Give your agent a little help in preparing for your open house. While your agent is squaring away logistics and numbers to prepare for your open house, you can be prepping your home for potential buyers to view and love! These three things can help get your home prepared for your open house.
1. Clean
Whether you hire a professional cleaner or you clean your home yourself, this is one item on your open house to-do list that must be done. Potential buyers want to move into a home that gives them a fresh start, but a dirty home will certainly ruin that first impression. For a truly deep clean, the best option is to hire a professional cleaner.
You may think your home is clean, but once your furniture is moved out for the stagers to come in, you may find that your home was not as spick and span as you thought. Save yourself and your real estate agent a headache by making sure that your home is spotless for the open house.
2. Prepare Refreshments
Welcome potential buyers by preparing refreshments for them to feel at home! Make lemonade and bake cookies to give visitors a homey feeling. This will help relax visitors and give your real estate agent an icebreaker.
This little task can make all the difference to those looking to purchase your home. Buyers will get a sense of who you are as a seller and they will better understand the type of people, like yourself, that live in the neighborhood.
3. Make a List of Upgrades
Not all upgrades in your home are visible at first glance, so to ensure that potential buyers know about all that your home has to offer, make a list of all of the upgrades in your home for your agent to include in the open house flyer. Things such as hidden security cameras, projectors, automatic blinds, etc. are all things that you should include in a list of upgrades. You never know what type of buyer might find these upgrades as must-haves! Don’t sell your home short by assuming that potential buyers will be able to spot all of your home’s incredible upgrades.
It is your agent’s job to sell your home, but that doesn’t mean you can’t help them along the way by doing these simple and easy tasks to make their job a little easier. Open house day is stressful enough – make it easier by preparing your home ahead of time!
