For the first few weeks/weekends, make sure that your calendar is flexible for showings. This will help provide potential buyers a greater number of viewing options.
Private viewings as well as open house viewings will be set up during the first few weeks of listing your home.
You should make arrangements for pets and children during viewing times, to help make the viewing experience as pleasant and distraction free as possible.
Showing Checklist
15-Minutes Presentation
- Turn on all lights and open curtains
- Empty all trash
- Make sure the house is really clean
- Close the lids of the toilets
- Remove all your personal belongings
- Arrange the linens and make the beds
1-Hour Presentation
- Turn on all lights and open curtains
- Empty all trash
- Make sure the house is really clean
- Close the lids of the toilets
- Remove all your personal belongings
- Arrange the linens and make the beds
- Make sure the house smells good and put room scent
- Vacuum carpets and mop the floors
- Shine counter tops in all parts of the house
- Wash the curtains and make sure it has no stains
- Clean the dishes
- Clean and wipe toilets, sanitize the bathrooms
- Replace worn and dirty towels with new ones
- Hide soap and shampoo containers
- Change toilet papers
- Place fresh and colorful flowers at critical points of the house
- Create space at home and keep all room doors closed
With the showing checklist completed, your home is primed to make a lasting impression on potential buyers. Your attention to detail and preparation have set the stage for a successful showing. Now, sit back, relax, and let your property shine as it attracts its new owner.