Once you put your home on the market, your agent will promptly recommend scheduling an open house. This is your opportunity to interest buyers in your home by showing them around and helping them fall in love with your house. Read on to learn how to prepare for an open house as a seller. Get the Word OutIt doesn’t matter how nice your open house is if no one shows up! Make sure you update your home’s listing to advertise the date of the open house; this will show the information on popular sites like Zillow. Also, you can put up signs around your neighborhood to guide people to the event, especially on main roads. Finally, try to time it in a high-traffic window. Most open houses run 1—3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. You may want to start yours outside this window to avoid competing with other open houses. Consider starting at noon or finishing at 5 p.m. Make Yourself ScarceIt’s easy to alienate a buyer by bringing your family memories into an open house. The buyer wants to feel like they can make the space their own, not be reminded that it once belonged to someone else. Remove family photos to make the space more neutral, and allow your agent to take control during the open house. Deep CleanThrowing the smell of freshly baked cookies on top of a moldy, mildewy odor is only going to make your house smell like moldy cookies. It’s much better to clean out those stinky odors and ensure your house genuinely smells fresh. Have a professional shampoo your carpets, hire a cleaning service, and wash your windows. Your home will look cleaner than it’s ever been! If all this sounds like a little too much hassle for your taste, contact us. We’ll help you sell your house as-is in Joliet—and fast! Now that you know how to prepare for an open house as a seller, get everything ready, and then wait for the bids to come flying in.
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