Gold Coast and Oak Street Beach
Thinking of selling your home?
You’re in the right place.
Selling a home can feel like a lot. With Arzoo beside you, it becomes a clear plan with a person you can reach whenever you have a question.
How selling with Arzoo works.
Time it right
Start with a conversation about your plans and your neighborhood. Arzoo looks at what is selling near you now, using live MRED data, so you choose your moment with real numbers in hand.
Prepare and stage
Together you decide what is worth doing before the home goes on the market, and what is not. Small changes in light, color and layout often matter more than big projects.
Present it beautifully
Professional photography and a listing page built like the homes on this site, so buyers see the home at its best wherever they find it.
Through to closing
Arzoo stays your point of contact with buyers' agents, inspectors and attorneys, and keeps you updated at every step until the keys change hands.
Getting your home ready.
A few of the things Arzoo will walk through with you before your home goes on the market.
See how a home Arzoo sold is presented →- Deep clean once, then keep it show-ready
- Brighten every room: more lamps, open blinds
- Choose neutral paint colors
- Tidy the outside: lawn, beds and the front door
- Set the table so buyers can picture living there
- Stage empty rooms to show how they can be used
Resources for sellers.
- What’s my home worth?Ask Arzoo for a valuation based on homes selling near you.
- Net proceeds calculatorEstimate what you walk away with after taxes and costs.
- Seller checklistThe essentials for getting your home ready.
- Market snapshotHomes for sale and median asking prices by neighborhood, live from MRED.
First, find out what your home is worth.
Tell Arzoo about your home and your timing. She will follow up with a valuation and a plan.
Planning tool
What you could walk away with.
Negotiable. Enter the rate in your listing agreement.
From your lender's payoff statement; enter 0 if none.
Illinois taxes are paid a year behind, so sellers usually credit the buyer.
Estimated net, at most
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- Sale price
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- Illinois transfer tax $0.50 per $500
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- Cook County transfer tax $0.25 per $500
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- Chicago transfer tax, CTA portion $1.50 per $500
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- Commission
- to confirm
- Payoff, fees, proration, credits
- to confirm
Still to confirm: Brokerage commission, Mortgage payoff, Title and attorney fees, Property tax proration. Until they are entered, the net shown is the most you could receive.
Transfer taxes are charged per $500 of price or fraction thereof, at rates checked on Oct 7, 2026 with the City of Chicago and Illinois Department of Revenue. A planning estimate, not a settlement statement. Your attorney prepares the actual figures.