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FIRST IMPRESSIONS REALLY COUNT with home buyers.
A small investment in time and effort can provide BIG advantages when
Laurence Mongeau shows your home to prospective buyers.
Here are some suggestions for preparing your home for showings.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS / GENERAL
- House exterior in good repair
- House number easy to see
- Eaves troughs, downspouts and soffits painted
- Shingles in good order
- Garage / Carport clean and tidy
- Cracked or broken window panes Replaced
- Broken fence repaired
- Oil stained or damaged driveway fixed
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
(Depending on season)
- Lawns cut and raked; hedges & shrubs trimmed; gardens weeded and edged
- Leaves raked; walks swept; decks and patios cleared of leaves and debris
- Snow and ice cleared; walkways sanded or salted
AT THE FRONT DOOR
- Doorbell works
- Door hardware in good repair
- Porch and foyer clean and tidy
- Cutesy lawn decorations or mat removed
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INTERIOR MAINTENANCE
- Missing or damaged tiles replaced
- Cracked plaster repaired
- Chipped paint touched up
- Door knobs and cupboards latches tight
- Furnace wiped down and cleaned
- Burned out light bulbs replaced
- Squeaky door oiled
- Walls & light fixtures free of dust &cobwebs
- Loose handrail fixed
- Ceilings free of water stains
- Windows open & close easily
- Closets neat & tidy
- Halls & stairs clutter free
BATHROOMS
- Mirrors, fixtures & taps cleaned and polished
- Leaky taps and toilets repaired
- Seals around tubs and basins in good repair
- Floor cleaned, waste containers emptied
- Inside of cupboards and cabinets clean and neat
- Towels clean and matching
KITCHEN
- Sinks & taps cleaned and polished
- Appliances cleaned
- Counter tops clear and polished
- Inside of cupboards&cabinets neat and clean small appliances put away
- Clutter put away
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