Open House Suggestions

On open house day it is always best if the you, the homeowner, isn’t home.

You might ask why?

Well quite simple really, brokers like to talk about the positives and negatives of a property and how their clients may perceive it to be, and this can sometime offend the homeowner because homeowners always think their house is the best.
So to make sure your home is best presented the way you want here are some tips:

1) Clutter is a big turn off for potential buyers; make sure all not necessary stuff is gone, clean work surfaces, kid’s toys, books, magazines shoes at the door etc.

2) Have cats? Make sure litter boxes are clean and have fresh litter, Dogs? Make sure there is no “land mines” in the back yard, this is an especially big turn off for buyers as they may envision their children playing in the back yard however with dog’s doing their business on the grass could give a resounding NO.

3) Again with pets, food bowl, either have them cleaned out or removed completely.

4) Bedrooms: cloths lying around again comes under the “anti-clutter rule”

5) Bathrooms: make sure make up, shaving and hair brushes etc are all away. Nice clear surfaces always.

6) Kitchen: amazing how many people leave dishes in the sink… also the night before the open house, clean down the range and stick on the oven cleaner.. People love clean ovens it’s also great to run a cycle on your dish washer and then remove the washed dishes making it clean and fresh.

Try to imagine you were coming to buy the house, what would you hate to see?

Implement these simple strategies to ease the pressure of open houses.