You fell in love with your home when you first moved in, but now you’re ready for something new. Depending on how long you’ve resided in your house, it probably has that “lived-in” feeling to it.
You want potential buyers to feel at home, but you also want them to picture their style in the various spaces. You’re about to put your home on the market, and that means you need to make it more presentable than it already is for showings. Check out these tips.
Give It a Deep Cleaning
You don’t want potential buyers to walk into a mess. If your home isn’t clean, they won’t be able to see the beauty of it. All their attention will focus on the areas of your home that are least appealing. Instead of picturing themselves living in your house, they’ll imagine themselves cleaning it.
Attack your home like it’s the first day of spring. Give it a real deep cleaning, remove all junk and trash, and make every nook and cranny shine. Don’t just focus on the inside. Turn your attention outside too. Make sure the yard is presentable. Trim the hedges, mow the lawn, and water your flowers.
When potential buyers pull up to your home, you want to blow them away immediately. So show them that you’ve kept the maintenance up on the outside of the house. Carefully examine your home and clean the siding with a pressure washer.
Create an Open Concept
Keep in mind that everyone wants to see themselves in your home. Rearrange your furniture by moving the bigger pieces around. With this tactic, you’ll open up your living room and dining room visually. In turn, they’ll come across as more spacious and attractive to potential buyers.
Eliminate Odors
Nothing turns people off more than a foul odor. You must avoid these smells at all costs. Try not to cook meals that leave lingering strong scents behind. Food like steamed broccoli doesn’t age well overnight. Don’t try and overcompensate with candles and sprays, either.
Remember, what smells amazing to you might have the opposite effect on someone else. Go for the fresh air approach. Open the windows and allow a nice natural breeze to come through. Fresh air will prevent your home from smelling stale.
Turn the Lights Up
Brighten your home so that buyers can see all the house’s features. You don’t want it to seem like you’re hiding anything, and you don’t want to surprise the new homeowners. What they see is what they should get.
So turn on every light and open the blinds and curtains. Sunlight is the best light because it gives the house an inviting look. Brighten up rooms that are especially dark with soft lamps. Lamps with soft lighting give your home a cozy feel.
Open all doors, bathrooms, and closets. You want potential buyers to peek everywhere because you want to show your home’s best features.
When you get ready to show your home to potential buyers, you want to make it presentable so that they fall in love immediately.