The Inside Of The House Is Just As Important As The Outside
Once you have the outside of your home looking fresh, neat and clean you need to make sure that the inside of your house looks good as well.
- Remove any unnecessary furniture, shelves, tables and any thing else that you can do without. When you have less stuff in your home it makes it appear to be bigger and more roomy than it is. If you have too much furniture in your home it will give the impression that your home is small and cramped with no extra space.
- Make sure that everything is clean. Steam clean your carpets to get all the dirt out. If you need to hire a professional cleaner to do this for you.
- Make sure that there are no cracks or holes in your walls. If there are any defects in the walls make sure that they are patched or fixed before you try to sell your home. Also make sure that all of the walls are clean and free of any marks or dirt. It may also be a good idea to give some rooms a fresh coat of paint.
- All of the doors and windows should be easy to open and close. There should not be any creaking noise when opening any of the doors and windows either.
- If you have any creaking floorboards get those fixed.
- Be sure to fix any leaky taps.
- Smells can leave potential buyers with a good impression of your home. A nice warm and inviting fire on a cold winter’s day will help to warm a buyer’s impression of your home. The fragrance of baking bread or pie will make your house seem warm and inviting, a place to call home. Another great smell is fresh brewed coffee. All of these fragrances can help show your house in a positive and appealing light.
- Make sure that there is plenty of light available in your home, both natural and artificial. A dark home can seem gloomy and depressing, not an impression you want to leave with prospective buyers. A bright and well lit home will appear bigger and more expansive as well.
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Hi Sean,
These are all great tips to help you sell your property. They seem like common sense to me but it’s really easy to overlook some of these areas when you’re trying to get everything done.
I think you need to make a list of all these things and then check them off as you do them.
Just wanted to add a tip to the creaky floorboard dilema. If you sprinkle talcum powder on the creaky area it will stop the creaking. This is a cheap fix for increasing property profits.