Golan Team Guide to Selling Your Home

Selling your home is definitely your Realtor’s job but there are certainly things you can do to help your property look its best.

Here are our top 12 tips for a perfect showing:

1) Clean up your house – make sure the Buyer sees the property – not your stuff!!! Make sure your beds are all made, wash the floors, sweep the carpets and remove all extra clutter from the house.

2) Have your house lit up – open those blinds and curtains and open the lights in every room

3) Light candles & Play music – Try those lightly scented candles– do not use overpowering scents or incense – they may actually deter a Buyer. Also playing light instrumental music in the living area to help coax the Buyer into spending a few more minutes looking around.

4) Stage the Property for a sale move furniture around (or even remove furniture) to give a room its best look. Add decorative items on the kitchen counters, perfumed bathroom soaps etc.

5) If you have a pet – make sure you use a air freshener or carpet odor spray to remove any pet smells from a room – Lighting candles can also help

6) Remove any pets from the premises while showing. If you have an aquarium, make sure it is clean as it will give a great impression to the Buyer that you care about the property.

7) Clean up the exterior areas – remove dead leaves and fallen branches, sweep the walkways and keep a clean pool area.

8) Repaint walls with peeling paint & pay attention to caulking near baseboards.

9) Secure all your valuables – don’t leave any jewelry or valuables lying around – this includes credit card statements.

10) Organize your documents – have your title insurance policy, your last mortgage statement, your Homeowner/Condo documents, your proof of opening and closing of building permits, construction plans or contracts for repairs, appliance warranties, manuals etc., all together in a file so you don’t have to panic and look for them when the contract comes in.

11) Fill out your Sellers Disclosure – be honest up front if there are issues in the house, this way the Buyer trusts you – Remember it will all be revealed during an inspection anyway.

12) Leave the Realtor to sell your home. Sometimes when a homeowner stays home during a showing it can intimidate a Buyer and rush them through the property as they do not want the Owner to think they are so interested in the property.