What's your Cape home worth?

Request a home value review

Tell Sherman a little about the property. He'll reply personally, usually with a few questions, then a value range based on comparable sales. This is a broker's opinion of value, not an appraisal.

Getting ready to sell

1. Value review

   A realistic price range from recent comparable sales, adjusted for condition, location and features.

2. Pre-listing checklist

   What to fix, what to leave, and what paperwork to gather early so it doesn't slow down a sale.

3. Marketing plan

   Photography, the listing itself, and promotion through Kinlin Grover Compass and Sherman's social channels.

4. Offers and negotiation

   Comparing offers on more than price: financing, contingencies, timelines and the buyer's due diligence.

5. Under agreement to closing

   Inspections, the purchase and sale agreement with your attorney, and the steps to a smooth closing.

Cape-specific items sellers handle

• Title 5 septic inspection. In Massachusetts the seller generally arranges the Title 5 inspection before sale. See the septic guide for timing rules.
• Smoke and carbon monoxide certificate. Sellers obtain this from the local fire department before closing.
• Lead paint disclosure for homes built before 1978.
• Deed excise tax. Customarily paid by the seller at closing; on the Cape it's $6.48 per $1,000 (details).
• Records buyers will ask for: septic pumping and I/A service records, sewer connection status or betterments, flood zone and elevation certificate, water test results for private wells, permits for past work.