Hi, Emily Farber from Lepic-Kroeger, Realtors here today to give you some
quick tips on getting that house clean, fast! So you got the call for a showing.
Yay! You know what that means? The house has to be ready. Sometimes you
don't have a lot of time to make that happen.
Here are my suggestions on cleaning fast, down-and-dirty. Hopefully the house is in
a semi-decent state but... I know kids, pets, life. Think speed. Put on some upbeat
music, grab your bucket of cleaning supplies, and get a large empty laundry
basket. You're gonna use that laundry basket to throw all the evidence of life
and take it out the door with you.
Clear off all the counters, if you have to throw clutter, mail, random doodads
from the children into that bucket or laundry basket that's where it goes.
Wipe down the counters with a cleaning spray. A clean house is not just visual.
It's the way it looks, the way it feels, and the way it smells.
By using cleaning products you're going to be creating a full sensory experience
when people come in your house. We have all walked in a house where we go, "Mmm! It
smells so clean," That's a great thing. People love that,
so use the cleaning sprays that have some smell. Then head to the bathrooms.
We're not doing a deep cleaning here, grandma is not coming to stay for a week,
we just have to get it decent, we have to get it done.
Swish and wipe. Spray down the inside in the outside of that toilet, spray down the
countertops. Get it done. Any odds and ends that are in the bathroom-- hair
brushes, hair accessories, makeup-- get those in the drawer or throw them in
your laundry basket and take them with you. In the bathroom I want you to have a
set of brand new, pristine, perfect white towels. These are not towels that you're
actually going to use because these are the "special" towels. There is just
something about white towels that screams perfection. Same for the bath
mats, although maybe not white, because they will get stepped on. When the
showing is over all of those things get put away nobody gets to use them. Be
really firm about that rule with your family. Nobody touches the white towels!
Then go into the bedrooms make those beds, and make them well. Lumpy bumpy beds
make the whole room look sloppy. Make sure you empty the trash and hide
the pet bowls. Another tip is: Buy yourself some new throw pillows. Colorful
highly-textured pillows give people a focal point when they are in a room. Have
some nice looking pillows on your couch or your chairs in the family room. Have
some nice pillows in the bedroom on the beds, too. It just makes a bed
look luxurious and people want to envision their life in your house. "Of
course if you move to this house, your life is going to be a step up.
You will become a person who has loads of pillows on the bed. Mm-hmm." All right,
get crackin', get that house clean, and happy showing. Best of luck to you and it
won't be long until you have an offer on your house! Thanks for watching, please
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along for the ride.