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| Preparing to Show Your Home |
| First impressions are important. You will want to make sure that buyers looking at your home are left with the best possible impression. The following checklist will help you achieve that goal: |
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| Exterior |
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| House exterior in good repair |
| House number easy to read |
| Eavestroughs, downspouts and soffits in good repair |
| Garage/carport 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 |
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| Interior |
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| Chipped plaster and paint touched-up |
| 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 emptied |
| Insides of closets and cupboards neat and tidy |
| Appliances cleaned |
| Countertops neat and polished |
| All lights turned on |
| Air conditioner turned on in warm 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 art objects, 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 |
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