RESIDENTIAL SELLER PATH
Selling your home
Eight steps from ‘what is it worth?’ to closing day.
Will Cupp, Realtor and Broker
Realty Executives Associates
Mobile 865-654-9807
Office 865-983-0011
Checked facts
Rates and rules from official sources
One step at a time
8 short steps, each on its own page
LIVE FROM THE MLS
Search every home for sale in Sevier County
See what’s listed near you and what you’re up against. Live from the local MLS, updated all day.
Opens the MLS search in a new tab.
WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW?
Pick the card that sounds like you
Each card drops you into the right step. You can always go back or jump ahead from the list on every page.
THE WHOLE TRIP
Here is every step, in order
Go in order, or open any step on its own. Each one tells you what happens, what to do now, the questions to ask and local choices.
STEP 1
Set your goals and timing
Buying here, moving away or downsizing: how your next move shapes the whole plan.
STEP 2
Price it from real sales
How recent home sales set the price, how to size up the competition, and why the first weeks matter. Includes a live MLS search.
STEP 3
Get the home ready
Small fixes, decluttering and an optional pre-listing inspection to find issues early.
STEP 4
Fill out the disclosure
What Tennessee requires you to tell buyers, the exemptions, and what must be disclosed anyway.
STEP 5
Photograph and launch
Small fixes, great photos and drone shots for a strong first week online, where nearly every buyer starts.
STEP 6
Compare offers
Comparing offers by what you take home, not just price, with a net sheet for each one.
STEP 7
Handle inspections and appraisal
What to expect when the buyer inspects and appraises, and how repair requests work.
STEP 8
Close and hand over the keys
How your loan is paid off, property taxes are split, and your money reaches you.
Thinking about selling?
Will Cupp can show you what similar homes really sold for and help you plan the timing.
Will Cupp, Realtor and Real Estate Broker, Realty Executives Associates. Mobile 865-654-9807. Office 865-983-0011.
This page is general information, not legal, tax or lending advice. Tax rates, permit rules and programs change; confirm details with the office named before you rely on them. Rental income is never guaranteed. Tennessee Real Estate Commission consumer information · Fair housing
SOURCES
Where these facts come from
Facts, rates and rules on this page were checked against the official sources below in October 2026. Rules and rates change, so confirm before you rely on them.
- Tennessee Residential Property Condition Exemption Notification (summary of the Disclosure Act)
- Tenn. Code Ann. 66-5-202, required disclosures or disclaimers (Justia)
- Tennessee Department of Revenue: recordation tax rates (transfer tax and mortgage tax)
- Tenn. Code Ann. 67-4-409, recordation tax, grantee pays the transfer tax (Justia)
- Sevier County Register of Deeds
