Revi Mendelsohn’s checklist for successfully preparing your home for sale!
1. Make small fixes
Go through your home with a buyer’s eye, and correct the flaws that are most egregious or can be relatively easily fixed—from repairing cracks in the walkways to repainting dingy walls or lubricating tricky window tracks.
2. Clean and de-clutter
Weed out excess furniture, knick-knacks, and “stuff”—toss it, donate it, give it away, sell it at a yard sale or put it into storage. This way the house seems more spacious and buyers can imagine themselves in it.
3. Increase curb appeal
Many people thinking of touring your home will do a quick drive-by first, often deciding on the spot if it is even worth a look inside. Make sure your home is ready to lure in onlookers by washing siding, walkways, and windows, hanging visible house numbers, planting blooming flowers and greeneries, and repainting where necessary. If you have a porch or backyard, staging the furniture is a great way to entice people to seeing the inside.
4. Stay vigilant about maintenance
From the moment you start showing your home, keep the lawn mowed, rooms spotless and clutter-free. Also styling your dining room table and living room areas makes a big impact. Find the balance between staged and lived in!
5. Ready your home for show days
Display fresh flowers or bowls of fruit, bake a batch of cookies for the homey smell, open the drapes, keep pets out of sight, and leave the property when an agent is showing your home.
Feel free to contact Revi Mendelsohn for all your real estate questions:
310-963-7384 | [email protected]
