Getting your home ready for sale.

To get your home ready for sale, open the curtains, and turn on the lights to make the house look bright and cheerful. Tidy up all the rooms. Pick up toys, clothes and other items that may be scattered about.

Keep dishes out of sight. Be sure the beds are made, and shoes are put away in closets. Clean the kitchen and bathrooms. And don't forget to give the whole place a quick once-over with the vacuum.

Clean pet areas are keeps pets out of the way. Turn off the television. and Put the soft music on, but keep it low. Secure valuables, jewellery, and any cash. You may want to consider placing these items in a safe or secure box while your property is on being sold.

Let the real estate sales representative show your property to its best advantage. Potential buyers will talk more freely if you're not there.

Before putting the home on the market, have the carpets professionally cleaned, this will help remove pet odours and the like. If necessary paint the walls to freshen the appearance of the home.

Remove clutter. Put as many items away as possible, make the home as spacious as possible, this includes removing excess wall pictures, you will be amazed how much bigger the home will look.

Clean all the windows and window treatments, trim up the garden plants and don't forget to keep the lawn mowed.

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