One of the most important things
to remember when selling your home is to keep it as clean as
possible. If you need help or don't have the time to organize
your stuff, you can hire a home staging professional in your
area. Ask your real estate professional for more information.
1. Remove any clutter from the
home and place it in storage. Do not store this stuff on the
property if you don't have enough room. Storing clutter in
closets or in your garage, will often make these areas look
smaller. By removing clutter or even large pieces of furniture,
the rooms will look larger.
2. Disconnect yourself
emotionally from your home. This is a big problem for people who
have lived in their house for long periods of time. If you've
raised a family here, the children could have emotional ties
also to the home. Some home sellers are looking for someone
special to buy their home, if you've got the time and money to
wait, you can be selective but be careful, because the longer
you wait, the market could go up or down.
3. When your real estate
professional is showing the house, it's always a good idea to
leave the home until the potential homebuyers are gone. One
example of this would be if you were in a bad mood or didn't
have a good day and were a little upset at the world. Your mood
could cause potential homebuyers to lose interest in the
property. I've seen this more than once.
4. Make sure everything is
operating properly. This would include doors, door knobs,
windows, kitchen appliances, garage door openers, cabinet
drawers, bathroom fixtures, toilets, faucets, lights, switches,
electrical outlets and anything else that moves, slides, turns
or rotates that is part of the home.
5. The Interior and exterior
walls of the home should be in good shape. Make sure there's no
termite damage, wood rot, peeling paint, broken windows or holes
in the walls.
6. Make sure the flooring is in
good shape. Some real estate professionals will suggest,
replacing the carpeting with a neutral color. This method often
works pretty good but I have seen plenty of homes that were
re-carpeted and after the home was purchased the carpeting was
replaced again, by the new owners. Just make sure the flooring
is in good shape.
7. Here's a trick that
definitely works a little magic when selling a home. Leave some
cookies or a nice fruit bowl on the dining room table. There is
no need to leave a sign that says "Eat Me". It gives the home a
warm feeling, almost like a country atmosphere.
8. Even better than home
selling tip number seven would be baking some cookies just
before the perspective buyers arrive, it's not the cookies, it's
the smell from the cookies that most people cannot resist.
These are just a few home
selling tips but the most important is to keep the inside and
outside of the home clean.
