Selling your home requires setting up a game plan. Since your realtor is your marketer, make sure he or she has a good product to promote. Your role will be to collect as much information about your home as possible and work with your realtor to develop a first-class marketing plan. You will also be responsible for keeping the property in presentable condition, a very important task.

Your first steps are simple. Start with a realistic assessment of the market and determine where your house fits in that market. Your realtor can help you determine the potential value of your house by comparing it with the sales of other houses in your neighborhood that are similar in square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms and lot size. Incrementally increase or decrease your home's value based on differences, i.e., fireplaces, paved patios, decks, garages, swimming pools, landscaping and other amenities.

Once you've determined the potential value, your next step will be to find a realtor with whom you want to work, and who will do the best possible job.