Once you put your home on the market, real estate agents may call to show it at any given moment during the day or even in the evening. Keeping it show ready can get challenging, especially if you have pets or young children. It would really help if you have a ready checklist of things to do whenever a realtor calls to say that a buyer is on their way to see your home. Get everyone in your household to pitch in and assign tasks for them to do whenever a showing is about to happen. One person can be in charge of quickly sweeping the floors, another can be assigned to pick up toys or clear table tops and counter tops, or you can assign a room to each person and leave them in charge of clearing that particular room.
It also helps if as soon as you put your home on the market, you immediately start taking steps to make your home show ready. Getting rid of personal items such as family photos and ohter knickknacks such as figurines, china and crystal is a good place to start. You can pack these away along with your valuables and important documents that you wouldn’t want strangers having access to when they view your home.
Once you’ve gotten rid of any clutter that may be lying around, turn on all the lights and get ready to make yourselves scarce. You need to let your potential buyers view your home without you hovering around in the background, so that they can make a better, more accurate assessment of your home. If you have children, take them to the playground or to a neighbor’s house, and if you have pets, a showing is the perfect time to go on a walk.
If you are planning to sell your home, let The Incorvaia Team make the process as easy as possible for you. Call us at 440-879-7130 today!
