Prepping Your Home for Sale –From Your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Prepping Your Home for Sale –From Your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker

If your planning to sell your home, and especially if you’re realtor has arranged an all day showing, you have to take the time and prepare the interior of your home beforehand. This Vancouver mortgage broker can tell you that it really does make a huge difference because presentation is incredibly important.

Don’t wait until the last minute. And, whatever you do, don’t stuff a bunch of things in the closets to get them out the way because anybody who is seriously looking at your home always checks out the closets.

The best way to start is to draw up a checklist of what you need to do beforehand. Some projects might take some time if you plan to do some fairly major repairs or renovating such as a paint job, so give yourself lots of time.

Here are the main things to keep in mind when prepping your home for prospective buyers.

Clean! Clean! Clean!

 This is the number 1 most important thing you can do. This means all the nooks and crannies that some people tend to let go because they’re out of sight and out of mind. Clean underneath the sinks and especially tidy up those closets. Take the time to clean up the drawers and inside the kitchen cabinets. Don’t forget the light fixtures, and dust and wax everything.

This especially important if you have wood or metal. If it’s polished, the metal stands out with its natural glean and wood will reveal its grain. These are features which stand out so take advantage of what they offer in terms of detail and eye appeal.

Pack up the Clutter

If you have a lot of knickknacks and mementos, then you want to temporarily stow them away neatly in some boxes. It’s also a good idea because even though most people who view your home will be honest, some have sticky fingers.

The same goes with your valuables. Anything which is valuable should be stowed away securely for your own protection. The idea is that you want to give your home more of a neutral appeal like a show home.

Tidy up the Basement and Garage

 People are going to poking about in these areas as well so make sure you do some cleaning and some seriously tidying in these 2 locations. Everything should look organized and smell clean.

 Organize

Organize the house so it has a nice flow, so maybe consider re-arranging the furniture so it appears more roomy and open. When you clean out the kitchen cabinets, maybe give some thought to make it appear more eye-catching. Be detailed oriented. Maybe you can have a friend take a walk through and give some constructive criticism and get some ideas in how might improve the look and feel of your home.

Freshen

On the day of the showing, give yourself an early start. Keep the food smells down to a minimum and maybe even plan to eat breakfast out so your home doesn’t have the smell of cooking lingering. Make sure you have fresh linen on the beds and put the old towels in the hamper and put out some clean ones. Open up some windows and let in some fresh air, and don’t overdo it with the scent sprays.

 

A home that appears and smells clean will sell a lot faster than an untidy home. So take it from this Vancouver mortgage broker and invest the time to spruce up your house when you put it out there on the market.