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Be sure to do a white glove check in your bathroom before a showing?

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Real Estate Agent with Hometowne Ventures, LLC

Dirty bathrooms are a huge turnoff for buyers. Scrub them, paint them, buy a new shower curtain, rugs and towels. A great rule of thumb is to make sure your bathroom looks like what you'd expect to find if you stayed in a nice hotel. Below are a few tips that may help make your clean and extravagant:

 

1) Remove your personal prodcuts from the countertops. Toothpast/toothbrush, deoderant, hair brush, etc. should be stored in the cabinets

 

2) Make sure the toilet is clean with the lids closed!

 

3) Remove outdated wallpaper or bold paint colors. All walls should be neutral colors with matching linens.

 

4) If there is carpet in the bathroom, it should be removed. Consider replacing the carpet with tile.

 

5) Replace the current shower curtain with a new one in a neutral solid color. You should also replace the curtain rings to match.

 

They say kitchens and bathrooms sell the home. Put a few dollars into making your bathroom look good and you will get your money back plus some!

 

Bathroom

 

Ryan Champeau

 

 

 

Gina Chirico
Lattimer Realty - Fairfield, NJ
Real Estate Agent - Essex County, New Jersey

Great bathroom tips to share Ryan.  Nice pic but I need to know where you were standing when you took that shot??

Jul 16, 2010 03:38 PM
Margaret Woda
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. - Crofton, MD
Maryland Real Estate & Military Relocation


Great suggestions for a bathroom or ANY room in the house.  'Like you photo, Ryan.

Jul 16, 2010 03:41 PM
Emily Medvec
eXp Realty LLC - Santa Fe, NM
Broker | Realtor | Serving Santa Fe & Northern NM

Great tips! I always remind my sellers to think about making their bathroom look better than one in a high end hotel. The idea always plants a new picture in their mind. Let us know about your photo angle as my imagination tells me you were on ladder or shooting from a skylight. Tell us the rest of the story.

Jul 16, 2010 03:47 PM