Unless you’re a natural neat-freak, living in your home while it’s on the market is hard work! Getting it to that ‘show-home’ state for once or twice weekly inspections while your everyday life continues can certainly be a challenge.
While the property is available for would-be buyers to inspect, life will be easier if you:
- Use baskets or under-bed storage boxes in children’s bedrooms, bathrooms, studies and family rooms so you can tidy up quickly.
- Have a bag ready so you can take sensitive, private or valuable items with you when you leave during inspection times (eg mail, jewellery, loose change, daily medications).
- Create a pre-inspection cleanup schedule, assign tasks to each family member and pop it on the fridge.
- Cook on the BBQ or use a home delivery meal service to minimise kitchen disruption while your home is on the market.
- Tidy the house and garden frequently so you don’t have too much to do right before an inspection.
These strategies will help to present your home in the best possible way while reducing the stress around open inspections.
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By Wendy Chamberlain
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