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Working-Backwards Timeline

Chapter 1 · The Home Seller's Decision Guide

Working backwards from your settlement date


Fill in the boxes below and the dates work themselves out, counting backwards from your settlement date. Nothing to install — it all happens right here. The times are a guide; adjust them to suit your property and market.

Your inputs

Settlement is commonly 30 to 60 days — often 60 right now — so it's worth tapping between them to see the difference. Campaign length fills in from the method: 42 days.

Your backward plan  ·  latest date

Target settlement date
Be unconditional / exchanged by
Go on market (campaign starts) by
Property presentation-ready & marketing done by
START your preparation by

Also arrange, in parallel

Engage your conveyancer / start contract & disclosure prep by
Order your building and pest inspection by
Have your financing / bridging arranged by

Reality check

Latest you can start:

That's from today.

This is a planning tool, not a guarantee — the market shapes the timeline as much as you do. Home Straight · The Home Seller's Decision Guide.

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