Selling your home in Kings Park

I'm Shelby Cotton, a REALTOR® with eXp Realty, LLC in Lubbock. When comparable sales are scarce, pricing takes judgment, and my background in architecture, civil design and subdivision planning helps me make it well. I can explain what a home's construction, layout, lot and renovations are worth to a buyer, and show the reasoning.

My listing plans typically include professional photography, with video and drone shots where they help. On a large Kings Park home, video shows how the rooms flow, and drone shots show the lot and the home's position north of 82nd and Quaker. The plan also typically includes a property website, paid social media ads, email to other agents, mailers to neighbors and open houses.

Because buyers at this level may be relocating, ads and agent email that reach beyond Lubbock matter.

In a neighborhood of large homes, price per square foot is tempting and often wrong. A remodeled 3,200-square-foot Kings Park home shouldn't be valued the same way as an original-condition 4,500-square-foot home only because both sit in the same neighborhood. The larger home has more space. The smaller one may have exactly what buyers at this price expect: current kitchens, bathrooms, lighting and flooring.

Buyers also weigh carrying costs. On a large home they'll think about utilities, roof replacement, heating and cooling capacity, insurance and landscaping. Records of what's been replaced, and when, help them see those costs clearly and protect your price.

Preparing a Kings Park home takes more time than a smaller one, so start early. Sorting and staging several thousand square feet takes weeks. Every room you clear shows its size, and size is part of what buyers come here for.

Outside, the lot is part of the sale. Trim trees back from the roof, clean the gutters, freshen the beds and make the entry welcoming. Drone shots will show the whole lot, so it should look cared for from above too.

Inside, focus on what buyers at this level notice first. Clean, bright kitchens and bathrooms, good lighting in every room and flooring in good repair. Where finishes are dated, we'll decide together whether a targeted refresh pays or whether the price should reflect the work.

Have your records ready. Dates for the roof, heating and cooling units and windows answer the carrying-cost questions every buyer of a large home will ask.