Selling your Las Vegas home often includes holding an open house. If your real estate agent decides to hold an open house to sell your home then it is best to prepare for this event and make your home as attractive as possible to potential homebuyers.
- Clean, clean, clean. This doesn’t just mean vacuuming and mopping the floors; it means scrubbing every corner and every wall in your home so that is sparkles. If you are unable to perform such a major cleaning, hire the services of a professional cleaning service. The money spent will almost certainly be worth it, as homebuyers will notice – and appreciate – your pristine home.
- Put away the junk before the open house. Stacks of newspapers and magazines, the collection of shoes by the front door and kids’ stack of toys in the living room must all be hidden and/or put away. Homebuyers do not want to walk through the door of your home and stare at your clutter, so clean it up and hide it out of sight!
- Mow the grass and clean up your yard. Once again, if you are unable to do so, hire a lawn care service to tend to your lawn before the open house. Your front yard and the exterior of your home is the first thing buyers notice when they approach your home, and an untidy lawn and landscape often puts off buyers even before they walk through the door.
- Open all of the curtains and blinds throughout your home and turn on all the lights. A well-lit home shows better and makes it appear larger.
- Avoid cooking any foods in the days before your open house that may leave behind an odor, such as fish, garlic and onions.
- Empty all of the garbage cans throughout the home before the open house.
- Open the windows, if possible, to let fresh air circulate throughout the home, or light softly scented candles.
- Leave during the open house – and take your pets with you. There is no better way to scare off potential buyers than to have the homeowner – or their pet – lurking around the house.
- Remove all valuables and personal documents from the home, including jewelry, money and financial documents. Don’t leave mail sitting on the counter.
Author Bio:
Richard is a Dallas Condo specialist, focusing on the Dallas real estate & Houston real estate markets.
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Sellers never seem to realize how just important cleaning can do!