, too.

Pricing it right — why overpricing backfires

It's tempting to start high "to leave room to negotiate," but overpriced listings usually just sit — and a stale listing reads as a red flag to buyers, even after a later price cut. Overpricing also creates real appraisal risk: if the home doesn't appraise at the agreed price, financing can fall apart and the deal can unravel.

Watch for agents who "buy the listing" by promising an unrealistically high price just to win your business, planning to talk you down later. A comparative market analysis grounded in real, recent sales is what actually protects you. Pricing right also drives real activity: in the first couple of weeks, buyer's agents preview realistically priced homes because that's their job — an overpriced home gets skipped.

What determines your home's market value

Buyers and their agents weigh the same comparable-sales data used to price your home — recent, similar sales pulled from the MLS and public records. Meaningful improvements, like an added bedroom or bathroom, move the needle more than cosmetic ones, and not every dollar spent on a feature (a pool, for instance) comes back dollar-for-dollar in value. Market conditions matter too: in a seller's market, homes can move quickly, sometimes above asking; in a slower market, more patience and flexibility helps.

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