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2026-10-19 · 8 min read

What Does Real Marketing for a Home Look Like, and Why Is Posting to Followers Not Enough?

Most listings get a sign, a few photos and a post to the agent's own followers. Here is what marketing a home properly involves, and how to tell which kind you are being offered.

2026-10-19 · 8 min read

What Is the 10-10-0 Rule, and Why Does It Matter When I Sell?

Most listings that sit did not have to. The 10-10-0 rule is how I catch a home that is not working early, while a change still makes a difference.

2026-10-19 · 9 min read

How Do I Price My Home in Bozeman?

The price you start at decides more about your sale than almost anything else you do. Here is how a real number gets set on a Bozeman home, and why starting high to leave room usually costs you.

2026-10-19 · 8 min read

Should I Accept the First Offer I Get?

The first offer on your home is not good or bad because it came first. Here is how to judge it on what actually matters, and how to answer it without losing a buyer who wants your house.

2026-10-14 · 9 min read

How Do I Know If It Is the Right Time to Move Out of a House That No Longer Fits?

Most people who leave a longtime home circled the decision for a year or more first. Here are the signs the house has stopped fitting, the questions that settle it, and how to decide at your own pace.

2026-10-14 · 9 min read

Should I Buy First or Sell First When I Am Moving Within Bozeman?

The hardest part of moving within Bozeman is rarely finding the next house. It is the order. Here is how to weigh buying first against selling first, and the questions that usually settle it.

2026-10-13 · 8 min read

How Do I Prepare My Home for Sale in Bozeman, Step by Step?

Preparing a home you have lived in for years goes better in a set order. Here is the order I use, what to leave alone, and the mistakes that cost Bozeman sellers the most time.

2026-10-13 · 8 min read

What Repairs Should I Make Before Selling My Bozeman Home?

You do not have to fix everything before you list, only the right things. Here is how I sort repairs into must fix, worth it and skip, and how to stop before you overspend.

2026-10-13 · 8 min read

How Do I Sort Through Thirty Years of Belongings Before I Sell?

Sorting a house you have lived in for decades is the step where most sellers stall. Here is the order that keeps it moving, why the garage is the wrong place to start, and how to do it without doing it alone.

2026-10-13 · 8 min read

What Do I Do With Things My Kids Do Not Want?

Most parents find out the kids do not want the things they saved for them right when it is time to sell. Here is how to ask, how to set a deadline, and where the rest can go without guilt.

2026-10-12 · 8 min read

What Should I Do With the Equity in My Bozeman Home?

If you have been in your Bozeman home a long time, the equity is a tool, not a verdict. Four real options, what each one costs you, and how to run the numbers before you decide anything.

2026-10-12 · 8 min read

How Long Does It Take to Sell a Luxury Home in Bozeman, and What Sets the Price?

A typical Bozeman home that sold above $1.5 million sold in about 25 days this year. The average was 47. The gap between those two numbers is price and presentation, and here is how to land on the right side of it.

2026-10-01 · 8 min read

Should You Sort and Stage Your House Yourself Before Selling, or Hire Help?

If you are selling a Bozeman home you have been in for twenty or thirty years, the sorting is the part that stalls. Here is how to think it through, and what the right prep actually returned on one listing.