As overused as clichés may sound, they still remain clichés for one simple reason, they are true! 

A home is not merely a four walled structure built to hold your things.  It is a place for you and your family to feel safe and comfortable in ... a place to call home. 

The decision to buy a property is based on the buyer's emotional reaction to your home.  The fact is, if the buyer doesn't feel comfortable right away in your house, it will effect the buyer's perception on the value of your home and ever the decision on whether or not to purchase it.  That is why it is important to take care of all the "little things" that greatly affect the buyer's emotions.

EXTERIOR

• House exterior in good repair
• House number easy to read
• Eaves trough, down spouts, 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

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 basins in good repair
• Floors 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 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