Stage 03 · Marketing & Launch

The first 72 hours define the entire sale.

The listing goes live and the clock starts. In Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire markets, active buyers are watching new listings the moment they appear — on Zillow, on Realtor.com, in their agent's auto-search alerts, in their own daily scroll. The question is whether your listing grabs them in that window, or whether it slides into the background of homes they'll consider if nothing better comes along.

That distinction — grabbed versus considered — comes down to presentation and strategy, not luck. It comes down to photography that looks better than what's sitting next to it. A listing description that reads like a person wrote it, not an algorithm. A launch sequence that builds awareness in the week before the home goes active, so that the first showings are from prepared, motivated buyers — not from casual lookers who happened to be on Zillow at the right time.

We do not post and pray. We launch deliberately.

What we do in this stage

The marketing package, complete.

Every element serves a purpose. Nothing is included for show, and nothing that matters is left out.

Our marketing approach
  • Professional photography, no exceptions. We work with photographers who understand real estate light — the difference between a kitchen that looks inviting and one that looks like a crime scene with overhead fluorescents. Every listing gets a full shoot with natural light timing, wide-angle angles that represent the space accurately, and exterior shots that present the property in its best seasonal context.
  • A listing description that sounds like a person. We write listing copy that tells buyers what's distinctive about this specific home — not just "updated kitchen, hardwood floors, great location." What makes the light in the living room remarkable at 4pm. What the neighborhood actually feels like. What a buyer who has seen forty listings will notice when they walk through yours.
  • MLS strategy and syndication. The MLS listing is the master document from which Zillow, Trulia, Realtor.com, and every other portal pulls its data. The photos, the description, the room dimensions, the feature flags — every detail in the MLS either works for you or against you with the search algorithm and with buyers' first impressions. We build it carefully.
  • Pre-market agent outreach. Before the listing goes public, we contact agents who have recently shown similar properties in your area. These are buyers who are already active, already pre-approved, and already looking for something close to what you have. A coming-soon notification to the right ten agents is often worth more than a week of open houses.
  • Social media and digital promotion. We run targeted paid campaigns on Facebook and Instagram, targeting buyers by geography, demonstrated real estate interest, and household profile. The LSG network across the North Shore and southern NH is active and engaged — a listing we share is seen by people who are actually in the market.
  • Open house strategy. Not every home benefits from an open house. Some do. When we recommend one, we schedule it deliberately — typically the first weekend, when the listing is newest and buyer interest is highest. We prepare the home, staff it with knowledgeable agents, and debrief every visitor's reaction.
What to expect

The launch week sequence.

A deliberate launch is sequenced, not spontaneous. Here's how we time it.

7 Days Before

Coming soon outreach begins

We notify buyer agents in our network who have active buyers in your price range and neighborhood profile. This creates a warm audience before day one.

3–4 Days Before

Photography and final listing materials complete

All photos reviewed and approved. Listing copy finalized. Floor plan, if included, delivered. Video or 3D tour, if applicable, rendered and ready. Everything staged and ready to load before the active date.

Day One

MLS goes active, full syndication launches

The listing is live everywhere simultaneously — MLS, Zillow, Realtor.com, Redfin, and our own site. Paid social campaigns begin. Email to buyer agent network goes out. The listing enters the market at full strength.

Days 2–5

Showings begin, feedback collected

We schedule showings efficiently — clustered when possible to build energy around the home — and request feedback from every buyer agent immediately after each visit. We report to you within 24 hours of every showing.

Day 7–10

Offer deadline or open house (if applicable)

In a strong-demand market, we often set an offer deadline to concentrate buyer attention and encourage highest-and-best submissions. In a single-offer environment, we work the listing actively and keep the momentum from the first week going.

What separates a listing from a sale

Presence isn't the same as exposure.

A home can be on Zillow and still be invisible. Presence on a platform means the listing exists. Exposure means buyers who are actually ready to buy are seeing it, considering it, and booking showings. The difference between the two is how the listing is presented, how it's promoted, and how it's positioned relative to what else is available.

In a market like the North Shore of Massachusetts — where inventory is often tight and buyer demand is real but selective — the listings that get multiple offers are not always the best homes. They are the best-presented homes at the best price, launched with enough deliberateness that serious buyers feel urgency rather than hesitation.

We've watched homes in Newburyport, Haverhill, and across the Andovers sell above asking because the launch was sequenced correctly. We've also watched comparable homes sit for 60 days because the first week was wasted. The preparation and the pricing matter enormously — but without the right launch, they are theoretical advantages that the market never gets to see.

Our goal is that buyers see your home at its best, all at once, when attention is highest. That is what we build toward in every listing we take.

When you're ready

Let's talk about your launch.

Tell us about the home and your timing. We'll walk you through what a well-sequenced launch actually looks like for your specific property — no obligation, no sales pitch.

— Lisa Sevajian

lisa.sevajian@exprealty.com · 978-457-3406
Top 1.5% of over 1,500,000 Realtors · Brokered by eXp Realty

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Lisa Sevajian Group · Brokered by eXp Realty · In business since 2007 · Approaching 2,000 sales
Lisa Sevajian · MA License #9500355 · Team also licensed in NH (Adrianna Leone, Alex Greenwood, John Burns, Molly Smith, Steven Wallace) · eXp Realty Boston, MA + Portsmouth, NH
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