Preparing Your Home For Sale

      As a homeowner, you can play an important part in the timely sale of your home, when you take the following steps, you'll help your Metro Properties REALTOR sell your home faster at the best possible price.

              Remember you’ll never get a second chance to make that first impression!

Here are a few great tips to create the competitive edge

that may help sell your home more quickly.

 Drive-up Appeal

• Trim trees and shrubs, clean out flower beds, mow and edge the lawn
  
• Make sure the doorbell is working properly,  wash or paint the front door, keep the front porch swept and free of clutter.

 Absolute Basics

•  Air out the house to freshen the house and eliminate any ordors
•  Wash all the windows, inside and out
• Clean carpets, polish wood floors
• Put bright light bulbs in every socket
• Clean out closets, cabinets, and drawers.
• Make sure rooms are not overcrowded with furniture
• Keep the kitchen sparkling clean.
• Bath tubs, showers and sinks should be caulked and no leaks

 A few more suggestions

• Put unnecessary items away
• Keep toys out of the front yard and off  sidewalks
• Clean ashes out of the fireplace
• If you have a pool make sure it sparkles
• Keep pets out of the way

Do your best to present your home in it's best light.

While we would all like to have our homes in showroom condition 24 hours a day,

we also know that we live in them.