Do This Before You Show Your Home for Sale

Showing a home is an important part of the real estate buying or selling process, it gives the buyer a chance to not only see the property, but also experience each of the benefits the property has to offer in person.

Once you have it listed at your ideal price, your expectations of an interesting offer are high, so when it comes to some negative feedback of certain parts of your home, these are reasons for those price offers to go lower, so it is better to avoid that as much as possible.

So before opening the doors to showing your home, there are certain things you can do to improve the experience of the potential buyer, increasing the chances of maintaining an ideal interest of your home. Here are some tips you can follow to prepare your home for showings:

Remove personal items

Besides securing those valuable items to avoid losing any private information or expensive belongings, remove those personal items that are around in each room and that might take space and make rooms looking smaller, as well personal pictures, so the potential buyer can imagine themselves living in the home without any distraction.

Cleaning

This one might be the most obvious one, but as a reminder, it is always important to maintain your home spotless once you already listed it for sale, since in many occasions, you have very short time once you get noticed a potential buyer is coming to see your home. It is recommendable to do a deep cleaning including not only moping and washing the floors and carpets, but your appliances and bathrooms as well, since minor details can affect the buyer’s decision.

Show off the home best features

Being the homeowner, you clearly know what are those areas or things that makes your home unique, and it is important to show them in their best conditions. For example, if is a renovated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, it is crucial to keep this area clean, tidy, and shiny.

Maintain a natural aroma in your home

It is recommendable using mild-scent cleaning products and then use any air freshener with a natural aroma that can make feel the buyer that it is nice and fresh inside the home. During the cleaning, it is important to remove all the trash in all rooms, and if you have a pet, remove all pet products that can create certain smells in any area of your home.

Make sure to set the best environment

Remember the potential buyer is not only seeing the place, once he or she steps in they are experiencing the home and visualizing themselves in there. Make sure to set the temperature at the perfect spot, keep it well illuminated by turning on all lights and open all curtains, avoid any strong noises or set a soft music in the background, and be open to offer some refreshments or snack during their visit. All these small details create the best environment for them to experience the home at its best conditions, and it sums up by finding faster the person willing to offer the ideal price for you.

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