When you’re selling your home, you have to keep it spotlessly clean while it’s on the market. Check out these five essential tips to help you do just that!
5 Essential Tips to Keep Your Home Clean While It’s for Sale
When prospective buyers come to see your home, it should be clean from top to bottom. Many people choose to hire a professional cleaning company to get a head start, but if that’s not in the cards for you, that’s okay. You’ll need to give your house a good deep-cleaning. Then, check out these five essential cleaning tips to help you with upkeep:
- Put dishes directly in the dishwasher
- Sweep and mop every morning
- Use a shower spray
- Stay on top of laundry
- Hit all the hotspots every day
Here’s a closer look at each.
Cleaning Tip #1: Put Dishes Directly in the Dishwasher
Though it’s a tough habit to get into, you should put your dishes in the dishwasher as soon as you’re finished using them. Everyone else who lives in your household should do so, too. That way, when it’s full, someone can just hit the power button and forget about it.
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Cleaning Tip #2: Sweep and Mop Every Morning
Sweeping and mopping isn’t fun, but you should do it each morning when your home is on the market. That way, you only have to spot clean high traffic areas when your real estate agent lets you know there are buyers on their way.
Cleaning Tip #3: Use a Shower Spray
There are several brands of shower sprays that you can mist the walls and doors of your shower with when you’re finished using it. Most are pretty good at cleaning and preventing spots, but you can add a squeegee to your routine as an extra measure of protection.
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Cleaning Tip #4: Stay on Top of Laundry
Though it’s not a pleasant task, staying on top of laundry is essential when you’re selling your home. Otherwise, you’re going to be carting baskets of dirty laundry out to your car each time there’s a showing.
Cleaning Tip #5: Hit All the Hotspots Every Day
Make sure to hit all the hot spots every day, including faucet handles, the sides of doors that may have small fingerprints on them, and areas in your home that see a lot of traffic. If you clean these areas regularly, they’ll be easier to deal with when you hear about a short-notice showing.
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Why is Cleaning So Important?
Aside from the fact that no buyer wants to purchase a home that’s not as clean as it could be, the fact is that when you sell your home, it’s not just about the walls and roof. It’s about a lifestyle. When buyers see a home that is clean, they automatically think it’s easy to maintain, and that’s what they Want to buy. They won’t be thinking about the amount of time you spend loading the dishwasher, dusting the blinds or scrubbing the floors; they’ll be thinking about how nice and neat your home looks and how much they would enjoy living there.
Are You Selling a Home in DC Ranch?
Thinking about selling your home in DC Ranch? Call us at 480-360-0281 to find out how we’ll market it to all the right buyers. If you’re also looking for a new home, we’d love show you any listing in the community. Let us know what you’re looking for and we’ll be happy to search for something that’s a perfect match for your needs.
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Don Matheson
Realtor | Founder
The Matheson Team
RE/MAX Fine Properties
21000 N. Pima Rd., #100, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
866-613-8356
don@scottsdalerealestate.com
