Every viewer is your potential buyer. Each viewing must be prepared for and you may have a viewing as soon as your house is on the market. Therefore you need to have the bulk of the house preparation completed prior to this so that you simply need to refresh your house when you have a viewing. Otherwise you may be caught unawares with an immediate viewing, not be ready and in effect lose a buyer.
Firstly consider the whole house have a spring clean: get rid of clutter from every room including the loft. For any clutter that you want to keep store it in neat cupboards or boxes. Clean every room thoroughly. Cleaning the carpets with a hired carpet cleaner is cheap and gives the carpets a new lease of life. Do any repairs that have been waiting and touch up any marks on walls or if necessary repaint to give the room a fresh look. Viewers can be thorough in your inspection clean the fridge, the oven and make sure any inbuilt cupboards are tidy and well-organised. A property sells for thousands of pounds investing a small amount and putting in the time to spruce up your home may save you thousands when an offer is made.
Once the house as a whole is ready view each room individually. Ask yourself what is this room used for. Is it obvious to a stranger? For example, the dining room or area needs to be clearly defined as one not a playroom, or a storeroom or a hobby room. Your sitting room needs to convey an atmosphere of comfort and relaxation. The garden needs to appear well-cared for and be inviting.
First impressions are hugely important so you must view the house as a viewer will see it. Start from the outside and ask what the house tells you is it well cared for? Is the garden tidy and inviting? If not, dig up the weeds, mend the gate, have some pretty flowering pots. Get rid of or neatly tidy away any unattractive garden furniture.
On entering the house you will want a viewer to feel excited about living in your house. If the entrance is a dark hall, consider placing a small cosy lamp on a small table or shelf. Show the best room in the downstairs first ideally the kitchen. It should be sparkling clean, coffee on and have fresh flowers on the table. Another key room is the bathroom. Again, make sure it looks fresh with clean linen, no clutter and new shower curtains. When you think you are ready to sell your home, ask a friend to look round your house and see how it can still be improved.
With the final adjustments made you are then ready to have your house on the market and to have those all-important viewings.
If an agent is selling your home it is best if you are not there let the agent sell your house. If you are showing the viewers around your home show them around each room and sell the home subtlety. And then, give your viewers privacy to look around the house themselves.
In order to sell your house at the best price and as quickly as possible prepare with care. Good luck!
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