George Kachulis, Broker
Royal LePage Team Realty, Brokerage

 Royal LePage REALTORS® bearing the e-agent® or e-broker® designation have completed various technology courses and maintain their own websites.

Preparing to Show Your Home



First impressions are lasting impressions. You will only have one chance to make a good impression. It is a must that you make sure the buyers looking at your home are left with the best possible impression.

The condition and showability and creating a WOW factor of your home will dramatically effect the marketability of your property and final sale price.

I can help you achieve this goal.

EXTERIOR

  • House in good repair
  • House number easy to read
  • Eaves troughs, down spouts and soffits in good repair
  • Garage/car port clean and tidy
  • Litter picked up
  • Cracked or broken window panes replaced
  • Lawns and hedges cut and trimmed, garden weeded and edged
  • Walks shoveled and salted
  • Boot tray inside front door
  • Doorbell and door hardware in good repair
  • Porch and foyer clean and tidy


    INTERIOR

  • Chipped plaster and paint touched-up and replaced
  • 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 basins in good repair
  • Floors cleaned, garbage containers empty
  • Inside of closets and cupboards neat and tidy
  • Appliances cleaned
  • Countertops neat and polished
  • All lights turned on
  • Air conditioner turned on in warm weather
  • Fresh air in house
  • Fireplace lit in cooler weather
  • 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 objects of art, vases and figurines out of reach, out of sight, or locked away
  • Pets absent, where possible, or contained during the showing, and litter boxes clean


    For more detailed information about the staging and presentation of your home, please give me a call!