13 home showing tips to make your home irresistible - Northville home selling tips
These home selling tips apply to any Michigan home for sale. Whether it is a Northville home for sale, a West Bloomfield home for sale or a Hartland home for sale these 13 tips will help make your home stand out a little more.
Put a fresh or silk flower arrangement in the kitchen, or formal dining room or master bedroom. This adds a touch of color to the room.
Add a new clean shower curtain, fresh towels, new toilet paper rolls, and new soaps to every bath. If you have a large tub, a soaking tub, or a jetted tub try to make the area look romantic buy putting candles around it. Have the bathroom counters as clean as possible with as little "stuff" on top of them.
Make sure all light bulbs are working. Turn on every light, open all shades, drapes, and curtains to let the light in. A bright, cheery home always sell better.
Set out a dish of fresh baked goods for a homey smell. (Chocolate chip cookies are great) or put a few dishes of potpourri around. They say cinnamon and chocolate work best. The key here is to not to over do it. Too much smelly stuff to a buyer or buyers agent means that you are hiding something. So keep it on the light side.
Put a few lit candles in romantic spots such as around the tub or in the bedroom.
Set your dinner table with you best dishes, glasses, napkins, and candles as if for a party.
Buy a new doormat.
Reduce the amount of furniture in each room. We want your home to appear spacious. If you can take one or two major pieces of furniture out of every room to create a sense of spaciousness.
Clean up every counter top space. The maximum items I suggest you have is two or three items. Dresser tops, table tops, counter tops should be free of nick - knacks, and personal items. Put away kitchen appliances and personal bathroom items to give the illusion of more counter space.
Turn on music to play softly.
If you have gas logs turn them on, or lay a fire in the fireplace. Or put a basket of flowers in front of the fireplace if it's not in use.
De-personalize the rooms by putting away family photos, mementos, collections, and distinctive artwork.
Turn on the sprinklers for 20 - 25 minutes to make the lawn sparkle.
My goal is to help you get the most money for your home. We want your home to stand out, to make buyers notice your home. We want them to feel at home in your home. We want them to notice every bit of your house. We want the potential home buyers to spend a lot of time in your home.
If you do these 13 home showing tips to make your house irresistible is a step in the right direction. I hope these Northville home selling tips help you get your home ready in whatever city you own a home in. As a realtor I want you to be able to sell your home in a short time. If your home sits on the market it is going to end up selling for less.
If you have questions about selling a home feel free to call me anything at (248) 310-6239 or email me at yesmyrealtor@gmail.com
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