If you think selling your home is a daunting task, we don’t disagree with you; a lot of hard work and effort goes into ensuring your property stands out in a sea of listings. But the good news is that you can showcase your home in the best possible light with proper preparation and presentation. 

In this guide, we’ll show you how to best present your home for sale, without the added stress or confusion. 

Clean and Declutter Your Home

First things first, you’ll need to wade through your belongings and get rid of anything that’s just taking up space. Be honest here and with yourself; don’t keep things that will hold the value of your home back. 

For example, we always recommend starting with:

• Removing clutter and personal items to depersonalise your home – people want to be able to picture themselves in the house and not feel like it’s already someone else’s.

• Define rooms by removing excess furniture – this will also make the area look bigger than it is.

• Repaint or add new wallpaper to freshen up the look.

Enhance Curb Appeal

Just like freshening up the walls will bring in more interest, adding a bit of wow factor to the exterior. You can start by power washing your front door, as a simple step, or kick it up a notch by planting more flowers and shrubs in the garden. Even mulching the trees can make a big difference. 

If your driveway and walkways need repaving or sealing, we also encourage you to invest in this aspect.

Style to suit a broad range of buyers

As part of your service with us, we’ll provide advice on how to style your home to ensure it is inviting and comforting for anyone who walks through the door. On your end, you can style each room by purpose - i.e. living room, kitchen, bedroom, etc.

We also recommend using neutral colours and clean lines to give off spacious vibes, and add lamps, area rugs or artwork for extra warmth.

Prepare for Opens

Next, keep all clothes and clutter hidden in your wardrobe or drawers. We also encourage you to clean all surfaces, appliances, fixtures and floors as much as possible. You can never do enough cleaning. 

If you want to go the extra mile, spraying some air freshener or adding in a candle can do wonders.

Market Your Listing

Here’s where we come in as your real estate agent to show your home. You can expect us to:

• Create online listings with professional photos

• Promote on social media, our website and distribute flyers

• Research comparable properties to competitively price your home

• Prepare a listing presentation to connect with potential buyers

• Entice prospective buyers when they attend inspections. 

Final Note

Selling your home can be a long process, but proper preparation and presentation puts you on the path to success. Invest time upfront to clean, declutter, and stage your property thoroughly, and you’ll end up far ahead than you first expected.

Enhancing and preparing your home for sale by presenting it in the best possible light leads to more showings, better offers, and faster sales. 

Put your house up for sale with McKean McGregor now. Contact us for more information.