Selling a home in McKinney & MelissaFrom Listed to SOLD

Priced right, presented right, negotiated right.

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“We were able to sell our home at full price quickly and take the next steps to launch us toward our dream property.”

Patricia Newhouse, Google review
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“I can't brag on Ashton enough. He was swift to meet with my husband and I to explore out of town properties, obtain a loan approval letter within 48 hours, guided us through the process of how to reduce our furnishings to present our home to potential buyers beautifully. He is the best negotiator and always had our best interest in mind. We were able to sell our home at full price quickly and take the next steps to launch us toward our dream property. We couldn't have done it without him.”

A Google review, word for word. One of 80+ five-star Google reviews as of October 2026. Read on Google

What you can count on

  • I answer every email myself, usually same day.
  • Every showing is logged.
  • I push a signed amendment back within the hour.
  • I meet the appraiser at the home with a comp package.
  • The short version
  • 10years, full time
  • Hundredsof transactions
  • 80+five-star Google reviews, as of October 2026
  • D MagazineTop Producer

Priced right.

Half the sale, and the biggest call we make together

Anybody can pull a Zestimate. I go street by street.

It starts at your kitchen table. Price it right and the market rewards us fast.

  1. Closedsales near you, usually the last 90 days, further back when the neighborhood calls for it.
  2. Right nowthe homes buyers are weighing against yours.
  3. Buyer eyeson your finishes, lot and layout.
Get my hand-priced number

My CMA, client details hidden

A lot of agents send one page. Mine is 20+ pages.

Real research I put together myself, appraisal-style: hand-picked sales, adjusted line by line.

I price your home like it's mine.

  1. The sales I picked. Four close-by sales, with seller credits taken out.
  2. How they compare. Each one, inside and out, against your home.
  3. The math. Every difference adjusted, line by line.
  4. Where I'd price it. The sales I weigh most, then my recommendation.

A CMA is not an appraisal.

An illustration: the one-click, one-page auto-report a lot of agents send, beside my seller CMA of 20+ pages, researched appraisal-style, with every number, address and name hidden. Four of the pages that matter turn in order: the sales I picked, how they compare, the math, and what I weigh most, then my recommendation.

Pricing strategy

I'll walk you through it.

It starts with your home's value, from my CMA.

Pricing psychology

Price decides who shows up.

Price it at value, or a hair under, and the most buyers see it and show up early. Price above it, and fewer buyers ever see it.

Where your price lands

Buyers shop in bands.

Search sites filter by max price, often in $25,000 steps. Land a hair under one and a whole band finds you.

$449,900Inside “Up to $450K” and every search above it

Your price

We'll pick it together.

With the numbers in front of us.

Illustrative. Buyer response varies, and filter steps vary by site.

An illustration in four parts. First, your home on the line of its value, from my CMA. Second, a pyramid of buyers: widest at value, where the most buyers see a home, and narrower a little over, well over and way over value, where fewer buyers ever see it. Third, four search bands, up to $425K, $450K, $475K and $500K: a home at $455,000 misses everyone searching up to $450K, and at $449,900 it shows up in that band and every band above it. Last, we pick your price together, with the numbers in front of us.

Try your price

Search bands

Max-price filters often step every $25,000.

$449,900
In “Up to $450K”
$455,000
Out of it

Filter steps vary by site.

Go deeper: why a website can only guess
Online estimate$4??,???

Texas is a non-disclosure state.

Sale prices aren't public record here. I review comparable sales through my MLS access and check how well those homes actually compare to yours.

Non-disclosure: Texas Government Code §552.149, checked October 5, 2026. General information, not legal or tax advice. Zestimate® is a registered trademark of Zillow, Inc., mentioned here for comparison and commentary only.

Presented right.

The other half. A few smart moves now pay off at closing

You don't need to remodel. I'll walk it with you and hand you a short punch list: only what earns back more than it costs.

Then staging, because buyers need to picture their life here.

  • 83%of buyers' agents say staging helps buyers picture it as theirs
  • 29%of sellers' agents saw offers rise 1 to 10%
  • 49%saw less time on the market
NAR 2025 Profile of Home Staging. Survey results; yours may vary. Sources

Source: NAR 2025 Profile of Home Staging (press release). Survey observations of agents; individual results vary. Virtual staging? I always label it clearly in the listing.

18Go deeperThe readiness list

Home readiness

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6Go deeperThe paperwork, ready at listing
  • Seller's Disclosure NoticeWhat you know about the home, in writing, up front.
  • Survey with T-47 or T-47.1An existing survey plus a T-47 can save a new one, if title and the lender accept it.
  • HOA resale certificateThe HOA has up to 10 business days to deliver it, so we order it early.
  • Payoff requestYour lender's payoff figure for the title company.
  • Seller's Water DisclosureNew in July 2026: groundwater and surface water rights. If a buyer gets it after signing, they may terminate within 7 days. Have it ready at listing.
  • NTREIS Coming SoonUp to 30 days before launch. You decide on showings, and it stays off Zillow and Realtor.com until it goes live.

