Winter Homeselling Preparation Tips

Are you thinking of selling this winter? We can give you time-tested advice on what to do to maximize your return on your home sale, but get a jump on things by doing these tasks:

- Clean vents and baseboards, and replace furnace filters

- Check lightbulbs and replace as needed, using the most energy-efficient bulbs

- Take personal photos and items off the walls

- Touch up any scuffs on the walls, stair risers and painted woodwork

- Fix anything that's broken

- Declutter throughout

- Give every room a clear purpose (ie, don't have a desk in the bedroom, don't have a treadmill in the dining room, etc.)

- Organize countertops, cabinets and closets

- Freshen up your entry with new paint on the front door, new lighting, potted evergreens

- Clean the windows

- If weather permits, power wash outdoor services and tidy up the landscaping

- Sweep patios, decks and walkways

- Clean windows

- Before each showing be sure to vacuum, mop and sweep floors and open blinds and curtains to let in as much light as possible