Now that the kids are out of school, families in transition really get aggressive about selling their homes. They want to sell, move, and settle in to their new homes before the beginning of the next school year. The market is so competitive that homes have to really “WOW” potential buyers to even be put on the short list. Here are some tips for getting a home ready for sale:
1. Get rid of the clutter in the closets, basement, and garage.
2. Remove all the personal touches that make your home yours. Potential buyers can’t picture themselves living in the home if it reflects you.
3. Clean, clean, clean
4. When there is a showing or open house, make sure the pets are out of the home and all evidence of a pet even living there is put away.
5. Bake some cookies before a showing or open house, the smell of chocolate chips cookies baking is a real winner.
6. Turn on all the lights, open the blinds, and bring attention to all the unique features of the home
7. Let us help you coordinate your move with our preferred mover, Atlanta Peach Movers.
Most of the items I mentioned are taken care of by your realtors. We assist the homeowners and realtors by helping with the clutter. We will categorize, photograph, make a detailed list with values, pack, and take the items to the donation destination the homeowner chooses. Our list will be an acceptable document to the IRS when entering an amount for charitable donations on their tax return.
We will also take care of the pets during the 2 to 3 hours that the open house is being conducted. Pet owners don’t want to board their animals for the entire weekend if the open house or showing will only be for a few hours on Sunday. We also take care of yard clean up. One of the biggest problems with yards is dog waste littering the landscape.
We help home buyers and sellers with the connection and disconnection of utilities. We wait for the service people, gather estimates for work the seller or buyer needs to have done, and help the buyer or seller with any incidentals that need to be taken care of.
Let us help your home buying or home selling experience run as smoothly as possible. We are here to help and truly understand how stressful a move can be.
