Sunday, August 30, 2015

Maintaining Your Property After An Open House



Now that you have prepared your property for selling and for your open house, the question is how do you maintain your property after an open house and such was not yet sold? The reality of selling your property is that sometimes after an open house no offers may have been made. Now what would you do with your property after being staged? If you are not staying at that property anymore then you have to maintain the property to make sure that the value of your property will not depreciate as you wait to find a buyer. Here are some tips on how to maintain your property after an open house and before finding a buyer for your property.


  1. Schedule Regular Cleaning of Your Property - after your open house and while you are scheduling your next open house for the property, regular cleaning should be done. You do not dust and dirt to build up while you wait for your next open house. To maintain the pristine condition of the property make sure to have a regular cleaning schedule for the property and stick by that schedule.


  1. Maintain Your Yard - the part of the house that you would probably have to maintain frequently is the Yard. The grass and plants in the yard could easily grow and you do not want to have an overgrowth after some time, therefore, regular trimming of the grass and plants will help maintain that beautiful condition of your yard.


  1. Maintain the Bedrooms - prior to your next open house it is important that you maintain the bedrooms, sometimes due to the weather moist and dust accumulates that would give your bed linens a damp odor. You surely do not want prospective buyer see or smell that, therefore it is best to change the bed sheets regularly especially before your next open house.


  1. Remove Clutters - clutters may again build up as you wait for your next open house. This may happen during the cleaning of the property, remember that you have to always keep your property ready not only for open houses but also for impromptu visits from interested buyers.


  1. Improve Staging of Your Property - one of the things that you should really be asking yourself is what happened during your first open house and what can you do in order to improve your chances of having the property bought? The staging of your property might be one of the reasons and that is something you can improve on. Try to move things around to make room for more space.

If you haven’t sold your property yet, do not fret, maintain your property regularly and improve on what you can improve. Remember, as an FSBO you really have to do everything in order to sell your property but all these work will be able to net you more profit.