Prepare your home for showings

Assuming your home is marketed effectively with high quality materials and signage, and exposed to millions of potential buyers where they look most, (click here for information on my marketing methods), preparing your home for showings and open houses is absolutely critical.

Turn on lights, bake some cookies, clear off the counter tops and remove the refrigerator magnets (if you haven’t already), stage the furniture, de-clutter (even in the closets), take down personal photos, play some soothing music, and make sure the house is CLEAN! Clean your windows inside and out, vacuum the carpets, wash the floors, clean the bathrooms and the mirrors, clean the counter tops, and remove the dust. The appearance of a well manicured, clean home goes a long way to impress potential buyers.

The goal is to make potential buyers say WOW. If we get the WOW, we get the offer. No WOW, generally, no offer, or low offer and that’s not the result either of us want. Take the time and it will pay off, especially when your competition is not as prepared =)

As I like to think of it, a clean car may be nice, but one that’s detailed makes you say……WOW!