Tips for Showing Your Home

Outside

• Lawns mowed, edged and green
• Plants healthy and trimmed
• Patio overhang clean and repaired
• All weeds removed and ground cultivated
• All gate latches working
• Fencing in good repair
• Side yards clean and groomed
• Any necessary rock and/or mulch replaced
• Driveway and walkways clean
• Mailbox in good shape
• Globe on light post clean, with high wattage bulb

House Structure, Exterior

• Front door clean, and operating with no squeaks
• Doorbell working
• Porch lights and garage lights clean, with high wattage bulbs
• Shutters in good shape
• Window trim painted or stained
• Garage door in working order
• General paint in good condition, no excessive fading/peeling
• Windows clean of dirt and spots

Interior, General

• Walls free of handprints and faded paint
• Wallpaper firmly attached and clean
• All trim clean, especially by doors
• Doors working, no squeaks or sticky latches
• All lights 100 watts or above, wherever possible
• Light switch plates clean, with no fingerprints
• Carpets clean and free of spots
• All plumbing working; no drips or leaks
• All cobwebs in corners, ceiling, and around fixtures cleaned
• Drapes or blinds clean and in good condition; rods in good order

Kitchen

• All appliances in working order (range, oven, dishwasher, disposal)
• Lights over range and in over working
• Oven and range clean, new drip pans if necessary
• Counters clean and clear (added space), cabinets organized
• Floor clean and waxed
• Ceiling free of grease and stains, light fixtures clean and bright

Basement

• Furnace, water heater, humidifier free of dirt and rust
• Free of cobwebs
• Dehumidifier operating in spring and summer
• Clean litter box