Homes tend to sell more quickly and for higher prices when they show their best!

Before each showing…

1. Pick up every room
2. Turn on all lights
3. Open up all drapes, shades and blinds
4. Clean up the kitchen
5. Clean air
6. Soft music
7. Air conditioning or heater
8. Clean up bathrooms

The House

Take a close look as you walk the property. Clean anything that looks unkempt or dirty. Repair or replace anything that looks loose, dingy, rusted or broken. Make sure the door bell works. Replace a tied looking mail box, clean the exterior light fixtures and wash the windows. Try to spot hanging or rusty gutters, crooked antenna, loose shingles or shutters.

The Yard

 Turn and weed beds, trim the trees and shrubs. Lay in ground cover. Mend the fence, fix the gate latch. Pick up litter. Consider a landscaping/ lawn service.

Outdoor Furniture

Examine and spot paint your outdoor furniture. If it’s rusty or un repairable, consider disposing it.

Front Entry

It is the first thing your buyers see as they stand and wait for the door to open. It’s worth the extra effort to spruce it up.

The Garage

The time has come. Discard virtually everything in the garage that hasn’t been used for a year. Wash it down.

Well it depends, there are many factors.

1. Location
2. Changing demand
3. Inflation
4. Consumer confidence
5. Mortgage Market
6. Changing tastes
7. Style
8. Cost replacement factor
9. Supply
10. Most recent sales
11. Depreciation
12. Current competition in your area and surrounding areas of similar homes

Clean! Clean! Clean!

Have the carpet shampooed, wax the floors, wash the walls, windows, blinds, drapes and lighting fixtures. Consider engaging a cleaning service, recognizing that it is a justified moving expense.

Kitchen and Bathroom

Clear off counter tops. Maximize the available counter space. These rooms should be gleaming. If unsightly, have the tub re-caulked and remove mineral deposits and grime from the shower walls. Clean the stove, microwave and refrigerator.

Primary Storage Area

Like the garage, its time has come to be liberated. Remember, you can do it now and benefit with a more attractive home on the market, or you can do it several months from now, in the process of moving when there is no advantage. Do it now.

Repairs

Identify and repair dripping faucets, sticking, creaking doors, etc. When people see areas of disrepair they begin to wonder whether there may be other unseen problems.

Closets

Remove out of season clothing. Organize your clothing and shoes. Remove all clutter from cabinets and closets.

Furniture

The less furniture, the larger a room appears to be.

A Light Appearance

As a rule, do everything to lighten the appearance of the home. Raise the blinds, open the drapes and use light colors. Repaint any room beginning to look shabby.

this listin is courtesy of SELLSTATE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS

This listing is a courtesy of PRUDENTIAL NJ PROPERTIES ALLIANCE