How Should You Present Your Home?
First impressions are lasting so the presentation of your home is critical in creating strong initial interest from potential buyers. A good guide to styling your home is to remove everything that is not absolutely essential.

Here are some simple suggestions that will improve the presentation of your property and help you achieve the highest possible price…

• Outdoors - A bright and cheery home invites inspection. Keep your lawn trimmed and edged and the flower beds cultivated. Be sure that the windows are sparkling clean. Remove debris from around the home, clear leaves from the paths and verandas.
• De-clutter - The most important task you can perform is to clear away all clutter, clean surfaces and ensure all fixtures are operational. Remove any objects from the floor such as children’s toys which might cause accidents. Keep the front entrances and stairways clear.
• Sparkling Interior - Clean the walls, floors and skirting and marks on carpet or around light switches. Put clutter away neatly in cupboards, clear table and counter tops and don’t leave dishes in the sink. A thorough cleaning will give your house that well-kept look.
• Flowers - Introducing fresh flowers throughout your home is a beautiful attractive way to enliven the appearance of a room.
• Odours - Refresh your house and remove any bad or strong odours.
• Storage and closet space - Storage is an important selling feature. Remove all unnecessary articles that have been accumulated.
• Fix Faults - Repair defects that can annoy buyers such as dripping taps, sticking doors, loose tiles, etc.
• Bedrooms - Neat orderly rooms look larger. Tidy up the bedroom for a spacious appearance. Keep all drawers and wardrobe doors closed and keep bedside table free of bric-a-brac. It is absolutely essential that you have clean fresh sheets. Avoid busy patterns on duvet covers.
• Bathroom - Check and double check your bathroom. Bright and clean bathrooms sell many houses. Ensure that the bathroom is free of mildew, remove personal items and use a lightly scented room atomiser to make sure the bathroom smells fresh.
• Lounge room - A minimal approach will always look cleaner and more importantly, spacious. Make sure the entire room is spotless and free from clutter. Particularly look at the top of entertainment and bookshelves. Make sure everything is free from dust and cords are neat and out of sight.
• Kitchen - Clean the entire kitchen with special attention given to food presentation areas; the sink, stove, oven and grill. Make sure all open food products are away from sight, clean shelves thoroughly and arrange stored goods attractively.
• Colour - Sold light tones on the walls brought to life with just a couple of styled prints or wall hangings will look elegant.
• Leave the House - Avoid having too many people present during inspections. The prospective buyer will feel crowded and uncomfortable. Do not accompany the prospective buyer or sales agent during inspections of the property.
• Remove animals form the house - Animals can get in the way and some people are allergic to, or don’t like animals.
• Background sound - If you choose to play music make sure it is subtle. Turn off the TV and radio – they can distract people. Let the sales representative and buyers talk free of distractions and disturbances.

At Raine & Horne Glenelg, we the proprietors had been preparing and selling homes ourselves for over 15 years before opening the doors of this business. In all that time we couldn’t find a real estate agent that could help us at all with preparing our homes for sales! That’s part of the reason we founded the business. From that Raine & Horne Glenelg has grown a large network of trade specialists which offers everything you need to prepare & sell your home successfully, including…

• Carpet laying and repairs
• Carpet cleaning
• De-clutter
• Electrical
• Fencing
• Flooring
• Furniture
• Handyman
• Interior Cleaning
• Landscaping
• Painting
• Plumbing
• Pool cleaning
• Pressure cleaning
• Removals and storage
• Roofing
• Rubbish removal
• Supervision
• Tiling
• Window cleaning
• Windows and glass repair

So why not call Raine & Horne Glenelg today on (08) 8376 8844 for a FREE no obligation consultation.

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