Selling in Otter Tail County
Sell your home in Perham, MN
Sellers in Perham work directly with Janet Matchinsky, a full-time broker since 2014. She prices the home, answers the calls, shows the property, and negotiates the offer herself.
The process
How Janet sells in Perham
Start with a call
Reach Janet at (320) 219-2488 with the basics: where the home is in Perham, when you want to move, and any questions.
Walk-through and pricing
Janet walks through the home, then pulls comparable sales from NorthstarMLS and recommends a list price with the sales that support it.
Prepare the home
Janet gives staging and repair advice, sorted by what pays and what does not, so you spend only where it counts.
Photos and the listing
Once the photos are done, the listing goes live on the MLS and the major portals. Janet shares it on social media as well.
Showings and offers
Janet coordinates showings around your schedule, follows up with every agent who visits, and presents each offer with a plain explanation.
Inspection to closing
From inspection through appraisal and closing, Janet tracks every deadline and keeps you informed so nothing catches you off guard.
Your listing plan
What Janet's marketing can include
Janet builds the marketing plan around the property, so it differs from house to house. Depending on the home, it can include the items below; agree on the schedule together so you know what will happen before the listing goes live.
- 8K drone photos and video
- Staging before the shoot
- The listing itself
- Social media posts
- Paired open houses
- Food at open houses
- Agent-to-agent calls
- Showing feedback passed on to you
Each one is explained on the main selling page, with what sellers wrote about her listings.
Track record
Recently sold near Perham
Since November 2023, Janet's NorthstarMLS record has no closing inside Perham itself or within a normal showing radius of it; the closest properties Home Match Realty listed and sold are in Henning (20 miles as the crow flies), Fergus Falls (27 miles), and Miltona (41 miles).
$55,000
Riverside Dr. (lot, no house number)
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
- 3.694 acres
- Lot
The Broker Reciprocity logo marks sold data supplied by NorthstarMLS through its Broker Reciprocity program. Data believed to be accurate but should be independently verified. Properties displayed may be listed or sold by various participants in the MLS. This home sale information is not an appraisal, competitive or comparative market analysis, CMA or home valuation.
The town
Perham at a glance
As the crow flies, Perham is 19 miles southeast of Detroit Lakes (the closest larger town Janet covers), 32 miles northeast of Fergus Falls (the county seat), and 50 miles north of Janet's office in Alexandria. By the Census Bureau's 2023 estimates, Perham is the second-largest of the 16 Otter Tail County towns on this site. It shares its school district with Dent.
Selling lakeshore? The lakes on this site closest to Perham are Rush Lake (8 miles away), Star Lake (13 miles away), and Otter Tail Lake (14 miles away); each lake page lists its size, depth and public access from the Minnesota DNR.
Homes for sale, nearby lakes and neighboring towns are on the Perham homes for sale page.
Perham facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Population (2023 estimate) | 3,666 (U.S. Census Bureau) |
| County | Otter Tail County |
| County seat | Fergus Falls |
| School district | Perham-Dent Public Schools |
| ZIP code | 56573 |
| Drive from Alexandria | about 63 mi, an hour and 15 minutes |
Free market analysis
What your Perham home is worth
To learn what your Perham home is worth, enter the address in the home value form. Janet will send comparable sales and a price range.
If you are considering selling in Perham, Janet will walk through your home and pull recent comparable sales. Her pricing recommendation comes with no obligation to list.
FAQ
Sellers ask
What is the first step to selling in Perham?
Ask Janet for a market analysis, which is free and carries no obligation. She will walk through the home, pull comparable sales from NorthstarMLS, and tell you what it would list for. She will also tell you what is worth doing before photos.
How fast do homes sell in Perham?
It changes with the season and the price point, so a single average would mislead you. Janet would rather show you current numbers than quote a stale figure, so ask her for the latest report on Perham.
Can Janet show homes listed by other brokerages in Perham?
Yes, as a NorthstarMLS member she can show and write offers on any listing in the MLS, not only her own. You work with one broker and still see everything that is for sale.
More on the pricing guide, the preparing to sell guide and the Perham homes for sale page.
Neighboring towns
Selling nearby
Ready when you are
Ready to talk about selling in Perham?
A pricing conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing.