Sell your home with someone who knows what the inspector will find.
Every listing agent will tell you to declutter and touch up paint. Almost none of them can walk your basement and tell you whether that foundation crack kills your deal or costs $400. The difference shows up in your net.
Selling a home in the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids market comes down to three decisions: what to fix before listing, what to price it at, and how hard to fight when the buyer's inspection report lands. Most agents guess at all three. A builder doesn't have to.
A listing agent who builds houses.
Craig Kuepker is a licensed real estate agent with Skogman Realty, the owner of RK Development Group, a custom home builder, and the operator of Topline, a site and lawn services company. When he walks your home before listing, he's walking it the way a builder walks a job site and the way an inspector walks a sale.
How the listing process works.
Pre-listing walkthrough with a builder's eye
Before your home hits the market, we walk it the way the buyer's inspector will. Roof, foundation, mechanicals, grading, drainage. You find out what's coming before it costs you a deal, and decide up front: fix it, disclose it, or price around it.
Fix-or-skip advice with real numbers
Not every repair pays for itself. A $15,000 kitchen refresh that returns $8,000 is a bad trade. A $600 drainage fix that removes a wet-basement objection is a great one. We rank the punch list by return, using actual costs, not guesses.
Crews for the prep, instead of a list of phone numbers
Grading, drainage, yard cleanup, curb appeal, the small repairs that stall listings for weeks while sellers chase contractors. Our crews handle it, scheduled around your list date.
Pricing built on market data and replacement cost
Comps tell part of the story. Knowing what it would cost to build your home today tells the rest, especially on newer homes, acreages, and anything updated. Priced right, backed by Skogman Realty's marketing reach.
Inspection negotiation from the builder's side of the table
When the buyer's inspection report arrives with a $9,000 repair request, most sellers cave because they can't judge the number. We can. Legitimate items get handled fairly. Inflated estimates get countered with real bids.
What your home is actually worth.
Online estimates don't walk your basement, and they don't know what your updates cost. If you're thinking about selling this year, or just want a straight answer on what the market would pay today, the walkthrough is free and there's no obligation to list.
Still deciding? I answered the questions sellers ask me most, from pricing to disclosure to what happens when a home doesn't appraise: home seller FAQ.
Thinking about selling?
Get a free walkthrough and pricing opinion from a Realtor who builds homes. No pressure, no obligation, and you'll know exactly where you stand.
Selling land instead of a home, or selling to buy and build? Start with buying land and building custom in Johnson County, or reach out and we'll figure out the right path.