How to Sell Your Home in Bodrum or Milas: A Seller’s Guide

A practical guide to selling your home in Bodrum or Milas, from setting your priorities and asking price to receiving payment and handing over the keys.

Selling a home in Bodrum or Milas is easier to manage when you know what to prepare and which decisions come next. From setting the price to receiving the proceeds and handing over the keys, these 12 steps will help you plan the sale with your estate agent.

1. Decide what you want from the sale

Set your preferred timescale and think about what happens next. If you are buying another property, consider how the sale proceeds and moving dates will fit together. Your priorities will help you assess offers on their full terms.

2. Check the title deed and property records

Review ownership, any mortgage or other restrictions, and the property’s recorded details. If the home is jointly owned, tenanted or being sold through a representative, clarify the arrangements early. Keep a record of its condition and any known problems.

3. Set a realistic asking price

Compare genuinely similar properties and verified completed sales where reliable information is available. Two villas in Yalıkavak can have the same bedroom count but very different views, pools, layouts and locations. Those differences need to inform the comparison.

4. Calculate what you will have left after the sale

Allow for your selling costs, any mortgage repayment and a suitable tax reserve. Use our capital gains tax calculator for an initial estimate, then have your position checked by a Turkish tax adviser.

5. Choose your estate agent and agree the service

Discuss the proposed price, marketing plan, fees and communication arrangements. Agree where the property will be advertised, how viewings will be managed and how offers will reach you.

6. Prepare your home for viewings

Start with cleaning, decluttering and minor repairs. In a garden home in Gümüşlük, a tidy terrace and clear paths can help buyers understand the outdoor space. Consider the likely benefit and cost before committing to major renovation.

7. Present the property accurately

Use photographs and a description that reflect the home as it is. For a property in Gündoğan intended for year-round living, explain the heating, parking and access to everyday amenities. Verify floor areas, usage rights and distances before publishing them.

8. Manage enquiries and follow up viewings

Understand each buyer’s budget, requirements and buying timetable. Keep useful feedback from visits. If interest is limited or the same concerns keep appearing, review the price, presentation and marketing together.

9. Compare the full terms of each offer

Look beyond the headline price to funding, payment dates, included items and handover requirements. An offer on a home in Bitez from a buyer using available funds may follow a different timetable from one dependent on a mortgage.

10. Record the agreed terms

Set out the price, deposit, balance, title transfer date and handover arrangements. List included furniture and agree how delays or unmet conditions will be addressed. Have the documents and their legal effect checked before signing or accepting a deposit.

11. Coordinate title transfer and payment

A sale application can be submitted through Web Tapu. Prepare the required documents and official fees, and confirm the payment arrangements with the relevant bank or system. Check the parties, property and payment status before signing.

12. Complete the handover and final checks

Record keys, included items and meter readings in a handover record. Follow up utility accounts, management charges and any required notifications. Keep the sale and payment documents and confirm your own tax reporting deadlines.

If you are a foreign homeowner

Prepare your identity documents, title records and banking arrangements early. If you live outside Türkiye, check the power of attorney requirements and appoint someone to coordinate viewings and handover locally. Your tax reporting timetable depends on your circumstances; non-resident sellers should not assume that the next annual filing date applies.

Turnkey Properties can help you plan the pricing, marketing and local coordination of your sale in Bodrum or Milas. Start with your property details and priorities so that the work is built around your home and your timetable.