Selling in Stearns County
Sell your home in Waite Park, MN
Sellers in Waite Park 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 Waite Park
Start with a call
The first step is a short conversation with Janet, by phone or text at (320) 219-2488, about the house and your timeline.
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
Before photos, she says what to fix, what to clear out, and what to leave alone, based on what Waite Park buyers want.
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
She manages showing requests, gathers feedback, and brings you offers with her read on price, terms, and the buyer's financing.
Inspection to closing
After the offer is accepted, she manages the inspection, appraisal, title work, and closing paperwork until the keys change hands.
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 Waite Park
Since November 2023, Janet's NorthstarMLS record has no closing inside Waite Park itself; the closest homes Home Match Realty listed and sold are in St. Cloud (5 miles as the crow flies), Spicer (38 miles), and Long Prairie (43 miles).
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
Waite Park at a glance
As the crow flies, Waite Park is 4 miles west of St. Cloud (the county seat and the closest larger town Janet covers) and 60 miles southeast of Janet's office in Alexandria. Waite Park shares its school district with St. Cloud, St. Joseph, and St. Augusta.
Selling lakeshore? The lakes on this site closest to Waite Park are Grand Lake (7 miles away), Pearl Lake (9 miles away), and Big Fish Lake (11 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 Waite Park homes for sale page.
Waite Park facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Population (2023 estimate) | 8,396 (U.S. Census Bureau) |
| County | Stearns County |
| County seat | St. Cloud |
| School district | St. Cloud Area Schools |
| ZIP code | 56387 |
| Drive from Alexandria | about 75 mi, an hour and 25 minutes |
Free market analysis
What your Waite Park home is worth
Enter your Waite Park address in the home value form. Janet will reply personally with a price range and the sales she used to reach it.
Janet sells homes in Waite Park the same way everywhere: honest pricing, good photos, NorthstarMLS exposure, and a broker who answers the phone.
FAQ
Sellers ask
What is the first step to selling in Waite Park?
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.
What is winter access like for rural homes near Waite Park?
City streets and county roads are plowed by the city and the county. Township roads are plowed by the township, and private drives and some lake roads fall to the owner or an association. Janet asks who plows the road before you buy.
Do homes in Waite Park have a well and septic?
Inside city limits, most homes are on municipal water and sewer, and outside town, private wells and septic systems are the norm. Minnesota requires a well disclosure at sale, and most counties here require a septic compliance inspection when a property changes hands.
More on the pricing guide, the preparing to sell guide and the Waite Park homes for sale page.
Neighboring towns
Selling nearby
Ready when you are
Ready to talk about selling in Waite Park?
A pricing conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing.