10 Spruce-Up Tips in 10 Days. Get More Added Value to Your Home Before You Put it on the Market!!

Clean That House!

Again, WHY do I continue to go into homes that are on the market that are too disgusting to even discuss?  WHY?  You put your home on the market, and it isn't clean....This is like going to the grocery store to buy bread and buying the moldy bread, not the fresh bread!

Cleaning is absolutely essential, and you have to do things that you typically may not notice.  For example, light fixtures are very important.  It seems like something so insignificant, but you would be amazed at the difference that it makes!  I would recommend starting at the top and working your way down.  Ceiling fans, light fixtures, crown moldings (if you don't have crown, make sure that the cobwebs are removed from where the walls meet the ceiling), baseboards~they need to be wiped down and potentially painted if you didn't already do that~ walls if you didn't paint those, scrub the floors, and clean the heck out of the carpets!  

Also, in the bathrooms, scrub them until they sparkle.  Do the same in the kitchen.  I typically don't plug any products, but there's one that I absolutely cannot live without called Bar Keeper's Friend.  This stuff is amazing!  You can clean everything from copper, old farmhouse sinks, stainless steel, EVERYTHING!  I have an old porcelain sink in our current home.  When we moved in, the house had been vacant for well over a year, and I had what I thought was a light yellow 70's-style sink.  It was WHITE.  And it still is.  Again, I cannot emphasize it enough, that stuff ROCKS!

If you put in the extra effort using elbow grease, I promise you that you will reap the rewards.  The buyers that come through your home will give much more positive feedback, and more real estate agents will want to show your home more often.  This is a win-win!

Good luck and happy selling!!!!!