25 Easy Ways to Make Your Home Sell Faster

1.  Create a positive mood.  Turn on all lights, day and night, and install higher wattage light bulbs to show your home brightly.
2.  If you have a fireplace, highlight it in your decorating --- even if you never thought of it as a focal point in the past.
3.  Keep your home dusted and vacuumed at all times.
4.  Have a family “game plan” to get the home in order quickly if necessary.
5.  Air out your home for one-half hour before showings, if possible.
5.  Lightly spray the house with air freshener so that it has a chance to diffuse before the buyer arrives.
6.  Put family photos in storage.
7.  Improve traffic flow through every room be removing all non-essential furnishings.
8.  Putty over and paint any nail holes or other types of damage in the walls.
9.  Clean all light bulbs and light fixtures.
10. Wash all windows inside and out.
11. Make the most of your attic’s potential.
12. Remove and/or hide excess extension cords.
13. Open doors to areas you want potential buyers to see such as walk-in closets, attics, cedar closets, etc.
14. Microwave a small dish of vanilla twenty minutes before a showing and place it in an out of the way place.
15. Highlight an eat-in area in your kitchen with a table set for dinner.
16. The kitchen and bathrooms should always be spotlessly clean.
17. Expand your kitchen counter by removing small appliances.
18. Organize your closets and pack away the off-season clothes.
19. Replace shower curtains and keep them clean.
20. Put out fresh towels and decorative soaps.
21. Use flowering plants to dress up the yard, walkway, and patio.
22. Paint all entrance doors.
23. Clean and shine all hardware and accessories indoors and out (door knobs, knockers, lamps, mail box, address numbers, etc.)
24. Use a new doormat.
25. Be sure the doorbell is in good working order.