It's Showing Day! You listed your home and just got notification you have a showing! Now what? Here are five very easy steps to making sure your home is ready for all potential buyers:
1) Clean, clean and clean again!: Tidy up each room, do all dishes, remove all clutter especially on bathroom and kitchen counters, make all beds and do a quick dust and vacuum.
2) Light The Way: Open the drapes and shades, and turn on all lights to make it look bright and cheerful. Wonder how a 25 cent upgrade could earn you an extra $500-1000 when you sell? Replace all light bulbs with a higher wattage bulb! A lower watt bulb will make an area appear smaller and less appealing, so switch to the higher voltage for a bigger, more inviting space .
3) Pets and Smells: Keep pets out of the way, either take them with you or secure them in a kennel. Make sure all areas (especially the pet areas) are extra clean and odor free. Do NOT overspray your house with fragrances or air freshners as this might be a red flag to a potential buyer that you are covering up a smell.
4) Soft Music Is Inviting: Turn off your television and turn on the radio on low to an easy listening station.
5) Check the temperature: Cool in the summer and toasty warm in the winter. You want the buyers to linger, to feel welcome, so have the temperature very comfortable so they want to walk through your house a second time! This also demonstrates that high-dollar heating and cooling units are in excellent working condition.
For more tips contact Brad Papa, your Kansas City and Olathe real estate agent at 913-526-4985!
RE/MAX State Line
bradleypapa@remax.net
www.PapasInTheHouse.com
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