The method
The Full Value Method
A seller can lose money in four places. The Full Value Method is how Team Sarah closes all four, so you get the full value of your home, not most of it.
Prep: Spend Only What Comes Back
Sellers lose money on prep in two directions. Some spend nothing, and the house shows it in every photo. Others spend $40,000 on things buyers never pay them back for.
We walk your home with you, room by room, and name the smallest spend that gets it show-ready. That's a judgment call, and we make it, because guessing wrong costs you money. If there's work to do and you'd rather not pay for it up front, our Refresh and Refurbish program gives you access to your own equity to cover it, and we manage the project from start to finish. Then the house is staged.
Demand: Reach the Buyer Before Launch Day
A house on the MLS with no campaign reaches whoever the portals happen to send. We build demand on purpose.
Your home gets professional photography, with as many photos as the listing allows. It gets a property tour video that shows the house and the life around it, the places nearby and what a weekend there looks like, because a buyer moving here is choosing a life before a floor plan. And it gets a website of its own.
All year long, we build a local audience with community content. On launch day, the tour goes out to that audience while paid ads run through Meta's Ads Manager with real local targeting, aimed at the people most likely to buy your home. Both tracks at once, from the first day.
The Full Value Method
Price: Most Money, Shortest Time
Priced high, a house goes stale. Priced low, it leaves money behind. Most sellers are only ever shown one of those risks, but they're connected, and we price for both.
The number comes from what sold near you, what you're competing with today, and what sat on the market without selling. We walk you through it so you can see the reasoning. Find out what your home is worth.
Contract to Close: Hold the Number
The offer lands, everybody relaxes, and that's when money slips away. A repair request, a low appraisal or a renegotiation days before closing can take thousands back from a tired seller.
Sarah is a Master Certified Negotiation Expert. We present every offer on its total terms: the down payment, the loan type, the contingencies, the closing timeline and when you'd move out. Then we hold the line through inspection and appraisal, all the way to closing. And after closing, you keep Sarah and our whole local vendor bench for anything the next house needs.
This page describes how Team Sarah generally works with sellers. It isn't legal, tax or lending advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is it called the Full Value Method?
Because the point is that you get the full value of your home, not most of it. A seller can lose money in four places, and the method works all four: prep, demand, price, and contract to close.
Do I have to pay for repairs before I list?
Not up front. Our Refresh and Refurbish program gives you access to your own equity to pay for the work, and we manage the project.
What happens after an offer is accepted?
We hold the number through inspection, appraisal and closing, and we negotiate any repair requests on your behalf so money doesn't slip away at the end.
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