How to Sell Your Home Faster

Are you anxious to sell your home? Do you want to speed up the process and just get it done so that you can move into your new house and -- literally -- close the door on the last chapter?

Here are some tips from Moog Group--powered by PLACE--Keller WIlliams Capital Partners in Columbus, Ohio on how to improve your home's appearance and help you prepare to sell it faster.

Throughout the House

• Open the draperies, pull up the shades and let in the sunlight.
• Create a positive mood. Turn on all lights, day or night, and install higher wattage light bulbs to show
  your home brightly.
• Remove clutter from each room to visually enlarge them.
• If you have a fireplace, highlight it in your decorating.
• Keep your home dusted and vacuumed at all times.
• Replace the carpet if it does not clean up well (contact us for affordable carpet replacement)
• Put family photos in storage.
• Improve traffic flow through every room by removing unnecessary furniture.
• Putty over and paint any nail holes or other mishaps in the walls.
• Paint all interior walls a neutral color to brighten the home and make it look bigger.
• Remove any loose or damaged wallpaper.
• Clean all light bulbs and light fixtures to brighten the home.
• Wash all windows inside and out.
• Use plants in transitional areas of your house.
• Remove and/or hide excess extension cords and exposed wires.
• Remove all smoke and pet odors.
• Repair or replace banisters and handrails.
  
  In the Kitchen
• Highlight an eat-in area in your kitchen with a table set for dinner.
• The kitchen and bathrooms should always be spotlessly clean.
• Expand your counter space by removing small appliances.
  
  In the Bedrooms
• Depersonalize bedrooms and decorate in a neutral scheme.
• Make sure that the beds are made and the linens are clean.
• Organize your closets, remove unnecessary items and put them in storage.
  
  In the Bathrooms
• Put out fresh towels and decorative soaps.
• Wipe down the sinks and shower areas after each use.
• Re-caulk the tub if the caulk is not sparkling white.
• Repair or replace broken tiles in the shower/tub.
• Replace shower curtains and keep them clean.
  
  Outside -- first impressions are immensely important!
• Keep the yard mowed and raked at all times.
• Use flowering plants to dress up the yard, walkway, and patio.
• Remove all toys, bicycles, tools, unsightly patio furniture, and trash from the yard.
• Porches, steps, verandas, balconies, patios, and other extensions of the house should be kept uncluttered, swept, and in good condition.
• Paint all entrance doors.
• Make sure the garage door opens easily. Fix and paint the garage door if necessary.
• Clean and shine all hardware and accessories indoors and out (door knobs, knockers, lamps, mail box,
  address numbers, etc.)
• Trees and shrubs should be trimmed and pruned.
• Use a new doormat.
• Be sure the front doorbell is in good working order.
• Be sure the front door and screen door works perfectly.
  
  

Moog Group would be proud to work with you to sell your home. With proven marketing, strategic advice and win-win negotiations, we'll position your home for a quick sale. Call or text Glenn Moog at 614-412-5242. 

Moog Group has more than 20 years of experience selling and buying homes in Columbus and central Ohio. Glenn Moog is in the Top 5% of Realtors in the Columbus Board of Realtors based on sales volume.