PREPARING YOUR HOME

Outside Your Home

• Cut the lawn- if you normally cut the lawn every two weeks, cut it every week during the marketing period.
• Edge the lawn- up the driveway and along the sidewalks (both front and back) for a finished appearance.
• Trim all shrubbery and remove low-lying tree limbs.
• Fertilize your lawn to make your grass look lush and green
• Replace downed shutters, gutters, and downspouts. Remove debris from gutters and downspouts.
• Paint any trim that is blistering
• Plant flowers in the front yard
• Repaint or re-stain the front door to create a pleasant first impression.
• Replace torn screens from windows and front and back doors.

Inside Your Home

• Paint only the rooms that really look fingerprinted, worn, or faded.
• Have the wall-to-wall carpeting and draperies cleaned
• Fix any dripping faucets. Perhaps only a washer is needed.
• Replace old caulking around the bathtubs. This can be done with one tube of new caulking and a putty knife.
• Spray lubricant on all squeaking doors, windows, closets, and cabinets.
• Place a solid deodorizer in each room and closet.
• Store out-of-season clothes so the closets don't have a cluttered look
• Remove items from the floors of walk-in closets so that prospects can have easy access.
• Stack all items in the garage and basement against the walls to show maximum floor space.
• Vacuum the garage and basement floor and rafters.
• If there are too many appliances on the kitchen counter, put some of them away to expose maximum counter space.
• Pre-pack items which may clutter your home. Extra toys in you child's room and knick-knacks may actually make your rooms appear smaller.
• Clean your home top to bottom. A professional cleaning service can do this for you.
• Wash windows
• Clean fans and ventilating hoods
• Clean & polish floors
• Remove stains from toilets, tubs, and sinks.

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