Community Corner
Tidy and Clean Your Home, Sell it Faster
It's amazing what a quick overhaul can do for your chances of a quick sale.
To sell your home quickly, there are several things you can do to give yourself a boost. Before you begin moving things around and figuring out the proper feng shui of your home, giving your house a huge cleaning overhaul is the best way to ensure that potential buyers see your place at its best.
Shampoo the carpets, dust the shutters, deep clean the floors, touch up paint throughout the exterior and interior of the house. Clear your house of clutter, the more counter space and floor space you can see, the better. Make sure your garage is somewhat organized. Everyone understands the garage doesn’t need to be spotless, but being organized is key.
Depersonalize your space. Clear and clean off your refrigerator covered with family photos, magnets and your child’s report card. The potential home buyer will need to imagine themselves living in your home with their belongings, and not be distracted with all your family mementos surrounding them.
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Bathrooms in your home should also be cleared of personal products on the counters. A clean bathroom speaks volumes! Scrub away mold and grime in the shower and counters.
Bedrooms should be tidy, closets organized, beds made and clothing put away. It is so important to show a potential buyer a clean and organized house and to maintain it until the house is sold.
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Organize book cases, pantry, closets and other storage areas. The more organized and clean your storage areas are will make them seem bigger and more spacious. Move around furniture and get rid of unnecessary furniture, you don’t need bean bags lying around so get rid of them.
After you have completed the home staging improvements, add bouquet of fresh flowers for the finishing touch. Properly staging a home greatly helps speed the selling process. Market statistics state, in comparison to the 145-day average span a non-staged home stays in the market, statistics from staging education website, StagedHomes.com, show that "94% of homes staged by an Accredited Staging Professional (ASP) sell on average in 29 days or less."
