Home selling planner from first repairs to handing over the keys

This home selling planner keeps the whole process of selling your house organized, from the first list of repairs to the day you hand over the keys. Its 40 undated pages walk you from prep to closing with a timeline, interviews to compare agents, notes on pricing, a repair list with costs, checklists to declutter and stage 5 parts of the home, photo day prep, logs for showings and open houses, a page to weigh offers, closing tasks, a budget for what selling will cost and pages for the move.

It comes as a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. Download it right away and print at home. Nothing is mailed.

How the home selling planner keeps every step under control

Ask as many as three agents the same 10 questions, then set their suggested price, fee and marketing plans next to each other before you commit. The repairs list has columns for priority, who does the work, the estimate and the real cost, so you fix what counts and know exactly what went out.

Each showing gets its own line with feedback and a rating of buyer interest, and a weekly review turns those comments into practical changes. Once offers come in, you can line up as many as four side by side on the price, the financing, any contingencies and the proposed closing date, and a worksheet for net proceeds shows roughly what you will walk away with.

Who this house selling planner is for

• Owners preparing to sell a house, condo or townhouse who want every task and date in one spot
• First time sellers who want to see what comes next, from picking an agent to closing day
• Couples and families selling together who like to share tasks and decisions on paper
• Anyone selling while also buying or relocating who needs to keep repairs, showings and the move in hand

Design and printing

• Elegant, minimalist look: white pages and soft blush pink touches that use very little ink
• Generous margins all around, so a home printer will not clip anything
• Two portrait sizes: US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) and A4 (210 x 297 mm)
• Undated, so it works for selling any home in any year
• Useful whether you list with an agent or keep notes while selling on your own
• Use it in a binder or on a clipboard, or have a print shop spiral bind it

Inside the home selling planner: 40 pages

1. 1Cover listing the contents
2. 2A welcome page explaining the four stages of selling (prepare, get ready, show and decide, close and move), habits that make things go smoothly, how to use the planner, what worries me and what success would look like
3. 3My selling plan, covering why you are selling, your main goals, key dates, details of the home, numbers to know (loan payoff, the price you hope for, prep budget), what matters most and first steps
4. 4Prep timeline, with to-do checklists for each window before listing (two to three months out, one month to six weeks out, and the final week or two), your own to-dos and the date you aim to list
5. 5The stretch from listing to closing, with checklists for the time on the market, for offers and the contract, and for closing and the move, plus a table of key dates covering 8 milestones
6. 6 and 7Agent interview, 10 questions with room for the answers, a rating from 1 to 5 on 5 qualities, the suggested price, fee and length of the agreement, what I liked and any concerns
7. 8Comparing agents, 3 agents side by side on 12 points (among them the suggested price, the fee, how they would market the home, how they communicate, and references), plus the agent you choose and a checklist to run through before signing
8. 9Pricing notes, a table of comparable homes (9 rows showing what each sold for, bedrooms and bathrooms, square footage and how long it sat on the market), price opinions, how the market feels, what raises or lowers value and the list price you choose
9. 10The best features of my home inside and out, updates you made with the year and cost, what you love about the neighborhood, things buyers should know and words that describe the home
10. 11A to-do list of repairs and updates, 21 rows showing the job, the room, how urgent it is, who will do it, the estimate, the final cost and a done box, plus a budget for repairs and a list of things to skip
11. 12Quotes from contractors in 10 rows, 12 quick weekend fixes and a list of supplies to buy with costs
12. 13 to 17Room by room declutter and staging for the entry with the living room, the kitchen with the dining area, the bedrooms, the bathrooms with laundry, and outdoor areas with curb appeal. Each page holds checklists for decluttering and for staging, a table to sort things into keep, sell or donate, a table of staging items to buy with costs, and notes
13. 18Getting ready for listing photos, with checklists for the day before and the morning of the shoot, a shot list for each room and the photo appointment
14. 19A routine for getting showing-ready in 12 numbered steps, a split of jobs between everyone, a bag to grab on your way out, where you go while buyers visit, a plan for pets and notes on the lockbox
15. 20 and 21A log of showings, 18 rows a page to note the date and hour, the agent or buyer, their comments, how interested they seemed and your follow-up
16. 22A weekly look at the feedback, sorting what buyers liked from what they did not, turning comments into actions and checking the price with your agent
17. 23 and 24Notes from open houses, with a checklist to prepare, the weather and how many came, comments from visitors and changes for the next one
18. 25Offer details, recording the buyer, earnest money, how they will finance it, contingencies, the closing date, the deadline for a reply, strengths, risks and your response
19. 26Comparing offers, up to 4 offers side by side on 15 points, plus the strongest offer and ideas for a counteroffer
20. 27Log of counteroffers and negotiation in 12 rows, where you can be flexible, where you will hold firm and the offer you accepted
21. 28Tracker for the under contract period, listing 11 deadlines from the contract, visits to the house and everything you are still waiting on
22. 29Inspection and appraisal, 10 rows for the buyer's repair requests, your answer, the cost and who takes care of it
23. 30Closing checklist split into two to three weeks out, the last week and the day itself, what to bring along, questions to ask about the closing statement and what comes after
24. 31Budget for selling costs, 16 lines (commission, closing fees, repairs, staging and moving among them), with the estimate, the real amount and the date paid
25. 32Net proceeds worksheet, working from the selling price down to what is left for you, your plans for that money and questions to bring to your tax professional
26. 33Moving out, with tasks for a month ahead, two weeks ahead and the last few days, a box for the first night and a plan for moving day
27. 34Utilities and your new address, 10 services to cancel or move over, a checklist for updating your address and the final meter readings
28. 35Handing over to the new owners, listing keys and remotes, what stays in the house, useful things to know about the home and a welcome note
29. 36Contacts for your selling team, 8 roles from the listing agent to the moving company, plus other contacts
30. 37A checklist of 18 documents with where each is kept and who received a copy
31. 38Weekly check-in, with the current stage, top 3, who you are waiting to hear from, a plan for each day, wins and how you are feeling
32. 39A 16 row table of questions and answers, and things to remember
33. 40Lined notes

What you download

• Home Selling Planner in US Letter, a 40 page PDF
• Home Selling Planner in A4, a 40 page PDF
• Read Me First, a brief printing guide (PDF)

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• The PDF is designed for printing rather than as a hyperlinked digital planner, though most note taking apps will let you import it and write on the pages.
• You are buying a digital file. Nothing physical is sent.
• Colors may look a little different on your screen than on paper.
• For your personal use only. Sharing, reselling or passing the files on is not allowed.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file will not open or print properly, email us and we will help quickly.
• The planner helps you stay organized and is not legal or financial advice. Contracts, taxes and the rules for selling vary by state and country, so ask your agent, attorney or tax professional about your own situation.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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