Before you start to sell your home, you need to do some home works to make your house in good conditions. It may take some time, but that will make your house sell faster. Here is the list for your reference
Exterior Preparation
- House number should be easy to read
- Lights on timers to ensure house is lit up after sunset
- Eaves, troughs, and down spouts in good repair
- Garage/car port clean and tidy
- Litter picked up
- Cracked or broken window panes replaced
- Doorbell and door hardware in good repair
- Touch up trim paint on doors, window frames, fascia, etc
- Mow, edge and weed the lawn frequently until the home is sold
- Overgrown shrubbery should be cut back to show as much of the exterior as possible
- A low-cost investment in seasonal flowers or ground cover will add a personal touch
- Inspect the roof for necessary repairs and any visible broken shingles or tiles
- Stucco water stains can be repaired using a mild bleaching agent
- Fences should be mended and painted
- Wash all windows inside and outside
Interior Preparation
- Lights should be on and drapes should be left open during daylight
- Heat set at a comfortable temperature
- Fresh flowers/plants in various rooms
- Chipped plaster and paint touched up and repaired
- Doors and cupboards properly closed
- Leaky taps and toilets repaired
- Burned out light bulbs replaced
- Squeaky doors oiled
- Mirrors, fixtures, and taps cleaned and polished
- Seals around tubs and basins in good repair
- Floors cleaned, garbage containers emptied
- Inside of closets and cupboards neat and tidy
- Valuable property, out of reach, out of sight, or locked away
- Pets absent, where possible, or contained during showings.
- All torn screens should be repaired or replaced
- Avoid repainting the entire house unless current colors are very loud or offbeat
- White or light pastels are the easiest to work with and they make your rooms look larger
- Fireplace lit in cooler weather
- Air conditioner turned on in warm weather
- Countertops neat and polished
- Appliances cleaned
- Inside of closets and cupboards neat and tidy