Video:How to Prepare Your House for Sale

Transcript:How to Prepare Your House for Sale

Hi, My name is Leanne Goff with Walnut Realty in Boulder, Colorado and I am here to talk about how to prepare your house for sale.

Information About How to Prepare Your House for Sale

It is a good idea to de-clutter the home, take down the personal items. This might include wedding photography, pictures of children. These items will cause a potential buyer to imagine your life in your home, you want the potential buyer to imagine their life in your home. Really try to disassociate yourself with the home. This can be the hardest thing for sellers because you've lived their.

Tips for How to Prepare Your House for Sale

Try moving out one room at a time. Just focus on the den first and then the guest bedroom. From there you can clean up the living room, eventually making your way to the kitchen and finally the bedroom. If possible, even consider moving out. Leave just a few items like a dinner table, couch, staging items. But the cleaner and more open it is the more a buyer will imagine their life at the home. When a buyer is considering buying a home it is essential that they look in the closets and the pantry. You want them to feel like there is more than enough storage in all of those little hidden nooks and crannies; Be sure they are well organized.

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Another good idea is to rent a storage unit. That way all of the things that you have tucked inside of closets or stuffed into your storage area can be removed to show a potential buyer how much room they have to store their things. If there are fixtures inside your home that appear to be permanent or part of the property such as chandeliers, built in appliances or draperies, it's a good idea to go ahead and remove those things. You don't want a potential buyer to get their heart set on it and then expect to have that at closing. It's a good idea to freshen up the home and make minor repairs before selling. Consider checking all of the small things like doorknobs to make sure they are working properly and easier to use and faucets to make sure they are not leaking. Check that curb appeal. From the street does your lawn look neatly mowed and the bushes well trimmed. It's important because this is the first impression for any potential buyer.

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