Texas Property Code §5.008 and TREC 55-1 (May 28, 2026); TREC 20-19 ¶6C(1), ¶7B and ¶7I and TREC 61-0 (July 1, 2026; trec.texas.gov); Property Code §207.003. Coming Soon: MetroTex Association of REALTORS®, May 2026. Checked October 5, 2026. General information, not legal or tax advice.

13Go deeperShowing-ready, every morning

The 15-minute morning list

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ShowingTime keeps requests simple, and the lockbox logs every visit.

Say yes to every reasonable showing, then leave. Buyers never open up with the owner there.

Getting a listing ready: the front beds, then the counter.

A listing of mine. Sold.

How I launch a listing.

Pro photos, film and drone on every listing. Then it goes everywhere buyers look.

  1. Photography
  2. Film
  3. Drone

SOLD

4571 Lake Breeze Dr · McKinney

Community
Waterstone Estates
Built
2019, custom
Lot
1.04 acres, gated
Living area
3,037 sq ft
Bedrooms
4, each with its own full bath, plus a half bath
Garage
Oversized, heated, 4 cars

I was the listing agent.

What my sellers say

“Thanks to his hard work and expertise, our home sold quickly and smoothly, and we always felt like our best interests were the top priority.”

Taylor Mooney, Google review
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“Selling our first home was a big milestone, and we couldn't have asked for a better real estate agent than Ashton. From the very beginning, Ashton made the entire process feel manageable and stress-free. He was always available to answer our questions, kept us informed every step of the way, and provided honest, knowledgeable guidance throughout the entire experience.

Ashton's professionalism, attention to detail, and dedication gave us so much confidence during what could have been a stressful time. Thanks to his hard work and expertise, our home sold quickly and smoothly, and we always felt like our best interests were the top priority.

We're so grateful for everything Ashton did for our family and would wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell a home!”

A Google review, word for word. Read on Google

And that's just day one.

Every way your home gets seen.

Photos are the start. Then I work the phone, the network and the doors.

Visuals

  • Professional photos
  • Video tours
  • Drone
  • Twilight photos
  • 3D walkthrough tours
  • Staging consultation
  • Virtual staging

Open doors

  • Open houses
  • Broker and agent previews
  • Neighborhood door knocking
  • Print brochures

Network

  • Calls and emails to agents
  • My agent database
  • Email to my clients and sphere
  • Coming Soon pre-marketing

Online reach

  • Zillow and Realtor.com
  • Hundreds more listing sites
  • Instagram Reels
  • Facebook posts
  • Targeted paid social ads

Global reach

  • Coldwell Banker global network
  • Global Luxury exposure
  • Relocation network

The mix depends on your home. Coldwell Banker Global Luxury is for qualifying listings.

Negotiated right.

Counter. Hold. Push. The dollars in your pocket

Price is maybe half of what ends up in your pocket. The other half is terms.

Offer Face-Off

Representative example
  1. Offer A$500,000

    Est. net

  2. Offer B$510,000, with $10,000 in concessions

    Est. net

They land $49 apart. The higher price nets less.

So the terms decide.

Illustrative estimate. TDI title rates effective March 1, 2026. Sources
Both offers assume the same $250,000 payoff, $9,000 a year in property taxes and the same closing day, about 60 days out. B's concessions give back its extra $10,000, and its bigger owner's title policy (the TDI basic premium, rates effective March 1, 2026) costs the rest. Compensation is not entered. Illustrative estimate. General information, not legal or tax advice.
Put in your numbers

Offer Face-Off

Representative example · same payoff, same closing day, about 60 days out

Offer A
$500,000
Offer B
$510,000, with $10,000 in seller concessions
Compensation
Not entered (per your agreement)

The higher price nets $49 less: the concessions give back the $10,000, and the bigger owner's title policy costs the rest. So terms decide. Illustrative estimate; TDI title rates effective March 1, 2026.

My playbook

How I negotiate.

Every offer, we accept, decline or counter. Usually we counter, even on great ones.

Counter

Three small levers beat one big one.

Earnest money, option period, close date, inclusions.

Hold

Stand on the comps.

Priced right, I don't give away value.

Push

Hard on substance, kind on style.

Respect keeps a deal alive when it gets tight.

4Go deeperInspections, strategy not panic

Strategy, not panic.

Every inspection finds something. The option period is for discovery, not for renegotiating the whole contract.

