When selling a home, you must remember one of the most important rules: Keep It Clean!
Cleanliness - or lack thereof - can be a real turnoff to a potential buyer. Some sellers think it's too much of a hassle to keep the house clean all the time. They think that if a buyer really wants their home, that buyer look beyond the dirt and mess. That couldn't be further from the truth.
A messy house can turn off a buyer immediately. I've worked with buyers who walked in, saw a mess, and turned around and walked out. They figured that if a seller was too lazy to keep the house clean to sell it, then what other things has the seller "been too lazy to address?"
As we've heard for years, "you never get a second change to make a first impression." Ensure that first impression of your home is positive.
Some things to consider:
- Make the outside of your home attractive. Mow the lawn. Trim the hedges. Put the garbage cans in the garage or yard. Clean the oil stains off the driveway.
- Clean the kitchen. Put dirty dishes away. Throw away the pizza box from last night. Clear the counters of everything but the essentials.
- Clean the bathrooms. Put the toilet seat down.
- Put the toys away.
- Pick up the clothes and put them away.
- Remove the litter box from the house.
- Clear the clutter
- And clean, clean, clean...
Sound like too much work? Well, it is... but you are trying to sell your home for top dollar, aren't you?
Need I say more?
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