Getting your house ready for showings when selling a home.

Here are a few Do’s and Don’ts when getting your home ready for a showing. 

Few tips to get your home ready to show-

• Make all the beds.
• Pick up all the toys and anything laying around the house.
• Clean the bathrooms and flush all the toilets 
• Do the dishes and clear off all the counter tops 
• Vacuum and Dust
• Make sure all the light bulbs are working 
• Make sure lawn is mowed, weeds are pulled and everything outside is picked up. 
• Make the house look like you are having guests over
• If you are able to turn on all the lights and open up all the blinds/curtains do so before you leave. 
• Leave the house and allow them time to look at it
• If you have animals and are able, it is good to take them with you.

A few don’ts-

• If you can help it don’t stay for the showing! It makes the buyers feel more in a rush and they won’t take the right amount of time to view the home. 
• Don’t spray too much smell- it will look like you are masking an odor and can turn buyers away
• Don’t rush the buyers out of the home. 
• Don’t leave a mess- most buyers can’t see past it 

Make the home as welcoming as you can. Buyers that tend to stay longer in the home tend to have a better chance of liking the house and making an offer.