StaciaSellsHomes + Associates · Gig Harbor, WA
Selling Your Gig Harbor Home.
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17 years. Hundreds of transactions. One broker who shows up in person, tells you the truth, and gets you to the closing table without the drama.
Home Sellers Guide
Informed Sellers Make
Better Decisions
Selling a home is one of the biggest financial decisions you'll make. It deserves more than a blurry iPhone photo, a prayer, and a "list it and see what happens" approach.
Whether you've been in your Gig Harbor home for decades and are ready for your next chapter, you're navigating a life change, sitting on equity you're finally ready to put to work, or ready to move up into something that fits where life is headed — this guide was written for you.
This page walks you through exactly what to expect from start to finish. No fluff. No filler. Just the real information you need to walk into this process confident.
What's Inside the Guide
Everything You Need to Sell
Smarter in Gig Harbor
The free guide covers every piece of the puzzle covering how Stacia prices your home to what you'll see on the closing statement. Here's what you'll find inside.
StaciaSellsHomes Story
How this team started in 2015, what drives the work, and why returning to Hawkins-Poe was the right move for the clients who deserve this level of service.
Hawkins-Poe Story
A locally owned boutique firm with 75+ years of history in the South Sound. Founded on the principle that good decisions come from good information . That principle hasn't changed.
Marketing Strategy
Digital marketing certifications, high-end video production, targeted social media campaigns, and traditional strategies that still deliver. Your home showcased at a higher level.
The Home Selling Process
Nearly 200 items across pre-listing, MLS entry, marketing, offers, inspection, appraisal, and closing. Every phase mapped out so you always know what's happening and what comes next.
Washington Brokerage Laws
What agency relationships actually mean, your rights as a seller, what your broker owes you by law, and how compensation works explained in plain English, not legalese.
Closing Costs Breakdown
The real numbers, not a vague estimate. Know what to expect on the closing statement before you get to the table with no surprises at the table.
Marketing Your Home
Putting Your Home in Front of
the Right Buyers
Listing your home in the MLS is the starting point, not the strategy. What happens after that is what separates a good result from a great one.
I hold several certifications in Digital Marketing — a field that began as a personal passion and became a hallmark of what I do for every listing. I combine digital and traditional strategy, and it starts on day one.
- Professional photography + HD video walkthrough, every listing
- Google-optimized listing pages and paid digital advertising
- Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube targeted campaigns
- Email outreach to Gig Harbor agents and active buyer databases
- Brokers Open to generate agent buzz before the first public weekend
- Hawkins-Poe brokerage network exposure across the South Sound
- Showings coordinated 7 days a week with same-day call returns
- Regular MLS comparison reviews to keep your listing competitive
The Selling Process
How Selling Your Gig Harbor Home
Actually Works
Selling a home isn't a single moment. It's a process with distinct phases, and each one matters. Here's an honest, straightforward look at what we do together from first conversation through the day you hand over the keys.
Before We Go to Market : The Prep Phase
This is the phase most sellers underestimate, and it's where a lot of deals are won or lost before the sign ever goes in the yard. Before recommending a listing price or launch date, Stacia walks through your home with fresh eyes the way a buyer will. What stands out, what needs attention, what's going to stop someone cold in a good way.
From there, a strategic preparation plan gets built a strategic preparation plan. Not a renovation project. Sometimes it's decluttering and a deep clean. Sometimes it's paint, landscaping, or targeted repairs that return more than they cost. The guidance is honest: what's worth doing, and what isn't.
The Listing Appointment : Where We Make the Plan Official
At the listing appointment, Stacia comes prepared. You'll get a full overview of current Gig Harbor market conditions, a clear pricing recommendation with the data to back it up, and a detailed walkthrough of the marketing approach, so you know exactly how your home will be positioned.
The listing agreement gets reviewed together, section by section, in plain English covering what you're signing, what it means, and what to expect. Washington has specific agency laws around representation and compensation, so you understand exactly how that works before you put pen to paper. No surprises. No fine print you find out about later.
After You Sign : Getting Ready to Launch
Once the listing agreement is signed, the real work begins. Title information gets reviewed, square footage confirmed, rooms measured, lot size verified, and any easements, unrecorded agreements, or property details that need to be disclosed. Every detail gets confirmed before anything goes into the MLS, because inaccurate listing data creates problems down the road best handled before launch.
From there your home goes into the MLS with complete, verified data. Every field gets proofread for accuracy, map placement confirmed, and the listing pushed to all the right places. Within 48 hours of signing you'll have copies of your listing agreement and MLS profile data form for your records.
