Clean and Declutter to sell your home.

If you do nothing else to improve the value of your home you must clean and declutter. Some simple staging will help sell your home also.
Now that you have decluttered the kitchen all appliances should be cleaned inside and out. Remove all person items like magnets and photos from the refridgerator. Have a fresh vase of flowers on the kitchen table. Have the dining room table set nicely.
Clean all drapes, curtains and blinds. Keep your entryway clean and tidy as this is the first interior area a buyer will see when looking at your home. Create a good first impression.
If needed you can put large pieces of furniture in storage creating a more spacious look to your home.
Clean out all closets and have clothing hung neatly and shoes organized.
Get rid of any pet or food odors. Place fresh flowers, candles or potpourri around the house.
Clean all floors and rugs. Keep furniture and baseboards clean and dust free.
Make sure your shower curtains and rugs in the bathrooms are clean. And keep fresh clean towels hanging for guests. Remove all your personal items like makeup, hair dryers and curling irons from the countertops. Clean the inside of all cabinets and neatly arrange your items on shelves. Tub, sink and toilet should all be sparkling. You get the idea.
Don't forget to clean the garage. Clean up any oil spills and organize personal items.
That should keep you busy for awhile.

Tips For Selling Your Home!

Getting your house ready to sell means getting rid of the clutter.

The kitchen is a good place to start because it is an easy place to start.

First, get everything off the counters. EVERYTHING! Even the toaster. Put the toaster in a cabinet and take it out when you use it. Find a place where you can store everything in a cabinet or drawer. Of course, you may notice that you do not have cabinet space to put everything. So, clean them out. The dishes, pots and pans that rarely get used? Put them in a box and put that box in storage.

You see, home buyers will open all your cabinets and drawers, especially in the kitchen. They want to be sure there is enough room for their "stuff". If your kitchen cabinets and drawers look jammed full it sends a negative message to the buyer and does not promote an image of plentiful storage space. The best way to do that is to have as much empty space as possible.

If you have a "junk drawer" get rid of the junk. If you have a rarely used crock pot put it in storage. Do this with every cabinet and drawer. Creat open space.

If you have a large amount of food stuffs stuffed into the shelves or pantry, begin using them-especially canned goods. Canned goods are heavy and you don't want to be lugging them to a new house anyway-or paying a mover to do so. Let what you have on the shelves determine your menus and use up as much as you can.

Beneath, the sink is very critical too. Make sure the area beneath the sink is empty as possible. Remove all extra cleaning supplies. You should scrub the area down as well and determine if there are any tell-tale signs of water leaks that may cause a home buyer to hesitate in buying your home.

I am a Realtor with Action Realty Group and specialize in helping you buy and sell homes in Kaufman county. I also serve Rockwall, Henderson, Hunt, Dallas, Van Zandt and Ellis counties. I have lived in Kaufman Texas for 21 years. As a full time Real Estate agent my entire day is dedicated to you!
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