Prepping and staging a house is important. As a seller, you want your home to sell fast. Careful planning and knowing how to professionally change things in your home can have buyers interested. The following are a few marketing prep steps you can take before showing your home to perspective buyers:

Ensure the exterior of the house is in good repair. Paint faded window trim.

The garage, utility shed, and/or carport is clean and organized.

Inspect windows for any cracked or broken panes and seals.

Trees, lawns, and flower beds should be trimmed down/weeded.

All walk ways, paths should be shovelled and salted if needed.

Pack up personal items such as photographs or family heirlooms.

Ensure doors and any cabinets work properly.

De-clutter your home and clean off everything on kitchen counters.

Carpets should be vacuumed daily.

The interior of all closets and cupboards are clean and organized.

Minor repairs should be taken care of. This includes: replacing/fixing cracked flooring or tiling, patching holes, fixing leaky faucets, and paint touch ups.

Polish all chrome faucets and mirrors.

Valuable property, such as objects of art, vases and figurines should be out of reach, out of sight, or locked away.

Pets should be absent, when possible, and litter boxes clean.