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Seller's Guide

How to sell your Chicago home

From the first pricing conversation to the closing table — here's exactly how The Boulevard Group takes your home to market.

The selling process, step by step

  1. Consult with a Boulevard Group broker

    We start with a conversation: your timeline, your goals, and a data-driven look at what your home is worth in today's market — using hyper-local comps, not citywide averages.

  2. Sign the listing agreement & disclosures

    We handle the paperwork that makes it official, walking you through the listing agreement and Illinois-required disclosures in plain English.

  3. Build the marketing strategy

    Pricing strategy, staging guidance, professional photography, and a launch plan across the MLS, fultongrace.com, and the major portals — backed by Fulton Grace's marketing engine.

  4. Show the property

    Private appointments and open houses, scheduled around your life. We make every showing count.

  5. Gather & discuss feedback

    After each showing we collect agent and buyer feedback, share it with you honestly, and adjust strategy if the market is telling us something.

  6. Receive & negotiate offers

    When offers arrive, we break down every term — price, financing strength, contingencies, timing — and negotiate like it's our own money on the line.

  7. Contract acceptance & earnest money

    Once you accept, the buyer's initial earnest money is deposited and the clock starts on the next phase.

  8. Attorney review & inspection period

    In Illinois, both sides' attorneys review the contract while the buyer inspects the property — typically within the first five business days.

  9. Negotiate modifications

    If the inspection turns anything up, we negotiate repairs or credits that keep the deal on track without giving away more than the market requires.

  10. Buyer secures financing

    The buyer's lender orders an appraisal and finalizes underwriting. We stay on top of their milestones so nothing slips.

  11. Final details

    Balance of earnest money is received, and if you're in a condo, we coordinate the association documents (22.1 disclosure, budget, meeting minutes).

  12. Close

    Sign, hand over the keys, collect your proceeds. We're at the closing table with you.

Why sell with The Boulevard Group?

We're a local team backed by one of Chicago's leading independent brokerages. That means boutique-level attention — proactive communication, honest feedback, genuine care — with big-brokerage marketing reach and decades of combined deal experience across the city and suburbs.

Thinking about selling?

Get a no-pressure valuation and a straight answer on what your home would command in today's market.

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