Showing Day Things You Should Do
The truth is, the best thing for you to do on showing day is to not be home. Believe it or not. To show your home, the best qualified person would be your Realtor. While you may think you know the home best, it is the Realtor®'s job to know the client best, and to know what they are looking for in a home. So during the days that your home is being shown, do whatever it takes to get you out of the house, kick back and relax at a friend's house or go for a drive and a shopping trip.
It's really before the showing day that your work comes in. One of these is to share all you know about your home with your Realtor. The better they will be able to sell it if they know more about the home. Hiding your home's flaws from the Realtor is a big mistake. Sooner or later these will come up anyway. It's best if your Realtor® knows everything, the good and the bad. This way, they will be able to promote the good and understate the bad. Aside from being able to provide creative solutions to what you perceive as problems with the home, they may also know about a niche market of buyers that actually wants those features in a home.
The other major job for you is to clean up. Your home should be clean and this is very important. Cleaning better than you normally would is a must. I'm not implying you are a sloppy cleaner, it's just that a home being shown for sale needs to be completely clean, top to bottom, with no corner or crevice forgotten. You should not forget about cupboards or closets either since buyers almost always open these up to have a look. The drapes and carpets should also be professionally cleaned.
Along with cleaning comes de-cluttering. It is imperative that you remove clutter from your home. This will take more than tidying up because you might have to get rid of some of your decorations. Choose only one figurine if you are the type who have lots of little figurines or a vase collection then put the rest of them in storage. There are times when spare rooms and storage spaces are the key selling features which means you shouldn't cram everything in there. Renting a storage space is one thing you can consider. Since you will be moving anyway, having some of your things packed up before the house even sells could make things a lot easier when it's actually time to move.
With any luck, these tips will help you have a successful showing and help your home sell fast.
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