How to be a Thoughtful Seller
You’ve sold your home! The movers are scheduled, boxes are packed and you are ready for your next adventure in your new home!
Your agent has told you about leaving your home Broom Clean. Many sellers hire a service to thoroughly clean their homes after the movers have left. It’s the courteous thing to do.
But wait…don’t stop there. Be a thoughtful seller and consider this…
Gather papers
In an envelope or file box, place the instructions for appliances, the garage door opener, pool pump, air conditioner, and anything else that is staying with the house.
If you have receipts for repairs and services that you’ve had on any of the above, it’s a nice idea to include those as well.
Garage door openers
If you have a newer car, you may have the opener programmed into your car and you tossed out the original opener.
It would be a nice gesture to find at least one universal remote and have it programmed for the new owner. You can find them on Amazon for around $25.
Remove all trash
As you are moving, leave trash bags in every room. This makes it easy for you, friends, or family members to toss trash right out. No one wants to walk into their new home and see trash everywhere.
Ask before leaving…
Don’t assume that your new homeowners will want your extra paint cans, wallpaper, tile, etc. They may be planning on some remodeling or updating to make it their own. It’s kinder not to have to make them figure out how to dispose of your items.
Leave them some light.
You will have removed your lamps so the only light the buyers will have until they unpack their lamps, will be your overhead lights, and those other fixtures that are staying with the house.
Be kind, and check to make sure that all light bulbs are working.
Leave names and numbers.
Your buyers may be new to the area or community, so it would be nice to leave:
Emergency numbers
Local service numbers and addresses for the cleaners, post office, grocery store, yard services, etc.
Recommendations for local restaurants and delivery services
Take out menus
Days for trash pickup
The local veterinarian, dentist, Urgent Care
Patch holes left by photos and other hangings.
This is really easy to do if you plan for it… gather the materials you’ll need and patch as you remove the hangings
Leave a note with one or more self-addressed stamped envelopes for any extra mail that may be delivered after you leave.
To really make a nice impression:
Leave a Welcome Home note. Some sellers have left flowers or a plant...a gift certificate to the local store, or the local newspaper
There’s nothing that says you have to do these things but think about how nice it would be if your seller did it for you.
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