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Staging Your Home For The Quick Sale
taging you home prior to from the roof
going on the market is the
most important task you can Interior
do to ensure top return on your
number one investment! Here are a Clean thoroughly and make house
few tips that may help: sparkle! Eliminate clutter and
furniture you do not need.
Exterior •Sparkle and paint – give a
fresh, new appearance
Curb Appeal: First impressions •Shampoo Carpets – consider
are very important! Beautify the carpet replacement if worn
outside, especially the front. •Remove any pet odors
•Replace old door knobs, faucets,
•Fresh paint light covers, etc.
•Remove weeds and/or moss and •Clean doors, trim cabinets and
fertilize and patch lawn counter tops
•Trim and shape shrubbery •Repair any inoperative
•Place fresh mulch in appliances, heating and air
flower/shrub beds conditioning or plumbing leaks
•Clean gutters and downspouts •Ensure all features work:
•Wash all windows doorbell, door locks, door
•Plant flowers that bloom during handles, light sockets, etc
your selling season •A very light air freshener is
•Clean concrete walkways and nice
patios
•Make sure all screens are in Basement
place in the windows
•Consider replacing the roof if Anytime you have a basement or
it is a distraction attic that is being used for
•Remove all leaves and pine straw storage areas, do the following:
•Clean, organize, stack all items
neatly or out of sight Bedrooms
•Consider a yard sale of
donations of all unusable items One of the hardest items on the
in storage list to keep up with, if you have
•Discard old paint cans, rags, children:
empty containers, etc. •Unclutter closets
•Sweep the floors and deodorize •Clean
if needed •Unclutter items you do not need
•Make sure the light switches are •Make up beds everyday before
well marked leaving
•Make rooms as bright as possible
Bathrooms
Kitchen
Clean and scour to remove dirt
and mildew in all spaces: Clean outside of cabinets, rub
•Re-caulk if grout is cracked and out nicks with furniture polish
chipped (old English works well)
•Repair leaky faucets •Clean appliances (inside and
•Clean commode outside)
•Clean bathtubs and showers •Clean stove vent fan
•Polish sink and tub gaudiest •Organize pantry and cabinets to
•Remove all mildew give a spacious look
•Paint window frames, walls, •Remove anything from the counter
ceilings as needed tops that give a cluttered
•Clean mirrors appearance
•Clean exhaust fans (most people •Clean under and behind the
forget this) refrigerator and stove
•Place personal bathroom items •Clean light fixtures and bulbs
out of sight •Clean curtains
•Clean sink – polish knobs and Here are a few tips to follow:
sink
•Buyers sometimes pay inflated
Living and Family Rooms compliments in the presence of
the owner rather than tell the
Make as bright as possible and Realtor what he/she needs to
unclutter the rooms know.
•Open curtains and blinds •Occasionally the buyers may ask
•Turn on all lights prior to a something that unintentionally
showing upset the sellers
•Dust and wax •Try to make a good first
•Organize the hall closet impression – first impressions
are very important
Fireplace •The first view of your home
should make a buyer want to see
Clean out ashes and remove all if the inside is as great as the
residue from surfaces near the outside!
fireplace •Give the pets a vacation – the
•Paint if smoke has discolored presents of pets and pet odors
any area outside the fireplace can kill a deal
•Clean chimney (as required) •Let your house say, “Welcome
Home!”
Showing Etiquette •Leave the lights on
•Open the draperies and blinds
Leave the scene and allow the •Make sure the temperature is
Realtor to show the property! comfortable
Buyers feel like intruders when •Play soothing, soft music
viewing a home while the sellers •Clean the house until it
are present. sparklers!
•Musty smelling homes are
difficult to sell and non-smokers RE/MAX Avenues
will not stay long in a home that 3475 Dallas Highway, Suite 112
has heavy cigarette odors Marietta, GA 30064
770-842-4531
Compliments of Ken Jones
About the Author:
Ken Jones ia an Atlanta Realtor with one goal... to help his clients find homes for sale in Georgia. Visit http://www.kenjonesremax.com
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