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Q. What Should I Do To Get My Home Ready To Show?
A. Sold on First Impressions
FIRST IS FIRST! Clean and paint the front door. Make it sparkle!
GREEN MACHINE. Keep the lawn trimmed, edged, and free of everything that’s not growing. Plant bright flowers in the Spring. Put out terra-cotta pots with bright blooms.
NO PICASSO. Paint the interior and re-carpet if needed.
LET THE SUNSHINE IN.. Open draperies and window treatments. Clean the windows. If you leave, turn the lights on so that your home is ready to show.
DON’T BE A DRIP. Repair all leaking faucets.
FIX IT. Make necessary repairs to loose knobs, sticking doors and windows.
TOSS IT. Remove all the junk from your garage, attic, and rooms that you are using as storage. Clean out your closets. This will make your home look bigger!
EL BANO. Spruce up the bath by caulking where needed; then make the tub, sink, shower stall, commode and counter tops sparkle.
NEATNESS COUNTS. Remove all excess furniture from bedrooms and use attractive bedspreads.
GET TURNED ON. Light it up! Illumination is warm and welcome.
THREE’S A CROWD. Pretty please, LEAVE if at all possible when you have a showing. A potential buyer might feel like an intruder and hurry through your home. The idea is to get them to linger.
MUSIC IS MELLOW. Set the stage; turn off the TV and have only soft music playing from a stereo or radio. Let’s try and put the buyer in a good mood.
ROLL-OVER ROVER. Pets often are underfoot and “nudgie”. Put them outside if possible. If not, how about the smallest bedroom?
SILENCE IS GOLDEN. Be courteous. but don't force conversation with a potential buyer. They’re in your home to view it, not to pay a social call.
TRY BEING INVISIBLE. If you are unavoidably “there” when your home is being shown, defer to the showing agent and try to stay in the background.
CART BEFORE THE HORSE? Don’t speak to a potential buyer regarding furnishings you will sell with your home before a sale is negotiated.
BE COOL. Don’t oversell. Your home will go a long way towards “selling itself” if it is what the buyer wants.
GOLDEN RULE. No, not “he who has the gold rules.” The other one. Treat the prospective buyer like you would like to be treated and you’ll never go wrong.
PLAY IT SAFE & SECURE. Don’t show or open your home to anyone who shows up unannounced. Have them call us or their agent for a scheduled showing.
Got Questions? I’ve Got Answers!
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