Home Sales Tips - Information and Advice

"How to improve how your home shows to prospective buyers."

SHOWMANSHIP HELPS SELL HOMES

You can sell your home quicker and at a better price, if you can stir the prospect's desire for your home by making it more attractive.

To do this, here are some tested tips to help show your home to its best advantage:

CURB APPEAL

• Cut grass, trim hedges and shrubs.
• Gardens weeded and edged.
• Pick up litter.
• Drive & walkway clear-snow, leaves, trees.
• Soffits & eaves troughs in good condition.
• Clean garage.
• Repair & paint garage and fencing.

WHEN THE DOOR OPENS

• Is the air fresh?
• Porch and foyer clean and tidy?
• Does the doorbell work?
• Door hardware in good shape?

CLEANLINESS IS IMPORTANT

• Clean and fresh bathroom and kitchen.
• Clean refrigerator and stove.
• Clean laundry equipment.

GOOD MAINTENANCE

• Repair and clean windows.
• Repair leaky taps and toilets.
• Clean furnace humidifier and furnace.
• Repair door knobs, sticky drawers.
• Repair seals around tub and basin.
• Repair cracked plaster, chipped paints.
• Repair burned out light bulbs.

LOTS OF SPACE

• Clear halls and stairs of clutter.
• Store un-needed furniture and equipment.
• Clear kitchen counters and stove.
• Closets neat and tidy.

CREATE A BUYING MOOD

• Try to arrange to be absent during showings if at all possible.
• Turn on all lights prior to showing.
• Have fireplace working.
• Turn off radio and television, or have some low volume tasteful music in the background.
• Open drapes in the daytime.
• Children and pets can prevent buyers from thinking positively-keep them out of the way, if possible.

Bottom Line

If your home shows well, it will sell quickly.

If your home doesn't show well, it will take longer to find a buyer.

Improving how your home shows definitely saves you time and money.

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