Selling a Home is great here's why...

Anyone who has ever walked through a new show home knows that that they smell and look a certain way that is suppose to peak your interest and get the buyer think what it would be like for them to live there. Once you decide to list your home of the market you may want to give a few of these things a try to help you get full value for your property:

                          * Check your Emotions at the Door
                          * Pre Pack, Box your Clutter
                          * Repair me Before you Go
                          * Do your Wall Sing or Scream
                          * Does your Property Smell, Inside or Out?
                          * Curb Appeal, Do you Have It ?

PREPACK, BOX YOUR CLUTTER

This is a great time to get a jump start on your packing and will only will improve the over all look of your property giving it the open clean feeling of a showhome. If your wondering home much is de cluttering to do take a walk thru a show home and take speical note of what you don't see in each room.
This "pre packing" will have to be sooner or later so if you are in doubt as to weater it is clutter or not pack it! "Pre Pack" one room at a time and be strict. Remeber to take a look in each of the closets , under beds, nighttable, bathroom cabinets, unders sinks, table tops kitche counter tops, and anywhere else you have a habit of collecting clutter.
After you have "pre packed" have a friend or your real estate agent come ofver and offer any suggestion of what els you could remove. Don't forget "pre packing" may also mean to remove that extra chair or desk in the dining room. You should not put these boxes down stairs or in the garge as they will just look like extra clutter. Renting a small storage space month by month can be a grat way to get rid of the clutter and it's cheap to.
When you are done your "ore packing" you may feel like your home is void of you or kind of bare and that is exactly what you are looking for becuase the potential buyer of your property will see it as a blank palette for which they can build their "home".
REPAIR ME BEFORE YOU GO

Well the time has come you can't hold off any longer you will need to handle those repairs that you have been putting off. When you have a client come to look at your property you don't want to lose them because of a dripping sink. or leaking faucet. That carpet stain can draw the eyes and mind set away from how large the bedroom room is. The stunning view just doesn't look the same through a dirty cracked window, Not to mention broken or missing tiles or appliances the don't work. all these things and many more like door and window that squeak or just don't open or close freely can cost you a sale.So take care of them before you list your property or if time doesn't permit you doing them yourself do a walk thru and make notes of what you need to have done and hire a handy man for a day to take care of your list. Most handyman can do allot of these jobs in a day and they are very reasonable.
DO YOUR WALLS SING OR SCREAM?

Lets face it nothing beats a freshly paint room. After you have "pre packed" take a look at the walls where pictures were hanging , are they screaming to be painted? If you are handing with the brush and can do a good job then go for it. If however you are like the rest of us you may want to hire a painter. they are quick clean and good at what they after all this is their living.
Whatever way you chose to go just remember now is not the time to try that fancy new color in the kitchen. Go with neutral colors you want to offer them a palette to start with not a color chart they will have to recover.
DOES YOUR PROPERTY SMELL, INSIDE AND OUT

Smoking, pets, litter boxes, reculying bins, kitchen garbage container, food oders, diaper pails, heavy perfumes, pet droppings out side and many more all leave thier mark on a home much like a finger print on a mirror. You will need to do you best to try and "remove them". Do not just try and mask them becuase the "air freshenre" you chose may be more offensive to some people than the intial smell. Worse yet they me be allergic to "air freshners", a quick way to say "good bye" to a sale.
Have your carpets proffesional cleaned or at least rent a carpet cleaning machine, empty all the garbage and diaper cantaires often so oders don't have a chance to build up Try not to cook strong odered food when you have a showing
You may want to add natural scents like fresh cut flowers all around the inside of the property. Not only do these offer a gentle natural fragrance but they can very complimentung to a room. Same goes for fruit baskets or baking of bread in the kitchen.
CURB APPEAL, DO YOU HAVE IT?

You may want to consider standing across the street and take a long hard look at your property because we as humans have a tendencies to make first impression judgment pretty quickly. How does your look? Is the grass as green or as well kept as it could be/ Any weeds? does it have color from flowers? You could just add pots with lots of colorful flowers (that you can take with you) you don't need to dig a all new garden. Any tree branches close to or rubbing the house? Gutters been cleaned? Does your backyard look like a junk yard? What about the old car that hasn't run in two years now the time to donate or move into storage. If' its summer are your Christmas lights down? What about the shingles, door and driveway? You get the idea take a hard close look at the curb appeal because it is the first and last thing people will see of your property you want to make sure they leave feeling that you are a home owner that takes pride in your property Yard maintenance complains can do an amazing job in a short period of time ask for a quote.

After completing these improvement with out getting caught up in your emotion you may wonder why you want to move after all. Well you wouldn't be the first to to take down the sign and stay put for a couple more years.