The Importance of Having Your Home In Showing Condition

You have hired a REALTOR® to sell your home and you have had a meeting of the minds regarding the price and marketing strategy that will be implemented. Of course, the right price helps ensure a quick sale, but your home can truly sell itself if has a functional floor plan, location, and shows well.

The word “show ready” means different things to different people. Being “show ready” when talking about a home means having it look like a model home. This means beds must be done, dirty laundry should be in a hamper – out of sight, dishes should be put away- with the sink left clean, trash should be removed or at least have a lid to cover unsightly trash, and hand washed delicates should be put away, trust me they won’t help sell your home. If you have a pet, it is best not to try to mask the smell with scented candles or outlet plug – ins… it smells like your pet and the scent mixed together; not a good combination.

The outside is just as important as the interior of the home. An unsightly unkempt yard will surely keep a potential buyer from viewing the inside. Never dismiss lawn care or exterior care of the home. The assumption is that if a home isn’t well maintained from the exterior, it most likely isn’t maintained on the interior.

Granted, model homes are not lived in and they are always staged to highlight selling points, but your home can look like a model too. Have your REALTOR® provide suggestions for staging your home (we see enough of them to provide input) or hire an interior decorator (just as the builders do) to get your home “show ready.”

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