Looks pretty good to me....

Can I skip any steps?

I'd say you could skip the compost. Let me qualify that.... We all know it's a good soil ammendment... In fact, for lawns where there's been a recent flood or really heavy chemical usage it's almost a must. But, it's not really mandatory or necessary in your case, and the fact is, it's the single most difficult and time consuming step in your list (likely would take nearly as much time as all the other steps combined.) Your soil already has microbes that are just waiting to be fed so they can multiply & you're taking care of that by applying protein based feed grains.

9. More SBM?

After you mow the new grassplants a couple times....

My 2 cents

Good day, Dan

ok, thanks Dan. I saw the pictures on your profile page, very nice, good job. The compost step was the one I was most worried about. Worried because I'm overseeding over 15,000 sq ft. I would need 15 yards of compost ($160) plus, like you said, the time and work to get it all spread, etc. I think I'll skip the compost and add homemade compost next year. So I just aerate, the then overseed? I don't have to lightly rake after I overseed, the seed will fall into the aerated holes and will be fine?

I agree with Dan, I'd skip the compost, but I'd also skip the lime. The best methods for organically altering your pH is through altering your food web balance. Having an acidic condition is indicative of fungal dominence. You can raise your pH by introducing bacteria and bacterial foods to your food web. Foods high in glucose and other sugars are good for raising your pH. Lime contains salt that kills microbes in your soil. You decide which would be better in the long run. I should also point out that soybean meal is a great fungal food so it's not helping much in that regard (but it's still an excellent source of protein).

The only other piece of advice I can offer is to be careful how quickly you change the balance. Too much bacteria grown at once can be worse than not having enough. Take it slow. Alfalfa meal makes for good bacterial food. The longer you tend to the needs of your food web the more balanced it will become according to the needs of your plants. If your plant prefers fungal dominance or acidic soil, it will support the fungi in its vicinity. If the plant prefers bacterial dominance it will support the bacteria. Sometimes we can push a little one way or another but it's usually best to just leave it up to the plant and the microbes. Symbioses is the goal!

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