5 Cleaning Tips For When You Try To Sell Your House

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Selling a house is a lengthy process. While many of us would prefer a quick sale, it’s unlikely to happen unless your sales prices are inadvisably low or you’re offering something completely unique. There’s no fail-safe way of winning potential buyers around, but there are things you can do to up your home’s appeal and create the best impression you possibly can.

Having a clean, showhome-esque house will help to give your potential buyers a better idea of what the property could look like once they’d put their own touch on the place – not to mention there’s far more appeal in a home that’s dust and dirt-free than one that should have a ‘clean me’ sign pasted onto its front door.

If you’re looking to sell your house as quickly as possible, here are 5 essential cleaning tips to stick to:

Remove all clutter

If you’re in the process of selling your house, the assumption is that you’re somewhere along the lines of moving house yourself – which most likely means that your clutter doesn’t need to be on show. Pack what you can of it into storage boxes, ready to be transported to their new locations. Your home will have much more appeal to potential buyers if it’s presented as a blank slate.

Hire a professional

There’s no shame in admitting that you’ll struggle to do as good a cleaning job as a professional with years of experience. Consider hiring an industry leader in the sector, such as vacate cleaning company Sparkle And Shine, with evidence of a positive history in property deep cleaning. You’ll save yourself hours of time with a professional, leaving you to get onto the nitty gritty of house selling.

Smell the air… then react

We’re all so used to our natural home scents that we struggle to even know what they are anymore, but it’s important to try and smell your home through your customer’s nose as best as you can. Don’t do any deep frying or cooking in the days leading up to your house openings, and be aware of other lingering smells, like takeaways, cigarette smoke and pet fur.

Focus on your interior design

Apparently, staged homes – homes that aren’t empty but don’t contain a load of the seller’s personal artefacts – sell faster and for a higher price than any other homes for sale. Keep this in mind when it comes to preparing for a sale. Maintain a minimalist interior design, with enough furniture to give prospective buyers an idea of how your house looks when it’s a lived-in home, but no clutter.

Polish your surfaces

There’s something unexplainably appealing about entering a room with glittering, gleaming sides and surfaces. Even if you find it too much effort to keep your kitchen and bathroom sparkling at all times, make a special effort to do so before your showings at the very least. Potential buyers will be more enticed by a house that’s well looked-after than one that’s unimpressively dull.