Hayward Wisconsin

Mobile: 715-558-0815		Office: 715-634-0100
Fax: 715-634-0200		jimsmith@edinarealty.com

Helpful Home Tips

INSIDE:

1. Clear all unnecessary objects from furniture throughout the house. Keep decorative objects on the furniture restricted to groups of 1, 3, or 5 items.

2. Clear all unnecessary objects from the kitchen countertops. If it hasn't been used for three months... put it away! Clear refrigerator fronts of messages, pictures, etc. (A sparse kitchen helps the buyer mentally move their own things into your kitchen.)

3. In the bathroom, remove any unnecessary items from countertops, tubs, shower stalls and commode tops. Keep only your most needed cosmetics, brushes, perfumes etc., in one small group on the counter. Coordinate towels to one or two colors only.

4. Rearrange or remove some of the furniture if necessary. As owners, many times we have too much furniture in a room. This is wonderful for our own personal enjoyment, but when it comes to selling we need to thin out as much as possible to make rooms appear larger.

5. Take down or rearrange certain pictures or objects on walls. Patch and paint if necessary.

6. Review the inside of the house room by room, and:



Paint any room needing paint.



Clean carpets or drapes that need it.



Clean windows.

7. If you need room to store extra possessions use the garage or rent a storage unit.

8. Leave on certain lights during the day. During "showings" turn on all lights and lamps.

9. Have stereo FM on during the day for all viewings.