Selling
Selling an island home
Island buyers ask hard questions about wells, septic and bluffs. A sale goes faster when the answers are ready before the first viewing.
Before the listing
- A price based on island sales from the last two years, not mainland averages.
- A well test and septic inspection done in advance, so buyers see the reports with the listing.
- Photos and a drone flight on the first clear day, even if that means waiting a week.
While it is listed
Viewings are grouped around the ferry so buyers from the mainland can see your home and two others in one trip. You get a short note after every viewing: who came, what they liked, and what worried them.
Moving help
Moving off an island takes planning: ferry reservations for the truck, a storage unit on the mainland, an estate sale for the furniture that will not fit. Dana keeps a list of movers, cleaners and caretakers who work on the islands, and books them for you.