Tips
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Outside Your Home
- Cut the lawn every week during the marketing period
- Edge the lawn up the driveway and along the sidewalks (both front and back) for a finished appearance
- Trim all shrubbery and remove low lying tree limbs
- Fertilize your lawn to make grass look lush and green
- Replace downed shutters, gutters, downspouts and remove debris from gutters and downspouts
- Paint any trim that is blistering
- Repaint or re-stain the front door to create a pleasant first impression
Inside Your Home
- Paint only rooms that look fingerprinted, worn or faded
- Have the carpeting and draperies cleaned
- Spray lubricant on all squeaking doors, windows, closets and cabinets
- Store out of season clothing so the closets do not have a cluttered look
- Replace old caulking around the bathtubs
- Stack all items in the basement and garage against the walls to show maximum space
- Vacuum the garage, basement, rafters and all floors
- Put away some appliances to expose maximum counter space
- Pre-pack items that may clutter your home
- Clean your home from top to bottom
Showing Your Home
- Short notice if possible
- In someone knocks at the door who does not have an appointment, ask them to call our office to set one up
- Open the drapes and blinds
- Turn on lights
- Cool in summer / warm in winter
- Put all animals safely outside or secured safely inside if you are not at home
- Leave discussion about your home to the agent
- Be away from your home or limit your presence by staying in one room or outside