Preparing Your Newton Mearns Home for Viewings: A Comprehensive Checklist
Getting your home ready for viewings is essential to make a great first impression and attract potential buyers. Here’s a comprehensive checklist to help you prepare your Newton Mearns home for viewings:
1. Clean Thoroughly Before Selling Your Home
A clean home is vital for both a house viewing and your home’s marketing material. Clutter and dirt give a bad impression of your home and in most cases will entirely put off a potential buyer or potentially cheapen your offer in their mind. Therefore it’s vital to ensure every room is spotless, paying special attention to kitchens and bathrooms for any grime or grease.
You should also remove unnecessary items and personal belongings to create a more spacious feel.
Clean windows inside and out to maximise natural light, vacuum carpets, mop hard floors, and consider professional cleaning if needed.
2. Make Necessary Repairs Ahead of Contacting An Estate Agent
And as well as ensuring your home is clean, it’s also vital to make sure that you make any repairs to your property. Fix Leaks by repairing any taps or pipes, patch up and fill in holes or cracks in walls and ceilings and ensure all doors and windows open and close smoothly, replacing any broken locks or handles.
Another important thing to consider ahead of a house viewing and property marketing is lighting. Make sure to replace burnt-out bulbs and make sure all fixtures are working. Damaged lighting can have a huge impact on the results of your property photos and video.
3. Enhance The Kerb Appeal Of Your Property Prior To Listing
However don’t just limit yourself to the inside of your property when it comes to preparing your home. Look at the exterior walls and also the surrounding area and how it is presented.
If you have a front garden make sure to cut the grass, trim hedges, and tidy flower beds.
At entrance areas make sure to clean the front door, polish the handle, and add a welcoming doormat.
And for your driveway make sure to remove any stains and clear away clutter.
4. Stage Your Home, Making Sure The Inside Of Your House Is Looking Its Best
Once all of the above is sorted it’s then a case of reviewing the inside of your home and adjusting the rooms to suit a house viewing.
Position furniture to highlight the space and flow of each room. Use neutral colors and add touches like fresh flowers or plants. Make beds with fresh linens and add cushions for a cosy feel. Display clean towels, remove personal items, and ensure the space smells fresh.
It can also be beneficial to highlight storage space.
You’re looking to make potential buyers feel as though they’ve found their dream home, so it needs to sell this image to them.
5. Create a Welcoming Atmosphere For Visitors During A Property Viewing
The best way to seal the deal when it comes to creating the best first impression? Clever use of lighting, temperature and aromas.
- Lighting: Use natural light where possible and add lamps to brighten dark areas.
- Temperature: Ensure your home is comfortably warm or cool, depending on the season.
- Aromas: Use subtle air fresheners or bake something delicious before viewings to create a homely scent.
6. Contact Your Local Estate Agent To Provide Information On House Value And To Get You On The Market
And once you have all of the above organised you’re ready to get in touch with your local estate agent, such as Nicol Estate Agents, as your home is prepared and ready to have its doors open to potential buyers. You’ve done the work behind the scenes so it’s ready for the experts to take over and handle the selling process.
Speaking for ourselves we have over 100 years combined experience in estate agency within our team and have operated independently for over 10 years. Our advantage is that we all stay locally giving us an advantage over other agents when it comes to our awareness of the local area.
We’ll handle the whole process for you meaning you have nothing else to stress over, we simply just keep in touch with any updates and give our own guidance along the way.
7. Property Viewing Checklist – Prepare for Last-Minute Viewings
The only thing you’ll need to be concerned about once handing over to us is ensuring your home is ready for any last minute viewings. We will always give you as much advance notice as possible on these though.
- Quick Clean-Up: Have a routine to quickly tidy up before any unexpected viewings.
- Pets: Ensure pets are out of the house or confined to a specific area to avoid distractions.
- Personal Items: Keep personal items like mail, laundry, and dishes out of sight.
- Security: Secure valuables and sensitive information.
Conclusion Regarding Preparing Your Home For A Viewing
By following this comprehensive checklist, you’ll be well-prepared to showcase your Newton Mearns home in the best possible light and attract potential buyers.
For more tips and personalised advice, get in touch with us at Nicol Estate Agents. We’re here to help you every step of the way, offering our services to buyers and sellers within East Renfrewshire and the wider Glasgow area.
Call us on 0141 616 3960 or e-mail mail@nicolestateagents.co.uk