Use bright light bulb in foyer light fixture
Turn on all lights in home in the evening to welcome potential buyers Fill the house with pleasant aromas of cinnamon or other fresh scents
Spotlessly clean woodwork, carpeting, and windows throughout house
Clear window ledges of all objects to give a nice glimpse inside and out
Repaint walls if necessary in neutral colors such as antique white
Remove huge photo collages
Eliminate clutter
Clean the closets
Organize the kitchen cupboards
Set up vignettes in various rooms to convey a story, such as turning down the bed, setting up a backgammon game in the family room and setting the table for company
Living Room/Family Room
Discard worn furniture and move extra to storage area. Too much furniture makes rooms look small
Clear away all magazines, books, and unnecessary objects from furniture throughout the house
Take down pictures that hide walls. Patch nail holes and paint
Add lamps and lighting if dark
Open curtains
Set out fresh flowers
Clean Fireplace
| | Mow the lawn; trim trees and shrubs away from house. You can’t sell a house if you can’t see it. Rake leaves; remove dead plants, flowers or shrubs Put away tools, garbage cans, hoses, toys and building materials neatly in the garage
Check for broken roof shingles, straight lines on gutters, shutters, windows and siding
Clean windows and front door
Seal or resurface driveway
Clear patios or decks of planters, flower pots, charcoal, barbeques
In the front yard, dress up around shrubs and lamp post with large quartz stones, railroad ties, and pine bark mulch, etc
Clean Chimney
Paint if needed
Replace burned out lights
Clean up after Fido
Clean or replace the house numbers
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