Before you try to sell your LA house here is what needs to be done.

One: You want to get pre-approved for a home loan. There are many times that people will sell their home before they even know if they are qualified to buy another house. So that you know what you are going to do once your home is sold you want to make sure you get this done first.

Two: Find out what your mortgage payoff is. You want to call the lender for your current home mortgage and find out this information before you try to sell.

Three: Find out how much your current home is worth. Before you sell your LA House you need to know what your home's fair market value is.

Four: Estimate what your costs will be to sell your house. You need to find out what the real estate commission will be; the advertising costs, signs and other fees involved in selling a home. You also need to find out what the attorney, closing agent and any other professional fees are going to be.

Then there is an excise tax on the sale, the prorated cost for your share of annual expenses such as homeowner association fees, property taxes, and fuel tank rentals. You also need to know about any other fees that you as the seller will have to pay such as for inspections orsurveys. They can tell you a very close estimate of what the seller closing costs will be when you use a real estate agent to sell your LA House.

Five: Figure out what your cost will be to buy a new house. The lender you want to use should be able to give you a disclosure of estimated costs when you apply for the pre-approval of a loan.

Six: Figure out your estimated proceeds. You want to deduct the mortgage payoff of your home's fair market value and deduct the costs to sell from the remainder to figure out the proceeds you will be getting at closing.

Seven: Make any repairs to your home that is necessary before you try to sell your house.

Eight: Get your home ready to show to potential buyers.

Nine: Be prepared to let people into your home so they can see it before they buy it.

By doing these things you will be more prepared to sell your LA house. You don't have to do these things but they will definitely help you when you do sell. So take time to get all of these done so that you can get the most for your home when you do sell your house.