Home Sale Preparation Videos Get your Tulsa house ready to sell. View these helpful videos which make it easy to get your home ready for sale. These simple ideas will help your home be more appealing to home buyers, easier to pass inspection by home inspectors, and put more money on your bottom line. Darryl has gathered his experience from over 3000 home sales during his career for you to get prepared for a successful sale.
Home Sellers: Avoid a nightmare inspection and losing your buyer with these simple tips.
In order to present your property in its best possible light, it is important to make sure that every part of your property looks its absolute best. Because in the Tulsa area market there are a lot of properties to choose from, the one that shows the best is the one that will stand out from the rest. Therefore, it is important that every showing count the most! Please check the following items in your home against this checklist.
LANDSCAPING:
__ Trees and shrubs trimmed __ Gardens edged __ Planting beds edged and weeded __ Lawn mowed, fertilized, and treated for weeds, if necessary __ Gravel driveway edged and weeded with no bare spots or ruts __ Dead limbs removed from trees __ Flower beds planted/cleaned as appropriate for season and mulched
BUILDING EXTERIOR:
__ Check for peeling paint on house & decks __ Functional light bulbs in all exterior lights __ Remove items no longer used (i.e. doghouse, swing set, bikes, etc.)
INTERIOR:
__ Windows washed __ Trim washed and/or painted as necessary __ Floors polished, carpets cleaned __ Kitchen cabinets cleaned __ Closets organized and as empty as possible __ Excess/unused furniture removed __ Smoke and/or pet odors removed __ Put family photo's away to depersonalize the house __ Arrange furniture to promote spaciousness __ Match paint & touch up wall nicks __ Bright brilliant colors may need to go __ Clean out closets for a neat presentation __ Remove seldom used appliances to another location __ Wipe down woodwork with a light lemon furniture polish. It will make the room smell very clean. __ If there too many toys, put away the ones not often played with. __ Keep bathroom clean and toilet seats down __ Dust and clean all the light fixtures
STORAGE/BASEMENT:
__ Lights operable and as bright as possible __ Remove any unused excess items __ Rearrange and neatly store items __ Vacuum and/or dust water heater/furnace/boiler & surrounding pipes __ Sweep or clean bulkhead/stairway area __ Paint floor (if appropriate) __ Dehumidifier working (if being used); no visible standing water
GARAGE:
__ Make sure lights are operable __ Floor swept (use a leaf blower to clean garge) __ Window sills & windows vacuumed and/or dusted __ Degrease floor if necessary __ Vacuum and/or dust inside garage door __ Remove any excess/unused items
The Baskin Real Estate Specialists
Darryl Baskin
McGraw, REALTORS
10131 S Yale Ave
Tulsa, OK 74137
Phone: (918) 258-2600
Email: info@darrylbaskin.com
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