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169 Comments on When selling your home....SWEAT the Small Stuff!
As REALTOR and ASP Accredited Staging Professional I say Kudos to this post! A properly staged home sells faster and usually for more money as well.
Empty those waste baskets and hide that old sponge and toilet brush! Sweep up the pet food from the floor ans the cob webs from around the vaulted ceilings and hearths and clean the fireplace! Here is one folks forget check the titles on the books on the shelf and remove any that will be offensive to any buyers, this often gets overlooked. You get the idea.
You want a clean home that does not distract you with how the seller lives in it so the buyer can dream about how they will.
I always tell my sellers that buyers will judge the quality of their home by the quality of their cleanliness and tidyness. It you take care of what is obvious, the buyer senses that the home is well cared for and well maintained. Thanks for all the ideas.
You are right. The best homes sell first and you want yours to give the right impression. If it needs maintenance ----do it.
As a stager we see many things. One vacant house that I staged had a cleaning crew come in. They left a garage full of left over garbage. The window filthy, and the shower floor was "black" with old grime. The thing that really makes me crazy are dirty air-conditioning filters! That's always a tell-tale sign of how clean a place is. Forget the drawers!
Perhaps it's not a bad idea to get a "second opinion" on a house before you put it on the market, which is what we stagers pride ourselves on. We are the "eyes" and ears of why buyers are looking at.
Buyers agents always like homes that are clean and staged well, so perhaps the seller's realtor should add a stager into their marketing package the next time they get a listing.
Amen! When I do a walk thru with a client and mention all the little stuff, I will usually get a few come backs of they aren't buying my furniture or "If they can't over look that they have a real problem......"
Well the truth is they may have a problem, but why in the world wouldn't you want to elimiate every possible negative possible???
You are the one wanting to sell your home, so do whatever necessary to remove negative responses or reactions to your home. Remember all they have to do is go on to the next property.
Wow, good post. Simply caring about appearances matters. Things hanging out of drawers bothers me too!
Katie
Wow, good post. Simply caring about appearances matters. Things hanging out of drawers bothers me too!
Katie
Great article. And it's not just the cosmetic things....they need to consider a full inspection or at least a mechanical inspection before listing the home. Know what condition the home is in and then fix it. No better way to set the home apart from the many others on the block. Then put a home warranty on it and you protect yourself from Murphy poking his head out during the listing period.
This was really great advice along with Tom Wethora's about also including the mechanical and home inspection too when listing a property.
Nettie Kennedy
Great reminder to us all. My house is about 16 years old and I'm not selling it anytime soon, but I was thinking from my own standpoint this morning that I should hire a home inspector to come in and do an inspection to see what all needs to be fixed. I know there are little things that don't get taken care of, but eventually they will turn into bigger things. Same thing with selling a home. Don't give buyers a reason to start deducting dollars.
Thanks Kimberly!
Peggy - I have had sellers that are...well, MESSY! When other agents schedule a showing, I warn them! Sometimes with a warning, buyers may be ready to "overlook" a mess, but not often.
Karen - Thanks for your comments. Now, I am looking at a cobweb in the corner of my family room...Darn it, I thought my cleaning was complete! You are so right. As a REALTOR, one of the first things I look at when entering a home is the ceiling (looking for any signs of leaks, cracks, etc). But cleaning is free & easy...So why not do it?
This is a great post. Right on the money! The small stuff really goes a long way. I know the way your husband puts his clothes away may bother you, but I have to say, I'm very impressed that he actually puts his things away at all. My husband neatly folds his clothes before placing them ever so neatly on the FLOOR - he doesn't seem to understand what drawers are for.
Karen - LOL...I guess the floor is a good place for clean laundry (unless you are selling your house).
I used to get so aggravated at my husband for throwing his dirty laundry on the floor...In front of the hamper!? I tried demonstrating how to lift the lid, but he never improved. Then I just got rid of the hamper and everyone takes their laundry straight to the laundry room....It works, Go Figure?
I liked this so much I re-blogged. Thanks
I liked this so much I re-blogged. Thanks
Great post Amy! You are so right - Attention to detail goes a long way & buyers appreciate a well kept clean property much more then one that appears to have not been maintained over the years.
Kelly :)
Dirty underwear? Yep, I've seen 'em, too! Makes things....ummm, "interesting", doesn't it?
Great post Amy, cleaning is so important. I usually clean the inside and outside of the windows in my listings and this makes a huge difference!
Hi Amy, Definitely seat the small stuff. My clients didn't even go in the front door because of the entry way. Margaret C.
Amy~ The small stuff can cause a seller the sale of their home. We just had a deal that fell apart because they found too many small issues during the inspection.
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