The Top 8 Tips For Showing Your Home To Potential Buyers

Here are my best tips for showing your home to potential buyers

1. Put the lights on in every room including the closets and bathrooms

  Even if your home has a lot of natural light, it's better for a buyer to want to turn a light off than turn a light on to see the room better.

2. Add some plants or flowers to some rooms in your home

 There is something about a tree, potted plant and flowers that just bring life to a room and give it a warm feeling. 

3. Before buyers arrive, have a light scented candle lit for a while in the main area

 (I don't suggest leaving the candle lit when you aren't home for safety reasons) 

4. Take down or box up the extra personal items you have on tables, mantels and shelves

 Although these things may bring good memories to you, to others, they may just feel like clutter and the less cluttered your home seems to others, the better it shows. 

5. Have some very light music playing. Something like Bossa Nova or jazz and play it at a level that you can barely hear

 There is a reason restaurants and stores play music...it gives a lovely ambiance to a room and make people feel welcomed.

6. Make sure the temperature in your home feels nice

Some people are naturally hotter or colder than others and keep their home at a temperature that suits them best.  And then some days are just very hot or very cold so go ahead a spend a little extra energy making your home feel comfortable to others. 

  

7. Put your personal toiletries away

It can make a guest in your home feel uncomfortable when they see toothpaste, deodorant, or perfumes laying about so tuck them away in your cabinets for the time being. 

8. Take the pets with you

If at all possible, take the four-legged family members with you.  Not everyone is as in love with our pets as we are and pets can cause smells and allergies that turn potential buyers away.  If it's not possible to take the pets, put them somewhere out of the way and leave a very visible sign that the pets are there.

And maybe think of showing your home to buyers as if the most important person you can think of is coming for dinner and do the things you would do for them to make them feel welcomed.