Which door is yours?

Inherited, second home, downsizing, out of state, or someday. Pick your door and open the free guide behind it.

November 12, 2026

Five Cape Cod doors labeled Inherited, Second Home, Downsizing, Out of State, Someday

Almost every Lower Cape sale starts at one of these five doors. The first steps behind each one are different, so each has a printed guide to start with. Find yours below. No form, no phone call: just open it.

Inherited door

INHERITED

The house is yours now. Where do you even start?

The Inherited Cape Property Starter Guide
Probate basics, family logistics, and a realistic timeline, written for when nothing is urgent yet.

10 pages · PDF · print and keep

Second home door

SECOND HOME

Ready to let the summer place go?

The Out-of-State Seller's Playbook
Most second homes here are sold by owners who live somewhere else, so this is the right first read: the whole sale, without flying back every week.

8 pages · PDF · print and keep

Downsizing door

DOWNSIZING

Decades in one house. One smaller next step.

Downsizing From a Cape Home
The parts that aren't about the listing: belongings, move logistics, where to land next, and how to make the bigger decision feel manageable.

10 pages · PDF · print and keep

Out of state door

OUT OF STATE

Selling a house you can't drive past?

The Out-of-State Seller's Playbook
How to handle the whole sale without flying back constantly. Step by step, for Lower Cape owners who live somewhere else.

8 pages · PDF · print and keep

Someday door

SOMEDAY

Not now. But maybe next year?

Should I Sell This Year? Decision Worksheet
Three signals it's time. Three signals to wait. A short worksheet that helps you decide, with nobody asking you to list.

4 pages · PDF · print and keep

Know someone standing at one of these doors?

A friend who just inherited a parent's house. A neighbor talking about moving closer to the grandkids. The couple who only comes down in July. Send them this page. It might make the first step a little easier.

Want the rest?

Each guide is part of the free Lower Cape Sellers Course: 16 short video lessons and seven print-and-keep guides covering Title 5, flood zones, off-season timing, commissions, and how to read an offer that isn't the highest one. Watch in any order.

Arthur Radtke, Realtor · Celebrate Team at eXp Realty · Brewster, Chatham, Harwich, Orleans, Eastham