In order to ensure a quick property sale in the existing property market climate you must take every advantage that is open to you. Purchasers are as rare as hen’s teeth and so you must make a sterling effort when you get the news from the estate agent that you have definitely got one of these illusive breeds coming to visit your house.
There are a lot of options available to maximise the experience that the buyer gets in your home and a couple of the areas sometimes disregarded by the seller are the general cleanliness of the house and the unhelpful effects that can be down to your much loved pets.
We all live with a different degree of hygiene in our home, some people are fixated cleaners, others get the hoover out only when they can’t see the surfaces for dust and bits. So in order to sell house fast you really should make sure that you clean it to a very high level. That way you will not put viewers off who are very hot on a clean property, and naturally you will not find a problem with those less fussy viewers either.
It is easy, when living in a home, to become accustomed to typical muck and dirt. Paintwork especially can go un-wiped and unnoticed quite easily. Try to review your property from the point of view of a visitor, are there any marks, stains, that you just haven’t seen on a day to day basis. Is there anything that is particularly soiled for example a staircase or picture rail full of grime? By looking at your home with neutral eyes and spending several days cleaning and wiping every surface you can make a huge impact on the look of the house, thus enhancing the odds of a quick property sale and with the additional payout of a fresh and clean home whilst the selling process is taking place.
Another consideration, which can frequently be a delicate one is the pet situation. Pet owners love their dogs, cats, reptiles etc but they can, to others represent a smelly and undesirable addition to a home. The potential buyer could predict a persistent smell of the pets even though they have left the house and the best way to tackle this is to re-home the pets for the time of the selling process if achievable. Obviously this is a drastic solution and one that will be an option for a small number house sellers. If you are not willing to go down this route you must make sure that the impact the pets have on the home is minimal.
Store bedding in a garage or shed during the day and have dogs outside wherever possible. Keep upholstery, curtains, cushions and any other materials washed often. Make sure that floors are hoovered regularly and mopped if applicable. All this will keep the impact down and allow those none pet lovers the chance to understand all that your house can provide them with. Of course if you are lucky, the viewer will be a pet lover and they can then see how their own pets would get on in the property without the usual smelly additions. Of course there is no need to elaborate on the hours of cleaning you have put in to get to this point!