Performance Realty

Preparing Your Home For Sale In Less Than a Week

It’s great when you have lots of time to prepare for something

important. But life doesn’t always happen that way. Sometimes

you have to move quickly, and do the best you can with the time

you have.

Say, for example, you had to get your home ready for sale,

and you only had a week to do so. What could you do in those

few days to make your home as attractive as possible to

potential buyers?

Here are some ideas:

• Clean the home from top to bottom. Make it look “guest ready”.

• Get rid of as much clutter as possible. If necessary, put some

things in storage. Try to make every room look organized

and spacious.

• Get all minor repairs done.

• Replace worn mats in the foyer and at other entrances.

• Paint. It’s the fastest and cheapest way to dramatically improve

the look of any room.

• Don’t forget the outdoors. Prune the hedges, sweep the

walkways, and deal with any potential eye sores—such as a

rusted old bike stowed in the side yard.

• Place some fresh flowers in the dining room and outside next to

the front door.

• Depersonalize your home as much as possible. For example,

stow away family pictures. You want buyers to imagine

themselves living there, not you.

• Check lighting in all the rooms. You want all areas of your home

to be bright (but not blinding), especially the basement.

This is just a partial list of ideas. A good REALTOR® can help you

with more tips on preparing your home so that it sells quickly

and for the right price.

Want help? Call today.

Home Shopping With The Kids
 

Your choice of a new home is as

important to your kids as it is to you. So

it makes sense to take them along on

home shopping excursions.

To ensure they don’t become impatient or

exhausted too soon, bring some light,

healthy snacks along. Also be sure to

stop for regular washroom breaks. You do

not want them to use the bathroom while

you’re touring a home.

Another good tip is to get them involved

in the home selection process. Ask them

what they like and don’t like about the

homes and neighborhoods you’re

viewing. Bring crayons and paper for

younger children so they can draw

pictures of the homes they see.

“It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of

meeting challenges, and I believe in myself.”

Mohammed Ali

“I never hit a shot, not even in practice,

without having a very sharp in-focus picture

of it in my head.”

Jack Nicklaus

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence

then is not an act, but a habit.”

Aristotle
 
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