Home Straight. Independent education on selling, renovating, and the decisions in between.

The Home Seller's Decision Guide

Your tools & templates


Everything that works better on a screen than on paper: the calculators that do the sums for you, and the worksheets you'd rather fill in and save.

Every one of these is also printed in your guide, ready to fill in by hand. This page is simply the live version, for when that's easier. Nothing here is stored or sent anywhere — the calculators run entirely in your own browser.

Interactive tools

Open in your browser and enter your own figures. They calculate as you type.

Chapter 4

Financing‑the‑Gap Cost Calculator

Compare bridging finance, a standard rental and a short furnished stay on your own numbers, including a slower‑sale scenario.

Open the calculator →

Chapter 7

Pricing Cross‑Check Worksheet

Enter your comparables and figures, and it works out the range from all three valuation methods and lays them side by side.

Open the worksheet →

Chapter 1

Working‑Backwards Timeline

Put in your target settlement date and it shows the latest you can start each stage, so you can see whether a deadline is realistic.

Open the timeline →

Fillable spreadsheets

Download, then fill in on your computer, phone or tablet. Open in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets.

Prefer paper? Every tool and worksheet here is also printed inside your guide, at the end of its chapter — ready to print and fill in by hand. Use whichever suits you.