Preparing Your Home For Sale In Less Than a Week
It’s great when you have lots of time to prepare for something
important. But life doesn’t always happen that way. Sometimes
you have to move quickly, and do the best you can with the time
you have.
Say, for example, you had to get your home ready for sale,
and you only had a week to do so. What could you do in those
few days to make your home as attractive as possible to
potential buyers?
Here are some ideas:
• Clean the home from top to bottom. Make it look “guest ready”.
• Get rid of as much clutter as possible. If necessary, put some
things in storage. Try to make every room look organized
and spacious.
• Get all minor repairs done.
• Replace worn mats in the foyer and at other entrances.
• Paint. It’s the fastest and cheapest way to dramatically improve
the look of any room.
• Don’t forget the outdoors. Prune the hedges, sweep the
walkways, and deal with any potential eye sores—such as a
rusted old bike stowed in the side yard.
• Place some fresh flowers in the dining room and outside next to
the front door.
• Depersonalize your home as much as possible. For example,
stow away family pictures. You want buyers to imagine
themselves living there, not you.
• Check lighting in all the rooms. You want all areas of your home
to be bright (but not blinding), especially the basement.
This is just a partial list of ideas. A good REALTOR® can help you
with more tips on preparing your home so that it sells quickly
and for the right price.
Want help? Call today.
Home Shopping With The Kids
Your choice of a new home is as
important to your kids as it is to you. So
it makes sense to take them along on
home shopping excursions.
To ensure they don’t become impatient or
exhausted too soon, bring some light,
healthy snacks along. Also be sure to
stop for regular washroom breaks. You do
not want them to use the bathroom while
you’re touring a home.
Another good tip is to get them involved
in the home selection process. Ask them
what they like and don’t like about the
homes and neighborhoods you’re
viewing. Bring crayons and paper for
younger children so they can draw
pictures of the homes they see.
“It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of
meeting challenges, and I believe in myself.”
Mohammed Ali
“I never hit a shot, not even in practice,
without having a very sharp in-focus picture
of it in my head.”
Jack Nicklaus
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence
then is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle
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