Presenting your home for sale

Do’s and dont's when presenting your home for sale Even though it is not easy to look at your home through fresh eyes, it is important that you try and do just this when presenting your home for sale. Remember that you have lived there for quite some time. What you might see is the home full of everything that you have put into it, like memories that you created, renovations that you did and prized possessions that you filled it with. A potential buyer will only see it as a house full of someone else’s stuff. Owners may look at the objects that hold sentiment to them, but this is necessary to remove these items before presenting your home. One must always remember to understand that the items are leaving the house together with the owner. They are not being erased. However, they need to let buyers see their own experiences , dreams and memories in the home that they potentially want to buy. Five do’s when presenting your home for sale: Make sure that the house is squeaky clean. Make sure that the outside, especially the entrance and the front yard is clean. Take away all the rubbish bins from the front of the house and make it look neat. Declutter, declutter, declutter. Start packing as soon and as early as possible. Five dont’s when presenting your home for sale: There is always something to do. Don’t do nothing. Don’t make potential buyers walk around your clutter. Do not put your alcohol collection on display. Do not put out snacks. They are not coming to socialize. Do not burn scented candles. Not everyone likes the same smells. Allan Barrett