Cleanliness is godliness! That holds true when selling your home as well. Your home not only needs to look tidy, but smell clean and fresh as well. The home must be clutter-free even though you’re still living there with children and pets while life is still happening all around you. You need to be ready for a showing every day.

Here’s a list of items to help you prepare for all of your future showings.

• Pre-pack as many items as you can, you’re moving anyway, right?
• Hire a professional! Have a cleaning company come and do a deep clean. You’ll enjoy it too!
• De clutter! De clutter! De clutter! Make a few trips to the local Thrift store. You don’t want to move that old stuff anyway!
• Basic Maintenance: Making sure light bulbs work, paint is touched up and clean windows are key; especially when photographing the home for the MLS database. In our technical age, exceptional photos are one of the most important things you can do to sell your home.
• Curb Appeal: Plant a few fresh flowers in a beautiful ceramic pot in the entry. Make sure your lawn is manicured and beautiful!
• First impressions are VERY important and smells can really turn off a buyer. Invest in some Renuzit Air Fresheners. You know, the coned ones with the questionable gel inside…they are easy to hide and you can control how much scent they are giving off. Too much scent indicates to the buyer that you are trying to “hide” something, so don’t overdo.
• Display fresh cut flowers from your garden.
• Bake fresh bread or cookies and let the aroma work some magic. It works!

Buying or selling a home is one of the most stressful yet satisfying things you will ever accomplish. Hiring the right broker to guide you through this tedious process is key to making it easy. Shorepine Properties is happy to support you in your transition. We are a top selling brokerage in Pacific City and love what we do. Please contact us when you plan to buy or sell your next home as we want to be your local connection to everything about Real Estate on the Oregon Coast. Call us! 888-965-7801