BIRMINGHAM SELL-READY PLAN

The 7-Day Sell-Ready Checklist

now with AI shortcuts

Selling a house is 7 days of work you have never organized before. I build automations for a living, so here is the checklist plus the AI prompts I would use to skip the boring parts.

7 days 26 tasks 10 copy-paste AI prompts
How to use the prompts. Click Copy (or click inside the dark box to select it), paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, and fill in the [brackets].
Ground rules. Do not paste Social Security numbers, bank details, or account numbers. AI can be wrong: check prices, and hire a pro for anything involving electrical, plumbing, structure, or safety. Your Sell-Ready Plan from me beats any generic answer, because I will have seen your actual house.
START

Before you start

AI SHORTCUT: BUILD YOUR SCHEDULE 
I am selling my house in Birmingham, Alabama. My target list date is [date]. Build a 7-day prep schedule that ends the day before. My home needs: [paint / flooring / repairs / landscaping / cleaning]. I can work [weekday evenings / weekends]. Output a day-by-day table with tasks, time needed, and whether to DIY or hire.
DAY
1

Plan and declutter

AI SHORTCUT: ROOM-BY-ROOM PLAN 
Here is a description of each room in my house: [paste a quick description of each room]. For each room, list: (1) what to remove, (2) what to box and store, (3) what to donate, (4) one quick fix that makes the room look bigger and cleaner. Keep it to 45-minute blocks per room.
DAY
2

Small repairs

AI SHORTCUT: GET QUOTES FAST 
Write a short, friendly text I can send to 3 local handymen in Birmingham, AL. I need a quote for these jobs: [list]. Ask for price, earliest start date, what is included, and whether they carry insurance. Keep it under 60 words.
AI SHORTCUT: COMPARE THE QUOTES 
Here are 3 quotes for the same jobs: [paste each]. Put them in a table with price, scope, timeline, and anything missing or unclear. List 3 questions I should ask each contractor before I hire anyone.
DAY
3

Paint and touch-ups

AI SHORTCUT: PAINT PLAN 
I am painting these rooms before I sell: [rooms and approximate sizes]. Suggest a light neutral color approach that works with [flooring and fixture colors]. Estimate how much paint I need and what supplies to buy. Tell me which rooms to prioritize if I run low on time.
DAY
4

Floors and surfaces

AI SHORTCUT: CLEANING ORDER 
Give me an order of operations for deep cleaning floors and surfaces in a [2,000 sq ft] house so I do not re-dirty finished areas. Include supplies and rough time per room.
DAY
5

Curb appeal

AI SHORTCUT: WEEKEND CURB APPEAL LIST 
My front yard has: [describe]. It is [season] in Birmingham, Alabama. Give me a curb appeal to-do list I can finish in 3 hours for under $200. Rank the items by visual impact.
DAY
6

Deep clean and depersonalize

AI SHORTCUT: CLEANING CHECKLIST BY ROOM 
Create a deep-clean checklist for my [kitchen / bathrooms / bedrooms]. Make it a tick-box list I can print, sorted by what to do first.
DAY
7

Final walk and photo day

AI SHORTCUT: LAST-LOOK LIST 
Act as a picky buyer touring my house. Here is what each room looks like: [describe]. List the 10 things a buyer would notice first and what I can fix in under 30 minutes each.
DOCS

Gather these documents

AI SHORTCUT: CLEAN LIST OF WHAT YOU UPDATED 
Here are my notes on repairs and upgrades I have done to the house, with rough dates and costs: [paste]. Turn it into a clean list sorted newest to oldest that I can hand to my Realtor. Do not add anything I did not tell you.

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Not every item applies to every home. Your Sell-Ready Plan tells you what to do, what to skip, and in what order. Results are not guaranteed. AI tools can make mistakes, so check anything important.

Jeremy Galloway | eXp Realty | (205) 605-9432