Lakeville · Selling Your Home
Sell Your Lakeville Home, Even With Builders Next Door
Sell your Minnesota home with a clear plan for pricing, preparation, marketing, and the offer that nets you the most.
Selling your Lakeville home
In Lakeville, your biggest competitor may be a builder with a model home down the road. I'm Lesley, a REALTOR® with Bridge Realty.
How do I sell my home in Lakeville when new homes are for sale nearby? Show what a buyer gets from you that a builder makes them pay extra for or wait for: a finished yard, a deck, window coverings, a finished basement, and a move-in date in weeks instead of months.
Get My Lakeville Selling Plan
Your advantages over a new build
- Timing. A buyer can close on your home in about 30 to 45 days. A new build can take much longer.
- Completeness. Landscaping, a fence, a deck, and finished lower levels are costs a new-home buyer still faces.
- A known neighborhood. No construction traffic, and the trees are already growing.
We also state your school district accurately, since three districts serve Lakeville, and we show what is nearby: Lake Marion, Antlers Park, Ritter Farm Park, or the downtown.
How we sell homes in Lakeville
Our plan has four parts: price from evidence, prepare and photograph the home, market it beyond the MLS, and launch on a schedule. Read it in full on how we sell your home, with more detail on pricing and marketing. The general steps are on our selling your home page, and local detail is on our Lakeville page. Building or buying your next home? See our page for move-up buyers.
Find out what your Lakeville home could sell for
We will prepare a report from recent Lakeville sales, including nearby new construction, and walk you through it. No cost and no obligation.
Request your free home value report, send us a message, or call (651) 661-4770.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I compete with new construction in Lakeville?
Emphasize a faster move-in and everything your home already includes, such as landscaping, a deck, and finished spaces.
Which school district should my listing show?
Your listing should show the district for your exact address. Three districts serve Lakeville, so we confirm it before listing.
How will you price my Lakeville home?
We compare it with recent sales of similar homes nearby and with new homes currently offered by builders.
Lakeville
What selling your home looks like in Lakeville
Lakeville is the largest city in Dakota County, about 20 miles south of both downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul on Interstate 35, with more than 60 parks.
Lakeville is a fast-growing south metro city with newer neighborhoods, a historic downtown, and Lake Marion at its center.
- The homes
- Newer neighborhoods and active new construction in a city of more than 38 square miles.
- Schools people ask about
- Lakeville Area Schools serves most of the city, and Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan and Farmington serve parts. Confirm the district for any address.
- Getting around
- Interstate 35 is the main route north. It splits into Interstate 35W toward Minneapolis and Interstate 35E toward St. Paul, each roughly 20 miles away.
- Nearby
- Lake Marion, Ritter Farm Park, more than 60 parks, and Airlake Industrial Park on the south side.
- The trade-off
- A newer home for the price, with a longer drive to either downtown.
The method
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