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Selling your Home Basics
Step 3: Showing Your House |
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Showing Your
House
Your house has been checked, inspected, and
cleaned from top to bottom. You have priced it at what you feel is a fair
price. The marketing and advertising program is in full swing. Now it is
time to put all of the preparation into action: showings!
Although showing your house may sometimes
be inconvenient, your house should always be available for show. Allow
your agent to put a lock box in a convenient place to make it easy for
other agents to show your home to prospective buyers. If agents have to
schedule appointments in order to show your home, they may just skip your
home to show the house of someone who is more cooperative.
Most agents will call and give you a couple
of hours notice before showing your property. Below are several tips to
keep in mind for when an agent and potential buyers are on their way to
your house!
 Give all family members
assigned jobs in advance that will go into action when a short-notice
showing is scheduled. Everyone must know their duties and carry them out,
so that you don't end up banging into one another trying to get everything
done quickly.
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Open every window covering. All
drapes, curtains and blinds should be positioned to let in maximum
light. Buyers like a house to be "light and bright," so accommodate
them! Turn on as many lights as possible. |
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Make sure the house smells good.
Baking cookies, often recommended, may be overdoing it, but pet odors,
smoke, or greasy cooking odors definitely will not work! Air out the
house just before the scheduled showing, but close the windows (unless
it is a perfect day) before they arrive. |
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Six very important words: no clutter,
no clutter, no clutter! |
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Make sure that everything is spotless.
Pay particular attention to the bathrooms and the kitchen. In the
bathrooms, towels should be fresh and clean, sinks and baths scrubbed,
and the floor freshly cleaned. In the kitchen, make sure all dishes
are put away and countertops and sinks cleaned. |
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Check the thermostat to make sure that
the house is at a comfortable temperature. |
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Remove pets from the house, or at
least, keep them outside. Pets under foot will quickly put a damper on
an otherwise positive showing. |
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Make sure Fact Sheets are available
and easily accessible. (The dining room table or kitchen counter is an
ideal place for them). |
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If an Agent is with the potential
buyers, leave! If this is not possible, make yourself as
inconspicuous as possible. If it is comfortable outside, go there
until the buyers leave. |
Contact Us Now To Get Started Selling Your
House!
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