Prepping and staging a house is important. As a seller, you want your home to sell fast. Careful planning and knowing how to professionally change things in your home can have buyers interested. The following are a few marketing prep steps you can take before showing your home to perspective buyers:

• Ensure the exterior of the house is in good repair. P
• Paint faded window trim.
• The garage, utility shed, and/or carport is clean and organized.
• Inspect windows for any cracked or broken panes and seals.
• Trees, lawns, and flower beds should be trimmed down/weeded.
• All walk ways, paths should be shoveled and salted if needed.
• Pack up personal items such as photographs or family heirlooms.
• Ensure doors and any cabinets work properly.
• De-clutter your home and clean off everything on kitchen counters.
• Carpets should be vacuumed daily.
• The interior of all closets and cupboards are clean and organized.
• Minor repairs should be taken care of. This includes: replacing/fixing cracked flooring or tiling, patching holes, fixing leaky faucets, and paint touch ups.
• Polish all chrome faucets and mirrors.
• Valuable property, such as objects of art, vases and figurines should be out of reach, out of sight, or locked away.
• Pets should be absent, when possible, and litter boxes clean.