Preparing your property for sale

Preparing Your Home For Sale

Preparing Your Home For Sale

 Here’s some great tips to help get your home ready for sale

First impressions really do count and that’s why it’s important that you thoroughly prepare your home for sale. We’ve pulled together this handy list which points out things potential buyers are most likely to notice. Walk around your home and take an objective look at everything in it – put yourself in the buyers’ shoes.

In general

  • Clean everything
  • Flowers are a nice touch
  • Eliminate clutter wherever possible as this creates the impression of spaciousness

Preparing your home for sale kitchenKitchen

  • The kitchen is often considered the most important room of the house, pay particular attention to the cleanliness, layout and storage
  • Make sure all appliances are spotless, odour-free and in good working condition
  • Keep your benchtops as clear of clutter as possible
  • Polish chrome surfaces
  • Fix any dripping taps, loose cabinet hardware, and outdated or inefficient light fittings
  • Tidy out drawers and cabinets

Preparing your home for sale insideLiving and dining areas

  • Make your home feel warm and cosy – consider running the heater or heat pump prior to the open home if there is a chill in the air
  • Consider adding additional cushions and throw rugs on your sofa
  • Set your table with good china – important for your photo shoot
  • Turn on side lamps and increase the ambience
  • Keep your living room clear of clutter

Storage

  • De-clutter! As a general rule take out half of what’s in the wardrobes and storage areas to make them look bigger
  • Remove excess furniture, even if it’s only temporarily, to make rooms seem as spacious as possible
  • Basement, attics and garages often end up as dumping grounds
  • Make sure these areas are well organised and give prospective clients the impressions that there’s plenty of room for all their furniture and personal items

Preparing your home for saleOutside

  • Your buyers will make their initial assessment of your property as soon as they set eyes on it so it pays to tidy up the grounds and create a neat and tidy entrance
  • Mow the lawns, weed the gardens, trim back overgrown trees and shrubs
  • Sweep up leaves and clean debris out of your gutters

Walls and ceilings

  • Repair any cracks in the walls or ceilings and repaint if necessary
  • Strip outdated wall paper and replace or paint
  • Clean finger marks off high-traffic areas and get rid of cobwebs

 Windows

  • Clean windows inside and out
  • Replace cracked glass, broken sashes and cords
  • Remove and store any net curtains
  • Open curtains to let in as much light as possible, especially if the view is a feature
  • Wash or dryclean curtains or drapes if required

Floors

  • Carpeting has a major impact on the look of a home
  • Vacuum thoroughly or have it professionally cleaned
  • If it is badly worn, outdated or stained, consider having it replaced
  • Check if wooden floors need to be refurbished
  • Clean tile floors, and repair or replace cracked tiles

 Paint

  • Take a good look at the paint on the inside and outside of your home. If it is cracking, peeling or chipping you need a fresh coat for your exterior. It may cost you a bit of time and money but may elevate your home from “fixer-upper” to “move in and enjoy.”
  • Choose colours that are appropriate to the style of your house and that blend in well with the neighbourhood

Roof

  • Buyers will pay close attention to its condition
  • Paint corrugated iron or clean tiles, fix leaky corroded downpipes and gutters. Inside, a watermarked ceiling is a sign to buyers that the roof has leaked – even if the cause has been repaired

 Open homes

  • If you choose to have open homes, we recommend you and your pets are absent while they take place as this put’s buyers at ease
  • If you choose to stay, please let your sales consultant do the talking

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