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Showing And Open House

You’ve decluttered, repaired, cleaned, revitalized, and your house looks fabulous. Now you want to keep it that way while you’re trying to sell it. This is another challenge onto itself: to prevent the house from drifting back to clutter-land after all your hard work.

To reduce the amount of maintenance while the house is on the market we suggest you declare some rooms off-limit from every day use. For example, do you have three or four bathrooms in your house? Pick two that your family can use and close the doors on the rest. Perhaps you have a family room and a living room, use one only and bar the other. Then of course there’s the dining room and the kitchen. Maybe eat in the kitchen from now on leaving the dining room untouched.

You’ll need to dust the undisturbed rooms once in a while but you can see how this strategy ensures your house is always ready for showing with minimal efforts. For the rest of the living space create three to-do lists:

Copy these checklists and expand on them to fit your needs.  Additionally, showing a house with pets is a special concern so make sure you know how to handle the situation.

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Put away heirlooms that your buyers may mistake as permanent fixtures; for example, the nice ceiling chandelier or the wall sconce that have been in your family for generations. Swap it for something else that goes well with the other fixtures in the house. This will prevent any haggling later.
Landscaping: remove vines growing on the house.
Bathrooms: clean rust stains from the sinks, tubs and toilets.
Lighting: consider a new decorative glass insert for your main door. Glass inserts are economical and easy to install. You’re guaranteed to buy lots of light for your foyer.
Pets: It may not be to your liking but pets distract in many different ways. They smell for one thing. Some buyers are allergic to them. Others are afraid of them. It’s worse when they are noisy (like barking or meowing) or being overly friendly (like jumping on your buyers). You should never let aggressive pets anywhere near your buyers.
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