When a prospective buyer walks into your home it "Showtime"!!! To enhance his/her perception, use the following list as a guide to maximize the benefits of your home.
Outside:
- Cut & edge the lawn weekly for a finished appearance
- Trim all shrubbery and remove low lying tree limbs
- Fertilize your lawn to make your grass look lush and green
- Plant flowers in the front yard
- Replace downed shutters, gutters, and downspouts. Remove debris from gutters and downspouts
- Paint any trim that is blistering
- Repaint or restain the front door to create a pleasant first impression
- Replace torn screens from windows and front and back doors
Inside
- Paint walls and woodwork where necessary
- Clean draperies and carpeting (stretch if loose)
- Fix any dripping faucets, perhaps only a washer is needed
- Replace old caulking around the bathtubs. This can be done with one tube of new caulking and a putty knife
- Spray lubricant on all squeaking doors, windows, closets, and cabinets
- Place a deoderizer in rooms where needed
- Store all out-of-season clothes so the closets don't have a cluttered look
- Remove items from the floors of walk-in closets so that prospects can have easy access
- Avoid too many appliances on the kitchen counter, put some of them away to expose maximum counter space
- Pre-pack items which may clutter your home. Extra toys in your child's room and knick-knacks may actually make your home appear smaller
- Clean your home from top to bottom. A professional cleaning service can do this for you (let me know if recommendations are needed)
- Wash windows
- Clean fans and ventilating hoods
- Clean and polish floors
- Remove stains from toilets, tubs and sinks
- Stack all items in the garage against the wall o show maximum floor space
- Clean the garage floors and rafters
- Make sure the garage door opener functions properly
For more information on anything Lake Texoma visit my website or contact me directly. Lainie Ramsey, Realtor, Century 21, Dean Gilbert Realtors 903-624-0688
- Lainie Ramsey
