Helpful hints in selling your home.
Outside
- Trim shrubs
- Mow lawn
- Weed flower beds and add colorful flowers.
- Repair walk and/or driveway (consider resealing driveway)
- Repair steps and porch
- Clean porch light and post lamp
- Shovel walks and driveway during winter
- Wash siding
- Paint trim and front of house
- Paint fence for crisp appearance
- Paint sides and back of house (if necessary)
- Repair roof, gutters, and downspouts
- Paint front door and mailbox
- Repair or replace storm door
- Clean or repair screens and storm windows
- Clean/paint/repair garage (dispose of what you don’t intend to keep)
- Remove yard debris
- Arrange porch and patio furniture as attractively as possible
Inside
- Paint where necessary. (use light colors)
- Clean and fix windows
- Clean and polish floors
- Replace burned-out light bulbs (brighten other lighting with more powerful bulbs)
- Make sure doors and windows are operating freely (lubricate if necessary)
- Arrange shades and drapes to give max. Light
- Fix light switches
- Repair or re-paint cracked walls and ceilings
- Fix faucet drips
- Clean fireplace and lay logs for fire
- Straighten all closets
- Use room deodorants to remove mustiness
- Vacuum and shampoo rugs
- Tidy up – throw away what you do not plan to move! (maximize your space – especially the attic/basement)
- Turn on all lights, even during the day (open all drapes before showings)
- Place fresh flowers throughout the house when possible The liberal use of plants will enhance your home (too many plants will make your rooms look smaller)
- Turn off the TV and play stereo softly for background music