Home showing tips

OUTSIDE

We help you to concentrate on curb appeal
This is your first chance to entice buyers. Focus your efforts on the front of your house to grab buyers’ attention.  You may need to do some or none of these ideas, and that’s where Prudential comes in.  We’ll guide you through this, and these are just some of the details we’ll look at and help you to determine what, if any, items you might need to focus on.
Stand in front of your house. What will potential buyers see as they arrive?
Here are some recommendations, but we’ll customize based on our assessment and insure you do just what you need to in order to get your home sold as quickly as possible:

• Mow, weed, trim and water your lawn regularly
• Paint or thoroughly wash your house exterior
• Place a new welcome mat at the front door
• Ensure your house address numbers are large enough to read
• Wash windows so they’re transparent
• Remove extra vehicles from the driveway
• Repair damaged screens and glass and add check your hardware
• Sweep the walkway and driveway frequently
• Remove distracting lawn ornaments
• Clean up after your pets daily
• Repair fences or gates
• Ensure your roof, siding, gutters and fascia are in good shape

Details make the difference
Consider these enhancements:

• Spruce up your yard with landscape lights
• Hang a new wreath on the front door
• Add a top layer of fresh mulch to gardens or around trees

INSIDE – LIVING AREAS

The inside living areas of your home will get the most scrutiny. We’ll help you determine of your home needs any attention in these or other areas::

• Scrub and wax or seal floors
• Repair wall and ceiling cracks
• Make sure carpet is spotless and smells fresh
• Remove stray newspapers and magazines
• Wipe down all light fixtures and mirrors
• Clean draperies and blinds
• Scale back family photos

Create a home
Your house may fulfill all potential buyers’ criteria for location, price, style and amenities, but it still needs to make an emotional connection. Inspire buyers by creating scenarios where they can picture themselves living.

• Create a neutral color scheme with subtle colors in your entryway, living room, family room and dining room (white never fails!)
• Remove excess personal memorabilia
• Engage all sense with soft music, warm fire, fresh flowers
• Ensure a clean, clutter-free entryway
• Rearrange furniture in the family room and living room for openness

Details make the difference
Consider these inside enhancements:

• Place a candelabra near the fireplace
• Open a board game in the family room
• Add a centerpiece to the dining table
• Place a bench in the entryway for guests’ convenience
• Drape a textured throw over the corner of a sofa or chair

KITCHEN AND BATHS

Two key areas for buyers are the kitchen and bathrooms. Send positive messages through a clean kitchen and beautiful bathrooms. Here’s how:

• Repair leaky faucets
• Caulk sinks and tubs if needed
• Remove rust stains
• Fix sticky drawers
• Repair missing grout and tiles
• Scrub and polish all sinks and tubs
• Place seldom used small appliances in cupboards
• Wipe down insides of drawers and install dividers
• Make sure mirrors and appliances shine
• Inspect cabinets and un-clutter countertops
• Deodorize garbage disposal, dishwasher and trash cans

Details make the difference
Consider these enhancements for the kitchen:

• Leave guests tasteful treats such as coffee or tea and cookies or donuts
• Bake fresh rolls or bread to create a warm welcome
• Lay open a cookbook on the kitchen counter
• Fill a large bowl with fresh fruit

And for the bathrooms:

• Create a mini-spa with guest soaps, bath oils, thick towels
• Add a new shower curtain and liner and/or rugs
• Roll several new towels and place in a basket on the counter

BEDROOMS, BASEMENT, BACKYARD

Close look at other rooms in your home that are often overlooked—but not by potential buyers—with special attention to:

• Vacuum under beds
• Organize closets
• Place a scented candle on the nightstand
• Fold a quilt at the end of beds
• Put scented paper or sachets in closets
• Use lots of pillows in every bedroom
• Add a few books, art and pottery to areas
• Hang a picture in the laundry room
• Wipe down the washer, dryer, furnace, water softener and other appliances
• Put tools in bins in the garage or shop
• Refresh patios by power-washing and give wood decks a fresh coat of stain
• Place lawn furniture and small tables in conversational groupings outside
• Hang miniature lights in trees and around umbrellas for a warm glow

 

 

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