Do a bit of cleaning up and painting. Touch up paint that has peeled from gutters around windows. Touch up storm or screen doors. Keep the lawn cut, leaves raked, shrubs trimmed, garage arranged in an orderly manner. First impressions start at the beginning of the sidewalk or edge of the road and continue as the prospect walks to the house.
Lighting Is Important.
A bright, cheerful atmosphere will make your home look more appealing and will put the potential buyer into a more relaxed frame of mind. In all rooms for a night-time showing. Make each room look as bright and cheery as you can. Let the buyer know that you have nothing to hide, basements will look bigger, brighter, if the walls are freshly painted. Remove items that could trip or cause a visitor to stumble or otherwise injure him self.