| One of the most important things to remember when | | | | would include doors, door knobs, windows, kitchen |
| selling your home is to keep it as clean as possible. If | | | | appliances, garage door openers, cabinet drawers, |
| you need help or don't have the time to organize your | | | | bathroom fixtures, toilets, faucets, lights, switches, |
| stuff, you can hire a home staging professional in your | | | | electrical outlets and anything else that moves, slides, |
| area. Ask your real estate professional for more | | | | turns or rotates that is part of the home. |
| information. | | | | 5. The Interior and exterior walls of the home should |
| 1. Remove any clutter from the home and place it in | | | | be in good shape. Make sure there's no termite |
| storage. Do not store this stuff on the property if you | | | | damage, wood rot, peeling paint, broken windows or |
| don't have enough room. Storing clutter in closets or in | | | | holes in the walls. |
| your garage, will often make these areas look smaller. | | | | 6. Make sure the flooring is in good shape. Some real |
| By removing clutter or even large pieces of furniture, | | | | estate professionals will suggest, replacing the |
| the rooms will look larger. | | | | carpeting with a neutral color. This method often |
| 2. Disconnect yourself emotionally from your home. | | | | works pretty good but I have seen plenty of homes |
| This is a big problem for people who have lived in their | | | | that were re-carpeted and after the home was |
| house for long periods of time. If you've raised a family | | | | purchased the carpeting was replaced again, by the |
| here, the children could have emotional ties also to the | | | | new owners. Just make sure the flooring is in good |
| home. Some home sellers are looking for someone | | | | shape. |
| special to buy their home, if you've got the time and | | | | 7. Here's a trick that definitely works a little magic |
| money to wait, you can be selective but be careful, | | | | when selling a home. Leave some cookies or a nice |
| because the longer you wait, the market could go up | | | | fruit bowl on the dining room table. There is no need to |
| or down. | | | | leave a sign that says "Eat Me". It gives the home a |
| 3. When your real estate professional is showing the | | | | warm feeling, almost like a country atmosphere. |
| house, it's always a good idea to leave the home until | | | | 8. Even better than home selling tip number seven |
| the potential homebuyers are gone. One example of | | | | would be baking some cookies just before the |
| this would be if you were in a bad mood or didn't have | | | | perspective buyers arrive, it's not the cookies, it's the |
| a good day and were a little upset at the world. Your | | | | smell from the cookies that most people cannot resist. |
| mood could cause potential homebuyers to lose | | | | These are just a few home selling tips but the most |
| interest in the property. I've seen this more than once. | | | | important is to keep the inside and outside of the home |
| 4. Make sure everything is operating properly. This | | | | clean. |