Things you Should do Before Selling Your Home

Ten Things To Do Before Selling Your House

  1. Get rid of Extra Furniture - This means that any furniture that doesn’t have a functional purpose needs to go. It can be sold, or just put in a self storage unit , but it needs to get out of the house. You want as much square footage shown as you can.
  2. Hide the Toys and Clutter - Before taking any listing photos or showing your house, hide toys and get rid of the clutter! Unless there is a designated area used as a playroom, toys need to be hidden. Buyers want the spaces to feel fresh and clean.
  3. Open Doors - Be sure to open all of your interior doors before taking photos and showing your house. In photos, it helps the photos flow together so that the potential buyers can understand the layout of the home. The potential buyers need to be able to easily walk from one room to the next to imagine themselves living in the home.
  4. Turn on Lights - When showing your home, turn on all of the lights before you leave. This is especially the case if your house has light switches in strange places. The last thing you want the potential buyers to do, is search for your light switches.It will make the home feel brighter and cozier.
  5. Good Smells - The smell of your home will be one of the very first things that the potential buyers register in their brains when looking at your home. Be sure it is a good smell! You can always try baking something that smells delicious or putting some sent warmers in each space.
  6. Take Great Photos - Chances are, the first impression of your house will be by the photos that potential buyers will see on your listing. Make sure they are good! Potential buyers want to look at photos of a clean house. Pay attention to detail when taking photo or hire a professional photographer.
  7. Fix up the Yard - This doesn’t mean that your front yard needs an entire makeover, but make sure that it looks warm and inviting. Plant some flowers, fix your fence, and mow your lawn.
  8. Clear off Counter Tops - Nobody wants to look at clutter. You want potential buyers to feel like there is plenty of counter space and take the cutter off of your fridge to make your kitchen feel fresh and clean. You can also brighten up the space with flowers!
  9. Clean Doors – You don’t realize just how dirty your doors are until you start scrubbing them down! Clean the doorknobs to make sure they aren’t sticky and make sure there aren’t dirty fingerprints all over the door. It is a small detail that most people won’t notice unless they are dirty.
  10. Clean your Windows and Mirrors - Clean your windows inside and out. It is amazing to see how much more light comes through when the windows are clean. By cleaning your windows and mirrors in your home it will make the spaces look and feel brighter.
If you need to sell your house fast because of a death in the family , or because of a job transfer and need to relocate or a divorce , or if you are retiring and need to downsize or even if you are facing foreclosure , Tanguay Homes Buys Homes! We can help you by purchasing your home even if you are going through bankruptcy or if you inherited a house or property and need to sell it fast. Contact Tanguay Buys Homes Today !

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