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Selling your home in Remington Park

Strategy before the sign: evidence-based pricing, careful preparation and a planned launch.

Selling your home in Remington Park to careful buyers

Selling your home in Remington Park means selling to buyers who compare closely. The neighborhood draws first- and second-time buyers, move-up buyers watching value and relocating buyers looking for convenient access. What they share is attention to price, condition and what they get for their money.

Careful buyers make pricing with evidence essential. A value-conscious buyer will know the recent sales as well as you do, and an optimistic price is met with silence. Set the price where the evidence supports it, and those same careful buyers are ready to act.

Before we plan any of it, we'll talk about why you're selling and when you need to be moved. The plan follows from your timeline.

Why Remington Park sellers list with Shelby Cotton

I'm Shelby Cotton, a REALTOR® with eXp Realty, LLC in Lubbock. My background in architecture, civil design and subdivision planning shapes how I price and present homes here. In Remington Park, condition and updates separate one home from the next, and I know how to show a buyer exactly what yours offers.

My listing plans typically include professional photography, with video and drone shots where they help. Drone shots can show the tree-lined streets and the home's position relative to the park and lake, which is an advantage many buyers don't expect. The plan also typically includes a property website, paid social media ads, email to other agents, mailers to neighbors and open houses.

You'll get clear feedback once showings start and a side-by-side look at what each offer would put in your pocket.

How I'll help you sell your Remington Park home

  • A planning conversation. Your timeline, your next move and what you need to net.
  • Pricing with evidence. The sales buyers will compare to, matched on size, condition and updates. See how I price.
  • Preparation. Repairs that buyers reward and an inspector would raise, done before photos.
  • Media and story. Photography, video and drone where they help, a property website and a description that leads with location and space.
  • A planned launch. Agent email and neighbor mailers before launch, ads from day one, open houses early. See how I reach buyers.
  • Offers and closing. Offers compared by net proceeds, then support through closing at the title company.

What buyers weigh in Remington Park

Buyers look at Remington Park for location, usable square footage and value. Convenient access to major routes and Loop 289, shopping and the South Plains Mall area, and a neighborhood park and lake are the strengths your listing should lead with.

They weigh the trade-off too. Remington Park homes aren't the newest in town, and buyers who want brand-new construction look at neighborhoods like Uptown West. Your listing should show what an older home gives them instead: more usable space, mature trees and a central location.

Condition carries weight. A value-minded buyer does the math on every repair they see. The fewer open questions your home leaves, the stronger the offers tend to be.

Repairs that pay before a Remington Park sale

Sellers here often ask whether to update before listing. In most cases, targeted repairs and presentation pay better than a remodel. Buyers in Remington Park are comparing value, and they'll pay for a home that feels cared for more readily than for finishes they might not have chosen.

Start with what an inspector will find anyway: leaks, worn caulk, loose fixtures, sticky doors and drainage problems near the foundation. Then freshen what buyers notice first, like paint, lighting and the front yard. Mature trees look their best trimmed back from the roof.

If your home has had bigger updates, such as a newer roof or heating and cooling system, have the dates ready. Those are exactly the details a careful buyer will value. Sellers in Farrar Estates and other neighborhoods with older homes face the same questions.

Pricing for a value-minded buyer

In Remington Park, the list price does more work than in most neighborhoods, because the buyers most likely to want your home are the ones most likely to compare. A price that sits well against the recent sales and the current competition gets their attention in the first week. A price that sits above them gets passed over for the listing down the street.

The comparisons have to be the right ones. A home with a new roof and updated kitchen isn't priced from the same sales as one with original finishes, even if they're the same size. I'll match your home to the sales it truly resembles, then adjust for the things buyers will notice: layout, lot, condition and position near the park and lake.

We'll also agree on a plan before you list. If showings and feedback tell us the market sees the home differently, we'll know in advance what we'll adjust and when, so any change is a decision rather than a reaction.

Ready to sell in Remington Park?

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I update my Remington Park home before selling?

Usually targeted repairs and presentation pay better than a remodel. Fix what an inspector would find and freshen what buyers see first.

What do buyers value most in Remington Park?

Location, usable square footage and value, along with access to Loop 289, shopping and the neighborhood park and lake.

How will you market my Remington Park home?

Professional photography, video and drone shots where they help, a property website, paid social media ads, agent email, neighbor mailers and open houses, launched on a plan.

Remington Park

What selling your home looks like in Remington Park

Established, convenient, approachable, and surprisingly well positioned.

The homes
Primarily single-family homes on tree-lined streets, traditional ranch-style and newer-traditional. Median year built around 1995, so largely 1990s-era housing.
Why people choose it
First- and second-time buyers, move-up buyers watching value closely, and relocating buyers wanting convenient access to the rest of the city.
Schools people ask about
Whiteside Elementary, Irons Middle School and Coronado High School are commonly associated with Remington Park. Verify boundaries for each address.
Getting around
Southwest Lubbock near Loop 289. Reference points: Slide Road, 73rd Street, Loop 289 and Remington Park itself. Loop 289 makes much of the city reachable without a long cross-town commute.
Nearby
A neighborhood park and lake; the South Plains Mall and nearby commercial area.
The trade-off
Location, usable square footage and value over owning the newest house. Sellers compete with both older southwest Lubbock homes and newer construction; a dated home priced close to newer options loses ground.