INSPIRING THE ALL TOO NECESSARY DIRTY WORK
Walking through a home and making suggestions for sprucing the place up for the market, can seem like an overwhelming or daunting task for already hard working clients. If this looks like the case for your client, here are five fast and easy ideas to help them. Allowing a few extra minutes at the house on the initial walk through, or before potential buyers arrive can really help a client see you as a member of their team, motivate by expression of the significance of small changes, and find a buyer fast!
1. A great way to begin is by referring them to this website, www. Housekeepingchannel.com. This site is loaded with great perspectives on the most important things around the house to keep clean for excellent visual appeal. Also found here are easy tips on how to clean the hard clean, like rust stains in the bathtub.
2. Clean a window! Tell a client to clean the windows and you may get a nod, clean one window that is next to another, or half of one and you’ll get a wow! Not only will they appreciate the help, and see first hand how hard you are willing to work for them, they will see a pristine example of the major effect small efforts around the house greatly improve its appearance.
3. What may be a sensitive issue in the partnership you have with your client are unpleasant odors. Pointing out an offending smell may end up offending your client. An easy way to deal with the issue is prepare to do it yourself. Come to the house with a candle (or candles depending on the situation), in tow. Candles are the best way to remove odors because the flame actually burns out particles in the air, without leaving a heavy perfume. The soft glow also offers a warm and inviting presence to the room.
4. Carry in a bottle of brass polish and cloth, either to your first walk through, or a few minutes before potential buyers arrive. Rubbing down that front door handle or knocker can have the same effect as cleaning a window for your client, and really make one of the buyer’s first impressions sparkle.
5. Bring a potted plant or flower. It is easy to keep a really nice plastic, or cloth plant around to bring as a prop to a house you are trying to sell. Plants are always a great addition, either to hide a particular eye sore anywhere, or simply be lovely.
These small points of effort could never be enough to make a house the shiny clean glossy photo all buyers are looking for these days, but they can help motivate clients when they see you make a room magically bright with a few slight turns of your hand!
