Use a real timeline and a clear price target before you list
Deciding if you should list now or wait comes down to one thing can you handle a fast decision window once your home hits the market. My rule of thumb for Lowell, MA right now is to prepare like you will get serious attention quickly, because a typical sale moved fast last month.
If you only remember one closed data point right now, make it this a typical sale took ten days last month in Lowell, MA. In that same period, recent offers landed about one hundred one point six percent of asking, and supply measured zero point nine months. The practical impact is speed. Some metrics were not reported for this period. Even with that limitation, ten days for a typical sale tells me you do not get a long runway for multiple rounds of "let's see" pricing or delayed showing access. Get your pricing and showing plan finished before day one, not after the first weekend. Commit to a clean, easy showing schedule so you do not miss the ten day pace. Set your bottom line and your term priorities in writing so you can respond quickly if offers come in at or above asking.
