Hoping to sell your house this Spring/Summer? We’ll Dayna from GKR Residential has some tips for you to get your house ready!
Tips to Prepare Your House for a Sale
Disassociate and De-Personalize
- Pack up those personal photographs. You want buyers to imagine their own photos on the walls.
De-Clutter
- If you haven't used it in over a year, you don't need it…donate it.
- Remove books from bookcases.
- Pack up those knickknacks.
- Clean everything off of kitchen counters.
- A home looks better with less furniture. Showcase the room’s potential.
Rearrange Bedroom Closets, Kitchen and Bathroom Cabinets.
- Buyers will open closets and cabinet doors. If a buyer sees your home organized, it shows you took care of the rest of the house.
- Neatly stack dishes and glasses.
- Hang shirts together, fold sweaters.
- Line up shoes.
- Organize the medicine cabinet.
Make Repairs Ahead of Time
- Replace cracked tiles.
- Patch holes in walls.
- Fix leaky faucets.
- Fix doors and cabinets that don't open and close properly.
- Paint your walls a neutral color.
Make the House Sparkle
- Wash windows inside and out.
- Power wash sidewalks and siding.
- Re-caulk tubs, showers and sinks.
- Polish faucets and mirrors.
- Clean the refrigerator and freezer, a buyer does not want to see your spills.
- Vacuum and wash floors
- Dust furniture, ceiling fan blades and light fixtures.
- Replace dirty rugs.
- Hang fresh towels.
- Odors are a turn off; make sure your home is free of pet smells.
Curb Appeal.
- Sweep the front steps and sidewalk.
- Paint the front door and window trim.
- Plant window boxes and add flower pots to your front steps.