Seller Tips:

As a homeowner, you can play an important role in the timely sale of your home or property. When you take the following steps, you’ll help Johnson Realty sell your home faster, at he best possible price. The easiest and most reliable way to improve the appeal of your home is to enlist a quality home service professional. The right person can help you get everything in order and assist you in preparing your home for resale— from repainting the bathroom to providing a cleaning — so you can stay focused on more important things.
1. Make a Great First Impression
A well manicured lawn, trimmed shrubs and a clutter free porch welcome prospects. We recommend repainting your front door. If it the fall of the year, rake the leaves. If it is winter, shovel the snow. The fewer obstacles a person has to over come to view your home, the better.
2. Invest In Your Future Real Estate
Clean up your home including the living room, kitchen and bathroom. If paint is scuffed consider repainting. If you are worried about time hire someone to repaint your home for you or hire professional cleaners to come in and clean. Remember to show your prospects how great your home is, not how great it could be.
3. Check Faucets and Bulbs
Dripping water faucets should be repaired as this suggests faulty or worn out plumbing. It also discolors the sinks and tubs. Burned out light bulbs and bad wiring, leave your prospects in the dark.
4. Think Safety
Be sure all skate boards, toys and items which someone could trip over and cleaned up. Be sure all throw rugs are attached to the floor securely. Consider raising low lights fixtures so tall persons will not bang their head once they enter a room.
5. Make Room for Space
Potential buyers are also looking for great storage space. Make sure your attic and basement are clean and free of clutter so the potential buyer can really see of how much space you have available. Consider having attic space floored if it is not. Almost all prospects will check to see if the attic has some flooring for storage.
6. Consider Your Closets
Organize your closets! The better a closets is organized, the larger it appears. Now is the time to donate unwanted clothes to charity, don’t wait until you get ready to move.
7. Create Dream Rooms
Get rid of excess furniture for a more spacious look. Colorful bedspreads and curtains are a must in bedrooms.
8. Open Up In the Daytime
If your home is being shown during the day, open the blinds, pull back the curtains and let the sun come in so prospects can see how bright your home is.
9. Lighten Up At Night
Turn on the excitement by turning on your lights at night so the home looks lived in- both inside and out. This adds color and warmth.
10. Avoid the Crowd
Always make arrangements to leave your home when it is being shown. Persons often feel like intruders when they are coming into your home and the homeowner should leave to make the prospects feel more comfortable. This encourages prospects to spend more time looking at your home. The more time they spend at your home, the better!
11. Watch Your Pets
Pets should be removed from the home and yard so prospects can look at your property. Nothing annoys prospects worse than having a dog jumping all over them while trying to view your home. It is best to arrange for the pets (especially dogs) to be removed from the home or placed in a pen during a showing.
12. Quiet Please
When you home is being shown it is best to turn down all radios and television sets.