The Ultimate Seller`s Tip - Having a Market Ready Home
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The Ultimate Seller`s Tip - Having a Market Ready Home
Getting your home as clean as possible is absolutely something of the greatest importance. It really does pay off. We've seen the response of people walking into a home that hasn't been cleaned, staged, or prepared for showings, and one that has. The difference is "night and day."
Therefore, we believe the ultimate tip for selling your home, is to create a blank canvas. Making sure your home is neat & tidy and giving it that clean sweep before you enter the market. Nevertheless, we have worked with sellers who didn't make enough of an effort. The result? Lower selling price. If they had, we can almost guarantee that the price would have been better. When you have properties that are too cluttered, buyers become too distracted.
First on your list should be washing the windows, cleaning the floors, polishing the furniture, and vacuuming the rugs throughout your home, but the entry hall, kitchen, and bathroom deserve special attention. The entryway is going to be your first point of reference when you walk in, it has to be clean and simple. So don't just mop and vacuum; make sure you put away shoes, coats, and bags, too. But the kitchen? That is a huge priority.
The kitchen has to be immaculate. Your dishes should be in the dishwasher, and they should be done. You don't want last night's dinner smell. The smell we`re going for is that freshly cleaned aroma in the air. A welcoming aroma that always sets a good first impression on a buyer. But bathrooms are perhaps the most important thing to get right. Would you like to take a shower in a moldy shower?
To avoid creating a bad impression, it's important to make sure your tile grout is spotless. We also recommended buying a new shower curtain and towels in some cases. Beyond the bathroom, we suggest cleaning all visible horizontal surfaces: windowsills, picture frames, baseboards, even the inside shelves of kitchen and medicine cabinets. We also recommend cleaning the walls around light-switch plates, where there are a lot of fingerprints, and around doorknobs.
For those looking to take shortcuts, it's possible to skip areas that people wouldn't normally see. Buyers are not climbing on ladders to look on upper shelves and on top of cabinets, focus your efforts accordingly. But make sure to put away personal items before each show. No buyer wants to walk into a bathroom and see somebody's toothbrush and 11 bottles of shampoo.
We offer a checklist with every listing we do. Our "Photoshoot Preparation Guide" will be available when signing a mandate with a Champion realty agent. Online is where buyers start. The majority of home buyers start their search online, so it`s important to make the first impression count with your professional real estate interior photography done by Champion Real Estate. When following our home preparation guide, we can assure you your property will be in pristine condition.
Finally, although it may seem obvious; make your bed. With clean sheets.
Article via The New York Times.
Author: The New York Times