Marketing Your Home : More Than Just the MLS
Your home gets pushed to Google-optimized listing pages, Facebook and Instagram, YouTube video walkthroughs, targeted social media campaigns, email outreach to local Gig Harbor agents and active buyer databases, and Hawkins-Poe's brokerage network. A Brokers Open gets the local agent community through the door early, because agents talk and the right kind of buzz before the first open house weekend can make a real difference.
Showings get coordinated seven days a week, calls returned same day, and market feedback tracked in real time. If the market is signaling something, you hear about it immediately, not a week later.
Offers : The Part Where Strategy Really Matters
When offers start coming in, this is where having an experienced negotiator in your corner earns its keep. Every offer gets a careful review and a net sheet that shows you what you'll actually walk away with after costs, not just the headline price, so you see what you'll actually walk away with after costs.
Offer price is important, but it's one piece of a bigger picture. Financing strength, appraisal contingencies, inspection expectations, closing timeline, and earnest money all factor into which offer is actually your best offer. Buyers' agents get contacted directly to verify qualifications and discuss terms. If we're in a multiple offer situation , which a well-priced well-marketed Gig Harbor home in good condition should attract, that process gets managed to create the right kind of competition.
Under Contract : Keeping the Deal Together
Getting an offer accepted is exciting. Getting to closing is the job. Once under contract, every moving piece gets tracked: loan process, home inspection, inspector's report, repair requests, appraisal. When a buyer asks for repairs or credits, you get clear guidance on what's reasonable, what's negotiable, and what's not worth agreeing to.
The appraisal is another critical moment, especially in a market with strong price growth. Comparable sales go to the appraiser upfront, the timeline gets followed up, and if the appraisal comes in below the agreed price, you get a clear explanation of your options with an advocate ready to push back when appropriate.
Closing Day : The Finish Line
As closing approaches, every form gets signed, every condition confirmed, and every party has what they need to close on time. We coordinate the closing location, review the final documents, and confirm the numbers match what you were expecting.
Stacia shows up on closing day. After closing, if questions come up about warranty claims, repair follow-through, or anything else, that support is still there. The relationship doesn't end at the closing table.
Closing Costs
What to Expect on the
Closing Statement
No surprises at the table. Here's a plain-English breakdown of the typical costs a seller sees at closing in Washington State. Every transaction is different, but this gives you a solid baseline to plan from.
Typical Seller Costs
Washington Excise Tax Tiers*
* The excise tax applies to each tier separately — it's tiered, not a flat rate on the full price. Additional county-level taxes may apply. Rates subject to change.
Know What You're Signing
Real Estate Brokerage in
Washington State
Washington law requires brokers to explain agency relationships and compensation before you sign anything. Here is what that actually means for you as a seller, in plain English.
What Is an Agency Relationship?
When you sign a listing agreement, your broker becomes your legal agent and advocate in the transaction. The broker owes you loyalty, confidentiality, and a duty to act in your best interest at all times. Your broker's designated broker (the managing broker of the firm) is also your agent.
What Your Broker Owes You by Law
- Reasonable skill and care in all work on your behalf
- Honest and good faith dealing at all times
- Timely presentation of all written offers and communications
- Disclosure of all material facts known to the broker
- Confidentiality about your personal situation and motivations
- Disclosure of any conflicts of interest promptly
- Good faith and continuous effort to find a buyer for your property
How Compensation Works in WA
Under Washington law, compensation can be paid by the seller, the buyer, a third party, or shared between firms. Compensation terms must be spelled out in writing in your listing agreement before any transaction takes place. You know exactly what you're agreeing to, and why, before you sign.
Limited Dual Agency: What It Means
A limited dual agent represents both buyer and seller in the same transaction. This can only happen with the written consent of both parties. As a limited dual agent, the broker cannot advocate for one side at the expense of the other. If this situation arises, you'll be informed and asked to consent before proceeding.
Why Gig Harbor Sellers Choose Stacia
17 Years. One Client
at a Time.
Stacia has been selling homes in the Gig Harbor area for 17 years, building a team, leading an office of 55 brokers, and navigating every kind of market: the frenzy, the slowdown, the interest rate shock, and everything in between. Through all of it, the work that kept calling her back was this: working directly with clients, one transaction at a time, and doing it really well.
Working with Stacia means working with Stacia. Not a coordinator, not an assistant, not a handoff. Every showing, every negotiation, every conversation. 17 years of Gig Harbor market knowledge, sharp negotiation skills, digital marketing certifications, and the kind of honest straight talk that makes a complicated process feel like a plan.
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Some things are better in your hands. The Home Seller's Guide is available as a professionally printed booklet, mailed directly to you at no charge. Just send a note through the contact page with a mailing address and it will go out.
- Full-color professionally printed booklet
- Marketing strategy, selling process, WA brokerage laws, and closing costs
- Mailed to your address at no charge
- No obligation, just good information in your hands
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