"Whether your local real estate market is super-heated or sluggish, there are steps you can take to reach the right buyers, pick the best offer, and ultimately get top dollar for your home. Selling Your House: Nolo’s Essential Guide will take you through the process from start to finish. And, you’ll learn how to do it all in the shortest possible time."--Page [4] of cover.

First steps: What you can do now to get ready to sell -- Getting expert help: Hiring a real estate agent, lawyer, and accountant -- Prep work: Preinspections, repairs, and improvements -- Telling buyers what you know: Disclosure laws -- Spiffing up your house: Decluttering, cleaning, and staging -- Pricing your house to sell, and sell high -- Websites, open houses, and other marketing tools -- Receiving and evaluating offers -- Demystifying your house sale contract -- Keeping up momentum, from escrow to closing -- Selling without an agent: smart or scary?