Top 30 things to do before putting your home on the market
Make your home’s “First Impression” its “Best Impression” by doing these top 30 things before putting your Spring Texas home on the market.
- Trim your shrubbery
- Add color with flowers and potted plants
- Power wash the front sidewalks and driveway
- Clean the pine needles from the roof
- Repaint to a neutral color walls with vivid colors
- Wash the windows
- Refinish your front door and polish the hardware
- Get a new door mat that says “Welcome”
- Clean up after your pets
- Organize the garage to make the space seem larger
- Make sure all your light bulbs are working and replace any burnt out ones
- Replace old, stained, worn out carpet. If they don’t need replacing have the carpets professionaly steam cleaned
- Remove excess furniture that make your rooms look small
- Wipe down the walls. If the walls need more than a thorough cleaning, apply a fresh coat of paint.
- Power wash the exterior of the home
- Set out “show towels” in the baths
- Clear away the items on your sink vanities and store them in the cabinet.
- Get as much stuff off the floors in your closets as possible. Thin out your hanging clothes. Neaten up the things on your closet shelves. These actions will make your closets look larger.
- Depersonalize your home. Put away family photos, sports trophies, diplomas, and your collectibles.
- Organize your pantry. Remove items that are not pantry items.
- Remove all the items from the top of your kitchen counters. Only leave out those items that you absolutely use on a daily basis
- Remove everything from the top, front, and sides of the refrigerator.
- Repair or replace any leaky faucets
- Make your fireplace the focal point of the room instead of the television
- Repair any damage created by pets.
- Recaulk the grout around your shower and bathtubs
- Clean your tile grout
- Check all the ceilings for water stains. If an active leak exists repair it. If the stain is from an old repaired leak, repaint the ceiling.
- Dust, dust, and dust including the baseboards, ceiling fans, light fixtures, and air vents
- Replace rotten wood.
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Jill Wente
Jill Wente's hometown is Effingham, Illinois. She earned a B.S. degree in Accounting from EIU in Charleston, Illinois. Jill has been a licensed full-time Realtor with Better Homes and Gardens Gary Greene since 2003. She has been a consistent winner of the Houston Five Star Real Estate Agent award for providing quality service to clients.
