Confirm your reporting date
Your reporting date drives everything else: the closing date, the move booking, and how long the home can sit on the market. Confirm it before you commit to a listing timeline.
Selling in Utah
Selling Your Home in Utah
New orders, a transition out of service, or simply time for a change — here is how the sale works when the clock is set by the military calendar instead of yours.
The first two weeks
The week your orders arrive
A PCS sale is a normal sale on an abnormal schedule. These are the three things worth doing first.
Walk the home with a professional eye
Before photos, walk through the house the way a buyer will. Deferred maintenance and unfinished projects are the items that slow a sale down, so decide what is worth fixing and what is better priced as-is.
Set the list date and the plan
Pricing is the decision that matters most. A home priced to the local buyer pool draws showings in the first weeks; a home priced high loses those showings and then needs a price cut in front of everyone.
Getting the home ready
Prep that pays for itself
You do not need a renovation. You need the home to look cared for and easy to picture yourself in. This is the list I work through with sellers before photos.
- Declutter and remove personal items so buyers can picture themselves in the rooms
- Handle small repairs that signal neglect: drips, sticking doors, cracked fixtures
- Deep clean, including carpets and windows
- Pull utility records and any permits for work done on the home
- Decide what stays: appliances, window coverings, and shelving should be settled before offers
- Make a plan for the yard, mail, and snow or lawn service while you are away
Sell or keep
Selling versus keeping the home
Sometimes keeping the home and renting it is the right call. Sometimes it is a liability you carry across three states. These are the questions to answer before you decide — I will help you think through them, but the numbers behind taxes and financing should come from a tax professional or your lender.
- What the home would rent for, and what a property manager would charge to run it
- Whether you have reserves for vacancies, repairs, and a tenant who does not renew
- How long you expect to be away, and whether you plan to come back to Utah
- The tax and financing consequences of carrying a second property — confirm these with a tax professional or lender
- Whether the local buyer pool or the local rental pool fits your timeline better
Already gone
Selling from out of state
If you have already reported to a new duty station, the sale still runs the same way — you just do not have to be here for it. Showings, photography, inspections, and signing can be handled remotely, with regular updates and a clear point of contact on the ground in Davis County.
Get a plan for your sale
Send me your reporting date and a few details about the home, and I will come back with a realistic timeline and what needs to happen first.