CLEAN OUT YOUR GARAGE!! I know, I’m shouting. I think it’s important though. Even though the garage is just a place that you normally use to either store your vehicles, or as in my neighborhood your junk, it needs to be clean when you have your home on the market. Everyone will open the door [...]

Windex your mirrors and faucets. This is especially nice on the days you know you have a showing or right before an Open House. The Windex cleans the mirrors obviously but it makes your faucets shiny and new looking. Buyers will marvel over what a meticulous housekeeper you are. photo credit: trekkyandy adminBeth Skinner is [...]

Don’t forget to set the table kids! If you have a particularly attractive or spacious dining room (and dining room set) set the table as if you were hosting a formal dinner party. Decorative placemats, napkins, a centerpiece, and pretty china can all be used to make your dining room area pop. You can of [...]

More flowers. As you might recall, I mentioned the need for lots o’ flowers out in front of your house to create a welcoming presence for your buyers when they first pull up in Home Selling Tip #1. Today’s floral tip however is about placing fresh cut flowers in your home to help show it [...]

Replace the knobs on your kitchen cupboards. I don’t think (in fact I know) that sellers just do NOT get this one. They don’t understand that things like this stick out like a sore thumb when they’re tarnished, dirty, worn, broken, etc. You don’t want them to stick out, you actually want them to be [...]

Replace the doorknobs. I went on a listing appointment yesterday to talk to a couple who have been working on fixing up their mother’s house since October. They pointed out (among the NUMEROUS other things they’ve updated) that they had replaced all of the door knobs with brand new matching ones. I must admit that [...]

Get a pre-inspection. What on earth is a “pre-inspection” you ask? It’s the same as the professional inspection buyers get before closing on your home, but you the seller are paying someone to do it for you, before you list your home or before your home goes under contract (depending on what stage of the [...]

Welcome to the week my friends out here in blogland. Here is your 9th Home Selling Tip: Host a block party! You might be surprised at how many people find their homes because the neighbor’s home is for sale. It could be a renter in your neighborhood who’s looking to buy OR it could be [...]

Without further ado, Home Selling Tip #8: Make sure your house is Brady Bunch clean! Remember the Brady Bunch? If not, you’re either too young or you just didn’t watch enough TV as a child and I can’t help you much there. For those of you who know what I’m talking about remember how spotless [...]