Preparing to sell your home: 5 things you must do Sign In Feb. 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Family looking at the outside of a home for sale with a real estate agent.Martin Barraud/Getty Images The process of selling your home can be a period of mixed emotions and stress. The emotional weight can be enormous. Perhaps this is the only home your children have known. There may be a lifetime of memories in this home. The stress part comes when you try to figure out what will help your home sell quickly while also for the maximum amount. If you have the liberty to move out and place your belongings in storage while your house is for sale, this list may not be for you. Perhaps you have already hired a painter to update inside and out. If necessary, you may have also hired landscapers to bring the outside up to tip-top shape. With this completed, you’re ready to hire a real estate agent and take their recommendations on staging, and overnight, your home will take on a new personality.