Not a Great Housekeeper? Get Help.

Wow, that is a messy room, and I don't think that the guinea pigs are going to be much help with that, haha.

Hi Bob,
If nothing else is done before putting a home on the market, it MUST be clean!  

Some people feel that if the carpeting, for example needs to be replaced let the new owners get whatever they want and offer a credit for it. Could be misguided but I for one would want to smell new.

Good morning Bob. We are all neat nic's! The problem is we all define "neat" differently. We are neat nic's until the grandkids show up for a few days and then our definition changes and has to change to retain the title. Enjoy your day.  

When getting ready to sell a home, yes, clean it well - and if you have to use a cleaning service or replace some bad carpet, go for it. If you're living in it and not selling, then live how you want.

Good morning, Bob... my house always looks like someone might come in last minute to look at it to buy it. I can't concentrate if everything isn't clean, put away in its place. I hate dirt, I hate clutter.

This makes a practical point with a lot of honesty and humor. Cleanliness sets expectations for buyers, and it is one of the easiest ways to protect value. Hiring help is often far less costly than price reductions or lost interest. A clean home removes distractions and lets buyers focus on the property itself.

Hello Bob clean is a must when selling a home.  I remember early in my real estate career, I have a seller that wanted to sell her townhome and move to a HOUSE, her two girls did not want to move and never clean there rooms and also if there was a showing they would put dirty panties on the door knocks of their rooms.  The mother had a hard to hard with them and did not help.

I am in Miss Nina Hollander, Broker camp on this.  

I cannot do clutter. Neat, clean, and organized is for me.