When the right pre-listing work is clear—but paying for it all today is not.

A seller may know the roof needs attention, the front of the house needs care, or the home will show better with paint, flooring, landscaping, staging, or another focused project. The harder question is whether doing that work now makes sense—and how to pay for it without guessing.

Start with what the property needs.

We look at the house, the likely buyer questions, available inspection information, the budget, and the listing timeline. The goal is not to fix everything. It is to make a grounded preparation plan: what should be addressed, what can be disclosed or priced around, and what is not worth doing.

Market Ready Concierge can be one option.

For eligible sellers, Compass’s Market Ready Concierge is a home-preparation financing option administered by Notable. It may help fund selected selling expenses before closing, including work such as staging, painting, flooring, cosmetic improvements, landscaping, or certain repairs. Approval, eligible use, vendor payment method, and available funds are determined by the program and lender—not by the listing team.

What we help you decide.

• Which preparation work is most likely to matter to a buyer—and what is better left alone.
• How the work fits with inspections, vendors, photography, and a realistic launch date.
• Whether the program’s cost and repayment timing make sense for this sale.
• What needs to be confirmed before any work is authorized.

Read the terms before treating it as part of the plan.

Credit approval, underwriting, interest, fees, eligible expenses, and repayment terms apply. Repayment can become due before a sale closes, including if the listing ends or another repayment event in the loan agreement occurs. Review the current terms and repayment timeline before committing to work. Your signed loan agreement controls.

Current Market Ready Concierge resources
Notable terms

Compass is not the lender or the contractor. No preparation project guarantees a particular sale price, faster sale, or return on investment.