With the arrival of Spring the selling season is upon us. Many of you now thinking of selling your home and preparing the Home for a quick and successful sale is crucial. Here are a few tips to help you out.

• A marketing plan on WHO your buyer will be is essential as this will help you decide who the target buyer is. This will influence the staging process.
• Boost curb appeal. This is something you always hear, and with very good reason. Many people thinking of touring your home will do a quick drive-by first, often deciding on the spot if it is even worth a look inside. Make sure your home is ready to lure in onlookers with these tips:
  ○ Power wash siding and walkways
  ○ Hang easy-to-read house numbers
  ○ Plant blooming flowers and fresh greenery
  ○ Mow lawn, and reseed or add fresh sod as needed
  ○ Wash front windows
  ○ Repaint or stain the porch floor as needed.

• A clean home is essential! Remove all excess furniture to clothing. Make your home feel as spacious as possible.
• Depersonalize your home. Once a person has stepped into your home, you would like them to feel that it could be theirs. Remove all family photo’s and neutralize the home as much as possible. A clean palette is always good as the buyer can then see their possessions in the home. Neutral colors are best as it is also very soothing.
• Return all rooms to their intended use. If a bedroom is now an home office change it back to the bedroom and stage it as one.
• Style your dining room table. The dining room is often a blind spot in decorating the home. Between dinners, a large dining table can look bare and uninviting, so styling it up with visitors in mind can increase the appeal.
• Create a gender neutral master bedroom. Appeal to everyone with a clean, tailored master bedroom, free of personal items and clutter. You can’t go wrong with clean, crisp linens, tasteful artwork and a blanket folded at the foot of the bed. Bathrooms must be pristine. Look at every detail with a visitor’s eye — bars of soap should be fresh and clean, towels spotless, the garbage always emptied.
• Beware of Pet odors: This can be a big one! If you have pets, get all rugs steam cleaned and be extra vigilant about vacuuming and washing surfaces. Also be sure to keep any extra-loved pet toys and doggie bones hidden when tours are scheduled.
• Finally, if you find this difficult to do there are professional home staging companies that one can hire to help you out. GOOD LUCK