Staging your home for a faster sale!
Exterior:
Remove Clutter
- Trash cans to back
- Toys and tools to storage
- Trailers, campers, ATV’s, extra cars, off site
Beautify your yard
- Water, fertilize, mow lawn
- Trim and prune bushes and trees
- Plant colorful flowers
Maintenance
- Check/replace exterior lights
- Replace/repair and stain wood
- Sweep and wash drive and walks
- Wash window
Fix Major Repairs
- Paint trim if needed
- Repair loose singles
- Paint exterior
- Repair/paint/stain decks, fences and gates
- Hire a professional to check hot water heater, furnace, and cooling system
Interior:
Remove Clutter
- Remove crowded furniture
- Pick up toys
- Clear desks
- Clear counters and night stands to the minimums
Depersonalize (detach yourself from your home)
- Remove family photos (lets buyers feel it as if it was their home)
- Pack up personal items and nick knacks
Garage
- Clean Garage
- Remove all item from garage floor
- Create a spacious feeling
- Make sure there is room to walk around
- Clear excess items from garage
Clean and Spacious
- Clean windows
- Vacuum Carpet/Clean if need
- Dust and Polish
- Remove any item that will make the home more spacious
- Pick up dirty clothes
- Defrost freezers and refrigerators
- Clean window sills
- Clean curtains, drapes or shades
Repair and Maintenance
- All lights working
- All doors working including closets
- Paint rooms with special colors
- Patch holes in walls
Dirty homes, with maintenance needs are difficult to sell and greatly affect the eventual sale price. Get it fixed up and you will make more money on the sale.
