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Clean Homes Show Better — Some Tips and Tricks: 5

Heather — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:16:25 +0000

Your closets, cabinets and any computer areas that you have in your home are definitely something that should be cleaned – deep cleaned. It is a known fact that many buyers love to snoop and figure out exactly what they could put into certainly closets and cabinets and if they are not clean on the inside, it can be a problem for you.

You want to make sure that the closets are clean of clutter and that there is no dust in there at all. You also want to make sure that your computer area does not look terrible and does not have a fit of wires everywhere.

Bundling up your cords is a great way to ensure that there are not cords going every which way in your home. Keeping your home that you are selling clean and organized is a great way to get your home off of the market faster!

Clean Homes Show Better — Some Tips and Tricks: 4

Heather — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:06:46 +0000

So now that we have discussed some of the finer points of the things that you need to clean when you are looking to sell your home, the next thing that we are going to concentrate on is the tile. When it comes to cleaning your home, the tile is by far going to be one of the most important things, as it is one of the first things that people see.

Whether you have tile on the floor or you have tile on the walls, you want to make sure that it sparkles and shines whenever you are showing a home, as it is going to be something that every single prospect is looking at.

In the next blog, we are going to talk about some of the closets, cabinets and of course any of the computer areas that you might have in your home!

Clean Homes Show Better — Some Tips and Tricks: 3

Heather — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:02:32 +0000

So the windows, skylights, baseboards and the walls are all things that are very, very important but there is another thing that you might be missing when you are looking for things that are important to clean and keep clean – the toilet! No one in the world wants to go into a bathroom with prospects and find a dirty toilet.

Making sure all of the area around the toilet needs to be clean as well, so that means that getting on your hands and knees might be the best bet, as that way you can ensure that the entire area around the toilet is clean. You also want to make sure that the lid of the toilet as well as behind it is very clean too.

Toilets can be disgusting and you want to make sure that you make the one in the home that you are showing as clean as possible!

Clean Homes Show Better — Some Tips and Tricks: 2

Heather — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:57:25 +0000

Now that we have talked a little bit about the windows and the skylights, let’s go ahead and touch base about the baseboards and the walls. This is another area that many home owners who are looking to sell their home miss. Walls are something that can get very dirty very fast and you want to make sure that you get them clean.

Using some mildly soap water and a clean cloth is a great way to ensure that your walls get really clean. If you are finding a lot of marks on your wall, you can also use the Magic Eraser to ensure that your walls get really clean.

Your baseboards are another thing that you want to clean. Especially the top of them and along the bottom on the floor, as that is something that certainly can get dirty easily.

Clean Homes Show Better — Some Tips and Tricks: 1

Heather — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:49:01 +0000

When you are looking to sell your home, as we have noted in this particular blog a number of times, it can be difficult to sell it, especially in this market, however there are many tips and tricks to ensure that your home gets off of the market as soon as possible. One thing that you need to remember is that a clean home is going to sell a lot faster, as the potential buyers will be able to envision themselves in the space.

In the next few blogs we are going to go over some of the finer points of cleaning and what spots you really should concentrate on and make sure that you hit whenever you are having an open house.

Firstly, windows and skylights are some things that many people actually forget about doing, but they are a critical part of keeping your house clean and making sure that your home looks its best.

Five Clear Rules To Open House Success! Part 5

Heather — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:07:45 +0000

Now that we have touched on all of the aspects on making the perfect open house, the final part is making sure that you advertise your open house. Ensuring that you get the word out there about your open house is something that is not going to be easy – people are resistant to open houses and they do not think that they are going to do anything to sway their decision. To me? I would love to see the inside of the house before I buy it, but some people do not feel the same.

You truly need to make sure that you are using all of your resources to get the word out there about your open house, which includes newspaper, online and even a newsletter out to any prospective buyers that might be looking for a house just like the one that you are having an open house for!

Having an open house is something that is going to be difficult, but I can promise you that it is going to be worth it in the end – you will sell the house and people will appreciate the fact that you had an open house!

Five Clear Rules To Open House Success! Part 4

Heather — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:29:25 +0000

Throwing an open house is hard – not only because you have to be the host for this event and make sure that it goes well, but as you can see, there is a hell of a lot of work that goes into it as well. Now that we have touched base on the curb appeal and landscaping aspect of throwing an open house, it is now time for us to talk about the paint color for the home. To be perfectly honest, this is going to be something that you truly need to think about.

Most of the time, whether it is exterior or interior, you always want to make sure that you find a color that is going to appeal to prospective buyers. The paint color and condition of the paint is something that prospective buyers are going to notice right away, so you want to make sure that it is going to look right.

If the home you are selling has things like shutters, you need to make sure that you find a really good color palate for that house, to make it look really appealing to everyone!

Five Clear Rules To Open House Success! Part 3

Heather — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:23:43 +0000

Now that we have talked about a few of the points that you can do to ensure that you have a successful open house, one thing that you should realize is that curb appeal is something that you should definitely make sure that you take care of before you even put up any open house signs. You want to make sure that the house looks absolutely beautiful when the guests pull up – for that is the first thing that they see.

Flowers are always a fantastic way to spruce up the outside of the home and you certainly want to make sure that everything is painted and refreshed before you even think about inviting people over to look at the house. It is your job as a real estate agent to ensure that the house, inside and out looks absolutely beautiful!

Landscaping is something that is very – very important too, whether it is of the backyard or the front yard, you want to make sure that all of it looks beautiful!

Five Clear Rules To Open House Success! Part 2

Heather — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:44:33 +0000

When you are dealing with a low-inventory but a very high demand area, it is pretty obvious that your open house is going to be a hot one. Think about a brand new restaurant that just opened in a high traffic area and people are lined up out the door just to sample everything that this particular restaurant has to offer. Your open house is going to be something like that – especially if you make it that way.

One great tactic to ensure that everyone will want to be at your open house is only show it to people one at a time. This will ensure that people will not only want to come, but to be honest, they will come in greater numbers too just to see if they can get in – people like what they can not have or what they have to wait to see, so that is the key here.

Having an open house is not easy, but it is something that you need to do if you want to be successful. In the next blog, we are going to talk about curb appeal and how that can help your open house!

Five Clear Rules To Open House Success! Part 1

Heather — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:29:48 +0000

Finding the perfect way to throw an open house is something that many real estate agents have a hard time with. When I first started having open houses, something I did not understand is why people simply wanted to look at the house and not meet with me in order to show them around the house. To be honest, that is the first step you need to get through your head – the people are not there to meet you, they are there to see the house.

An open house is a fantastic way for prospects to come and see a house that they may be interested in buying so they can truly get a feel for the house itself. That is why it is so important for you to have an open house – you want to make sure that you really make the house shine and look fantastic.

In the next blog, we are going to explore how you should approach your open house in a high-demand but low-inventory area!