Welcome to this second video in our moving series. In the first video we
talked about how to prep your space for a move and get it ready to go on the market.
And in this video we are going to talk about how to prepare your space for a
showing. So what to do in the minutes before that perspective buyer walks
through your door. There is a lot more details about this video and all of our
other moving series content up on our website, which is cleanmyspace.com and I
got the links for you down below. All right so here are 10 things you can do
before a buyer comes over in less than 10 minutes. Lets go.
Tidy your front entry way. This means put your mail away, make sure your keys are
hidden in their special spot, hang up any coats, put away any shoes and make that
entryway look nice and welcoming.
Dust mop your hard floor surfaces. When people come it to see your space, they
wanna see it looking clean and floors play a big role in that. So a quick little
cheat you can do is grab a dust mop throw a micro fiber cloth on there or refillable
cloth and give each space with hard floor surfaces a quick onceover.
Put your clothes a way. When people walk in the door they don't wanna see all your
stuff lying around everywhere. So your either going to hang it up, fold it up or
put it away in a hamper. This goes for any jackets hung outside of your front-hall
closet, any clothing on your bedroom floor, the floordrobe. Everything should
look neat and tidy otherwise it needs to be out of sight.
Wipe your kitchen surfaces. People are going to walk in and judge your space
based on the cleanliness of your kitchen. So you want it looking perfect. An easy
way to do this, it's to just clean all the surfaces really quickly. You can use a
disposable wipe or you can use micro fiber cloth with a little bit all purpose
cleaner. Either way you're still living there, you're still eating there. So you
gotta make sure it's crumb and speck free. Don't forget inside the sink making sure
that's nice and shiny, and if you want brownie points- empty the garbage.
Shine your bathroom taps and mirrors. Now I'm assuming that your bathroom is already
clean and that you already saw the first video. So we don't need to go through the
bathroom thing. But right before someone comes over you wanna make sure that you
take a cloth and quickly polish up the faucets and use your finger inside a micro
fiber cloth to take away any of those little scuff marks or spots or spays on
your bathroom mirror. This is a great way to go the extra mile before you have a
perspective buyer come over.
Freshen and straighten your towels. This might seem like a really small point, but
it does go a long way in making your space look pristine. Keep a separate set of
towels in the kitchen as well as in your bathrooms. So that way right before people
are coming by to check your space out, you can quickly change out your sets of
towels.. That way they'll only see something fresh and crisp and straight and
looking good when they walk through your home.
Make your bed. At the risk of sounding like your mom, it is really important to
make your bed especially when you're having people to come by to check out your
space. It makes the home feel warm and welcoming and it really makes the bedroom
feel tranquil. Plus, you don't wanna walk into someone's house and you see their bed
all disheveled and looking freaky. Make it look nice and it will
pay you back in spades.
Freshen the air. One of the most important things for a first impression when someone
walks into your space is the smell and a great way to do that is to use one of the
many different scent boosters, if you will, that we've talked about several times.
I'll link how to do that down below, but you can use a nebulizer, a reed diffuser,
a lampe berger, some baking soda, some vinegar, open your windows anything that
you want. As long as you make the house smell nice and fresh. Now, another thing you
can do as well, is check your garbages make sure they are empty and they are not
housing anything stinky of their own.
Clear your surfaces. Obviously it's really important to make sure that you don't have
any clutter lying around the house. And I know you're still living there, so it's
kind of a balancing act. What I would recommend is just get a laundry basket put
anything there that doesn't belong and hide it somewhere. I mean they might see
it when they are peaking in your covers, but hey you're living there, you gotta do
what you gotta do. The idea here is you wanna make your space kind of look like a
show room. So de-personalize it as much as you can and make it as vast and expansive
as you can by leaving as little clutter behind as possible.
Lock up your animals. This here is Stella, Lucas' dog. Whenever him and his wife had
a showing at the condo, they'd put little Stella on her leash, take her for a walk,
and let the potential buyers come through and see the space uninhibited by this
teeny-tiny little dog. She packs quite a bark, so [dog whimpers] Whoa! [dog barking and growling
- Yeah, yeah it's okay. Okay Stella.
- She's a yappy little dog as you might have noticed and they didn't wanna turn
off any potential buyers. So taking her for a walk, made sure that anybody who
came through the door, whether they liked dogs or not, didn't have to be affected by
little Stella here. So if you have a pet put them in a crate or have a separate
room for them that they can stay in during your showing, take them to a pet sitter or
[dog barking] or whatever you gotta do. Just get them out of the house.
Any real estate agent will tell you, the better your space looks, the better it
will do on the market. So spend the extra time to make your space look great a few
minutes before a showing and I promise you, it will pay you back.
This week's comment question and I cannot wait to hear your stories on this, is
what have you seen at a showing in someone's home which just made you raise
an eyebrow or really question society at large? Let me know your freaky, creepy
stories in the comment box down below. We have way more details about this
particular topic as well as all the other moving content that we've put out. And
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Thanks so much for watching. And will see you next time.
Well it's that special time of the week.where I get to throw you to two other
videos I think your going to love. The first one talks about how to declutter
your bedroom. It's a good one, you might wanna check that out. And while you're at
it, you might wanna check out our second video which is all about how to prep your
space for a move, it was the first video in our moving series.
Thanks guys and I'll see you next week.