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With so many homes on the market, you want to make sure yours stands out to buyers. When selling your property, there are a few important steps that, if taken, will make your home the most attractive and desirable among any competition. Follow the tips below and your home will sell faster and for the highest possible price!

Separated from Home

I’m going to start with what is probably the hardest thing for most salespeople to do: get in the right mindset. Before you can sell your home or condo, you really need to leave the property and look to the future. Remember the reasons why you are selling and that the property is simply a business. Doing this will make the process much easier.

Remember, despite what you may think, your home is not perfect. It’s not the most wonderful house on the market in that price range. All buyers have different tastes. Don’t be upset if a buyer doesn’t like a certain part of his house. Just keep reminding yourself that it’s just a house.

curb appeal

You only get one chance to make a first impression. Keep the exterior of your property neat, tidy and inviting. There are many easy ways to enhance the exterior of your home:

1. Mow grass, trim bushes, weeds, and edging.

2. Make sure bushes and trees are full of life. Do this by watering them regularly and possibly replacing them with more colorful and vibrant plants.

3. Pressure wash sidewalks, driveway, curb and exterior of property.

4. Make sure the front door is clean and easy to open. The last thing you want is a buyer’s agent standing outside with your client struggling to open a dirty door (trust me, this happens all the time).

clean your house

Sounds obvious, I know. However, everyone’s idea of ​​clean is very different. One thing that many people overlook is a smell that they and their family are used to. This could be very distracting to buyers and can drive them away from the property immediately.

1. Vacuum carpets and clean hardwood and tile floors. Have your carpet professionally cleaned if you need it.

2. Make sure the whole house smells fresh. The smell is a big turn off for potential buyers.

3. The kitchen and all bathrooms must be thoroughly cleaned, including toilets, tubs, showers, floors, and mirrors.

4. Clean windows inside and out, be sure to remove both glass and frames.

5. Dust EVERYTHING. Including baseboards, ceiling fans, light fixtures, shelves, and blinds.

6. Make the beds every day.

7. Pick up clothes, shoes, etc.

8. Hang fresh towels in each bathroom and in the kitchen.

mess up the house

The easiest way to do this is to start packing! Don’t let too much clutter keep the shopper from seeing what they should be buying. Simplifying the spaces within the house allows the buyer to visualize your furniture, your paint colors, etc. Plus, by removing excess clutter, regular cleaning and keeping everything tidy becomes a breeze. You may need to rent a storage unit. In the end, it will be worth it when the house sells faster and at a higher price.

1. If you don’t need it, pack it up, sell it, or throw it away! Any item you don’t use regularly should be removed.

2. Remove all unnecessary items from countertops, tables, and floors. These items make the house feel cluttered and also appear smaller.

3. Clean out cabinets. Shoppers WILL be searching your closets, so remove unwanted clothes and shoes. Organize everything that is left over so that the closet looks as big and spacious as possible.

4. Remove personal items like photos, books, magazines, and knick-knacks.

5. Remove any furniture that may be blocking or bumping into walkways. Open areas that flow well are much more attractive to buyers than cramped or awkward spaces.

make minor repairs

Eliminate drawbacks before a potential buyer sees them. Any small item that requires little effort to fix. Even the smallest thing can affect how much a buyer offers on a property.

1. Replace cracked floor tiles or counter tiles.

2. Repair and paint holes in the walls.

3. Fix leaky faucets.

4. Fix all the doors that don’t close properly and the drawers in the kitchen that don’t work as they should.

5. Replace burned out bulbs.

paint and wallpaper

Give buyers a blank canvas to see all they can do to make your house their home. Pay special attention to the bathrooms and the kitchen. These are the rooms that really sell a house! Make sure they are desirable to people with all kinds of tastes!

to paint

1. Paint with neutral colors. Don’t give buyers any reason to remember your home as “the house with the purple kitchen.”

2. Remove cluttered or outdated wallpaper and repaint walls that are not clean. You don’t want buyers to refer to your house as the one with the NASCAR wallpaper any more than the house with the purple kitchen.

Turning on

A bright and airy home is a welcoming home that will welcome buyers much more than a dark and gloomy home. More light makes a room feel bigger too. So be sure to follow these tips:

1. Turn on all the lights and open all the blinds every time your house is shown.

2. Update accessories if necessary. Old or outdated fixtures can add more to the mental list of work buyers will have to do if they buy, negatively affecting your bid amount.

Garage and attic space

Your garage is for your car, not for storing all your junk! Pack up unused items and put them in your attic or storage space. Straighten the shelves, organize the bins, paint the walls and sweep the floor. Let the buyer see how much room there is for their car and all their stuff!

prepare your home

Arrange the furniture in each room to create as much space as possible. Also, each room should be arranged for its intended use. It is not good for the buyer to wonder what the rooms are supposed to be used for. If you have trouble doing this, hire a professional.

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If you want to sell your house quickly and for the highest possible price, follow the steps above. I can assure you that one of your neighbors is – and his house will sell before yours and at a higher price. Committing to completing the steps above will allow for an easier, much faster, more profitable, and less stressful selling process!

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