Keeping your home appearing like a furniture showroom for long stretches is difficult. Here are a few suggestions to keep your house ready for a showing while you’re still living there.
Showing Your Home? Here’s 6 Suggestions to Keep It Tidy
As you prepare your home for showing, start with a major decluttering. Throw out, recycle or give away stuff you don’t use. Doing away with junk is likely to make your home more inviting to prospective buyers and get back space so that you can neatly store things when it’s time for you to tidy up for a showing.2. Rent storage space
Keeping things neat is easier for those who have less things. An off-site storage space can certainly help (and you can keep it as messy as you wish).3. Start packing
Packing most of your dishes and large baking and cooking items frees up cabinet space that you can use to stash things you use on regularly. In addition, it provides you with a jump start on packing for your move.
4. Rope off a room – or two
If you can, temporarily rope off rooms or areas from the kids, pets or spouses to contain your mess in a smaller space while your property is listed. But don’t forget to make those rooms look nice, too, before the showing!
5. Buy hiding spots
The home sections of discount stores are filled with attractive fabric boxes and fashionable bins that could simultaneously hide junk and fit your décor.
6. If all else fails, stash it under the bed
Invest in a couple of under-the-bed bins that you can use to hold anything from socks to kids’ toys in when dealing with a last-minute showing.
When showing your home, it pays to do business with a professional. Nick & Cindy Davis can assist you in selling your home here in the Tampa Bay area. You can always reach us at 813-300-7116 or simply click here and we will be in touch.
