Five Must Do Tasks Before Selling Your Home

Despite the chilly weather, the spring market is just around the corner. You may be thinking about what you can do now to get your home ready so that you can sell it when the market warms up. Here’s five must-do tasks that you can begin to tackle now that will make the home selling process smooth and simple:

Rent a storage shed or pod

Decluttering is typically chore #1 for anyone preparing to sell. We all have those random items taking up closet space, cabinet space and free space throughout our homes. Take those random items that you don’t use on a daily basis and put them in storage before your home is on the market. Holiday decorations, off season clothes, books, and memorabilia can all be safely tucked away, making your home (and the storage areas in it) appear more spacious and open. 

Buy natural light bulbs 

While this may be a small thing to do, it can have a big impact, making your home appear brighter, especially in the winter months. People tend to like a lot of light when looking at homes, and it actually makes your home look bigger. Changing the bulbs in your home to LED natural light bulbs creates the best images when your home is photographed. Natural light bulbs are not a big investment, costing approximately $15.00 for 6 bulbs. If you don’t want to change all of the bulbs in your home, start with changing them in the important living and kitchen areas.

Give your house a deep clean 

First impressions are important- so it is vital that you have your home in tip top shape and free of clutter when it is time for photos and showings. Make sure your countertops and table tops are clean and open. Lightly scented air fresheners can help as well, but be careful not to have anything that is too strong in smell. We also recommend a whole house cleaning, by professionals if possible, prior to photos being taken and potential buyers beginning to tour your home.

Call a handyman 

Take a walk through your home, but look at it through the eyes of a buyer. Pick everything apart, from the leaky faucet that you have ignored for months to the squeaky door that you don’t hear anymore. Create a list and decide what you can handle personally, and what you will need a handyman to help with. Fixing these small items now means potential buyers have less to pick apart when they are viewing your home.

Find an agent’

While we’ve listed this last, deciding on your listing agent could be one of the first things you tackle. Your agent can help you make good decisions on how to prepare your home long before you put it up for sale. To find the right person to help, you should research online and also by asking people in the community who they have trusted in the real estate world to help them. It is important that you do your research to make sure that the agent you pick knows the community, knows values and will be an advocate for you. Selling in this competitive market is exciting but can also be intimidating. Using a trusted Realtor to guide you through the process is a wise choice.

If you are thinking about selling your home and would like to know more about how our team goes above and beyond for our clients, please reach out!