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The effort put into repairing and cleaning your property is likely to be returned in a faster sale at an attractive price. As potential buyers approach your property, impressions are formed quickly.
- Paint house and trim
- Yard-remove all toys, garbage, tools, mowers, and other items from view
- Keep lawn mowed, bushes trimmed, flowers alive and colorful
- Close garage doors
Often, while waiting to be let in, the first thing a buyer looks at closely is the front door.
- Put new paint of the front door
- Buy a new door mat
- Buyers take a close look at the basement of a home. They will look for bad wiring, leaky pipes and signs of decay
- Clean out basement and dispose of everything you are not going to move with you
- Ensure that there is plenty of lighting
- Sweep or vacuum floors
- Stack items neatly against walls
The kitchen is often the most important room in the house. Make it bright and attractive.
- Put a vase of fresh flowers on the table
- Replace curtains or clean existing ones
- Remove appliances from counters
- Create a pleasant fragrance in the kitchen (and house) (ie: vanilla, cinnamon)
It is important that bathrooms are clean, bright, and smell fresh.
- Install a new shower curtain and replace worn throw rugs
- Polish all fixtures
- Open windows
- Hang bright, fresh towels
- Remove stains from toilets and bathtubs
- Use air freshner or open windows
- Display colorful soaps
The living room and bedrooms
- Beds should be made and clothes hung up
- Clean out fireplace
- Polish all woodwork
- Remove as much clutter as possible
- Put big furniture in storage so rooms are not cluttered or crowded
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