Are you thinking about selling your home and moving elsewhere? There are many aspects to selling your house, some more important than others. Here are 4 essential things you need to do before you can put your house on the market.
De-clutter
Everyone has clutter laying around the house, everyone has a junk drawer that needs to be sorted every now and then. If you are wanting to sell your home and have viewings then you will need to declutter each room in your home. When prospective buyers come over to view your property they ideally need to see the rooms as empty and as clutter-free as possible, so they can envision their own personal belongings in the house.
There is a very simple easy way of doing this, go round each room and create three piles. The three piles will consist of keep, throw out and sell. You will realize there is so much stuff that you don’t want or need that is just cluttering up the place. You could list the items you want to sell online, or if there is a lot you could hold a yard sale. All extra funds will come in handy when you are selling up.
While you are in the process of de-cluttering it might be a good idea to start packing up the non-essential stuff so you have less to pack when the time comes.
Clean
Having a thorough deep clean will ensure you get rid of all dust and debris so it’s spotless for potential buyers coming over. A deep clean means cleaning all the areas that you wouldn’t normally do, such as skirting boards and the oven. You should ensure you clean all around the bathroom to wipe away any mildew or mold that has formed since the last clean it had. This will ensure your bathroom is sparkling when people look at it.
The kitchen should be thoroughly cleaned as well, this includes any extractor fans and oven hoods as these harbor a lot of dust and germs. You should also clean out the fridge if it is an integrated one. If you can’t take it with you then you should thoroughly clean it so you don’t have to do it at a later date and so the new owners don’t have to come and clean up your messes.
Repairs
Finally, before you sell your home you really should ensure that any damage is repaired. This could be anything from the leaky roof that you have been meaning to sort for ages or the hole in the wall caused by the pet dog. When someone buys your home they will have a surveyor come and view your property, if anything is found on the report they may not want to buy your house. It is quite common for people to want to move into a house that is livable, if they have to move in and do a bunch of repairs they will not be interested.
If the damage to the roof has been caused by a storm that you had recently, why not give a hail and storm damage repair company a call, they can come and give you a quote to fix the roof so you don’t have to.