Get Your Home Ready To Sell!

With the spring market in full swing I have some advice for the future sellers out there, some tips and tricks on preparing your home for the market!

De-clutter! Divide your items into 4 categories: Trash, Return, Donate, and Might Need.

For the Trash Pile: Be ruthless! Get rid of it as soon as possible! Some things to get rid of: dated phone books, sale catalogues, newspapers, magazines, broken things that you haven't gotten around to fixitng, projects you started but haven't finished, and obsolete electronics.

Return Pile: Return anything that doesn't belong to you. Don't add to your quantity of stuff by moving someone else's belongings.

Donate Pile: You will find things that are still in good condition but they're of no use to you. Give them to friends, family, charitable organizations, or advertise in the free section of the classified ads in the newspaper or on craigslist!

Might Need: Ask your self the following questions:

• Would you go out and buy one today?
• Do you even remember what it does?
  
• Did you even remember you have it?
• Have you used it since your last move?

If you answered no to any of the following questions than YOU DON'T NEED IT!!

Decluttering your home is the first step, and an important one. Make a checklist for each room in your home with the above four categories and get everything out you no longer use, need, or want! This will help you restore rooms to their core functions and increase the saleability of your home!

For more tips and tricks visit: www.prepareyourhouseforsale.com