Preparing your home to show to potential buyers
First impressions are lasting impressions. You will want to make sure that buyers looking at
your home are left with the best possible impression.
Exterior
House exterior in good repair
House number easy to read
Eavestroughs, soffits, fascia and
downspouts in good repair
Garage/carport clean and tidy
Litter picked up
Cracked or broken window panes replaced
Lawns, hedges cut, garden weeded and
edged
Walks shoveled and salted
Boot tray inside the front door
Doorbell and door hardware in good repair
Porch and foyer clean and spacious
Interior
chipped plaster and paint touched up and
repaired
doors and cupboards properly closed
leaky taps and toilets repaired
burned out light bulbs replaced
squeaky doors oiled
mirrors, fixtures and taps cleaned and
polished
seals around tubs and vanities in good
repair
floor cleaned, garbage containers emptied
inside of closets and cupboards neat and tidy
appliances cleaned
countertops neat and polished
all lights turned on
air conditioner turned on (weather permitting)
fresh air in the house
fireplace lit/furnace on (weather permitting)
halls and stairs cleaned
drapes opened during daylight
carpets freshly vacuumed
fresh flowers in various rooms
jewelry and valuables locked safely away or taken with you
valuable property (such as art objects, vases, figurines out of reach, out of sight or
locked away)
pets absent or contained during the showing (pet messes indoors or out cleaned up)