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6 Quick Tips for Getting Your House Ready for a Showing

You’ll find that keeping your house ready for visitors between appointments and open houses will make your life much easier. Follow these tips to always be prepared.

Post author By Steve Flanagan
Post date June 5, 2014

Make sure every room is well lit. Have a fireplace? Be ready to light a fire when buyers visit to showcase your home's warmth and added ambiance

Keep your landscaping looking trim and tamed.

Keep your sidewalk and driveway shoveled. Even if you don’t have showings scheduled every day of the week, you want to the property to look well maintained to drive-by buyers.

Make sure every room is well lit. Have a fireplace? Be ready to light a fire when buyers visit to showcase your home’s warmth and added ambiance

Keep your kitchen clean with dishes put away and the garbage out of sight.

Fresh flowers and live plants in kitchens, bedrooms, dining rooms look great and add an appealing scent that’s not as overwhelming as some candles can be. Don’t go overboard – you don’t want to trigger a buyer’s allergies.

Make sure your bathrooms are spotless. Keep countertops clutter-free.

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