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Sellers
> Prepare Your Home
DETERMINING THE
VALUE OF PREPARING
YOUR HOME FOR SHOWING
First impressions really count with home buyers; Representative shows
your home to prospective buyers.
Here
are some suggestions for preparing your home:
First Impressions
- House exterior in good repair
- House number easy to see
- Eaves trough, down spouts and soffits painted
and in good repair
- Garage/carport clean and tidy
- Cracked and broken window panes replaced
Seasonal Maintenance:
- Lawns cut and raked; hedges and shrubs trimmed;
gardens weeded and edged
- Leaves raked; walks swept; decks and patios
cleared of leaves and debris
- Snow and ice cleared; walkways sanded or salted
- All windows cleaned inside and out
At the Front Door
- Doorbell works
- Door hardware in good repair
- Porch and foyer clean and tidy
Interior Maintenance
- Cracked plaster repaired
- Chipped paint touched up
- Door knobs and cupboards latches tight
- Furnace wiped down and cleaned
- Burned out light bulbs replaced
- Squeaky doors oiled
Bathroom
- Mirrors, fixtures and taps cleaned and polished
- Leaky taps and toilets repaired
- Inside cupboards and cabinets clean and neat
- Towels clean and matching
- Clutter put away
Kitchen
- Sinks and taps clean and polished
- Appliances cleaned
- Countertops clear and polished
- Inside of cupboards and cabinets clean and
neat
- Small appliances put away
- Clutter put away
Creating A Buying Atmosphere
- All lights turned on
- Air conditioner turned on in warm weather
- Fireplace lit in cooler weather
- Closets neat and tidy
- Halls and stairs cleared of clutter
- Drapes opened during daylight
- Background music playing quietly
- Carpets freshly vacuumed
- Fresh flowers in various rooms
- Fresh air in house
Valuables
- Jewellery and valuables locked safely away
or taken with you
- Valuable property (such as objects of art,
vases, figurines, mementos) are safely situated out of reach or locked
away
Pets
- Contained or absent during showings
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