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The Showing
Lighten up your home. Show prospects how bright and cheery your home is. Let the sunshine in. Pull back your curtains and drapes. When showing your home in the evening, turn on the excitement by turning on all your lights -- inside and outside. Lights add color and warmth and make prospects feel welcome.
Keep a Low Profile
Potential buyers will feel like intruders if you are at home when they visit and will have a difficult time visualizing themelves in it. If at all possible, vacate the home when you know there will be a showing. Take a walk, run an errand, or if you need to be there, stay out of the way of the potential buyer. The agent will have a much easier time articulating the virtues of your home if you stay in the background.
Watch Your Pets
Dogs and cats are great companions, but not when you're showing your home. Pets have a talent for getting underfoot. So, do everybody a favor: Keep Kitty and Spot outside, or at least out of the way.
Music and Fragrance
Before you leave your home, put on some soothing music and try a pot pourri of something natural or put a drop of vanilla on a light bulb before you turn them on.
Keep it Clean
Keep your house tidy. Don't leave anything out of place and vacuum and dust every day. The brighter your home shines, the easier your buyers can see themselves purchasing and moving into your property. Below is a suggested list to help get your home ready to sell. There is also a "quick" list to check every day. Both these lists can be printed for your convenience.
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