Keeping your home looking like a furniture showroom for extended stretches isn’t easy. Here are a few tips to keep your house ready for a showing when you are still living in it.
Showing Your house? Here are 6 Suggestions to Ensure that it stays Tidy
As you prepare your house for showing, start with a major de-cluttering. Dispose of, recycle or give away stuff you don’t use. Getting rid of junk is likely to make your home more appealing to prospective buyers and free up space for you to neatly store things when it’s time for you to tidy up for a showing.2. Rent storage space
Keeping things neat is easier when you have less things. An off-site storage unit can help (and you can keep it as messy as you wish).3. Start packing
Packing the majority of your dishes and large baking and cooking items frees up cabinet space that can be used to stash items you use on a regular basis. It also provides you with a jump start on packing for the move.
4. Rope off a room – or two
Provided you can, temporarily rope off rooms or areas from the kids, pets or spouses to contain your mess in a smaller space while your house is listed. But remember to make those rooms look good, too, before the showing!
5. Buy hiding spots
The home sections of discount stores are loaded with attractive fabric boxes and fashionable bins that could simultaneously hide junk and fit your décor.
6. If everything else fails, stash it under the bed
Invest in a couple of under-the-bed bins that you can use to store everything from socks to kids’ toys in when faced with a last-minute showing.
When showing your property, it pays to work with a professional. Nick & Cindy Davis have assisted hundreds of clients sell their home here in the Tampa Bay are. We can assist you too. We are always available by calling us at 813-300-7116 or you can simply click here and we will be in touch with you shortly.