  • HVAC

    Fix it before we list

    Fresh filters and a service call. Inspectors check.

  • Tub caulk

    Push back

    A $40 caulk request is reaching. I don't give away money over small items.

  • Foundation

    Disclose it, stand firm

    If we disclosed it up front and it's priced in, I say no.

  • Roof

    Weigh a credit

    A credit toward eligible closing costs can be simpler. We confirm lender rules first.

Representative examples, not a real client's deal.

5Go deeperWhat happens at closing
Final walkthrough
The buyer confirms the home's condition.
You sign
Deed and settlement statement, about 30 to 45 minutes.
Funds move
Usually same day or next business day.
Keys
To the buyer's agent after funds are confirmed.
Keep
The settlement statement. You'll need it at tax time.

Prorations: Texas tax bills go out in the fall and are due by January 31, so for most of the year this year's bill hasn't arrived. At closing you credit the buyer for your share of this year's taxes, January 1 through the closing date (TREC 20-19 ¶13). The title company computes the final figure.

General information, not legal or tax advice. Buying next? The Road to Home

1301 Coleman Dr · Villages of Melissa

It came to me after it had expired.

It sat for months. We refreshed it, then relaunched it.

  1. New carpet and pad
  2. Fresh paint through much of the home
  3. Bathroom cabinets repainted
  4. The fireplace redone in new tile, and converted to gas

I got it pending within 30 days, in a slower time of the year.

Ashton at the open front door of 1301 Coleman Dr, talking to the camera, from his listing film
Me at its front door, from my listing film.

5 bedrooms · 3 baths · 2,906 sq ft · Sold. I was the listing agent.

Ashton Harris

Free · No pressure

What's your home actually worth?

Hand-priced by me, from your street and your comps.

Home value

Text me your address. You'll hear back from me within 24 hours.

Text me (214) 714-0997

This gets you a solid sight-unseen estimate. The dialed-in number comes when I walk your home with you.

Selling to buy?Plan the move, not just the listing.

Sell first and lease back, buy first, or keep it and lease it. We count the dates back from the day you want to be in your next place.

Plan my route

Right-Size Route Planner

Sell first
Close, then a short seller's lease-back
Buy first
A sale-of-other-property addendum, or financing to buy before you sell (ask your lender)
Keep and lease
Rent against selling, side by side

Contract to close usually runs four to six weeks. Text me your move date and I'll count it back with you.

The four-pile sort

Box up 30 to 40% of your stuff and your rooms will grow. Then sort the rest into four piles, one room at a time.

The four piles

0 of 4 done

Need movers, cleaners, a stager or a photographer? Text me for a recommendation, (214) 714-0997.

Interviewing agents?Ten questions to ask any agent, me included.
  1. How are you paid?

    Compensation is negotiable, and spelled out in writing. It isn't set by law. Run your net

  2. How will you price my home?

    Recent closed sales (usually the last 90 days, further back when the neighborhood needs it), the active competition and your home's condition. Then I walk you through pricing strategy, and we pick your price together. Pricing

  3. How will you market it?

    Professional photos, film and drone on every listing, then the MLS, participating listing sites, the Coldwell Banker network, email and social on launch day. Launch day

  4. How do showings work?

    ShowingTime gets set up with your instructions, and we say yes to every qualified buyer. Showings

  5. Who's at the showings?

    Not you. Buyers never open up with the owner there. The lockbox logs every showing, so I know exactly who's been through and when.

  6. How do you compare offers?

    Price, financing, funds, earnest money, closing date, contingencies, option period and timing. Two offers that look alike can be very different deals. Offer Face-Off

  7. How do you negotiate?

    I counter with several levers, hold firm when the data supports it, and push hard on substance while staying kind on style. Negotiation

  8. What happens after the inspection?

    We read the whole report together. I tell you what's a real issue, what's cosmetic and what's padding, and I don't give away money over small items. Inspections

  9. What about the appraisal?

    I meet the appraiser at the home with a comp package and a list of recent upgrades, so they have everything they need to support the price.

  10. How will we stay in touch?

    I answer every email myself, usually same day. Text or call (214) 714-0997.

In their words.

80+ five-star Google reviews as of October 2026. Read them on Google

“He is the best negotiator and always had our best interest in mind.”

Patricia Newhouse, Google review

“He was always available to answer our questions, kept us informed every step of the way, and provided honest, knowledgeable guidance throughout the entire experience.”

Taylor Mooney, Google review

“We couldn't have done it without him.”

Patricia Newhouse, Google review

Deals fall apart in the delays, not in the disagreements.

Let's list it right.

Thirty minutes at your kitchen table, no pressure, and you leave with a plan.

Ashton Harris, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Apex, Realtors

Text or call (214) 714-0997 · ashharrishomes@gmail.com