If you are going to sell your home it would definitely make things easier for you to find your next home and move into it while you keep your home on the market. However, not everyone has this option. In fact, a lot of people find that they need to secure a buyer for their current home before they can even think about moving into another one. If you need to stay put in while you sell your home, here are 4 helpful tips you should follow –
1. Create more empty space: You will have a lot of things that you need to have in the home while you and your family are still living in it, but there is also a lot of stuff that you can more than likely do without for the time being. The neater you can make the home and the more of your personalized things you can pack, the better people will feel when looking at your place. You'll also find it's easier to keep the house clean when you remove any and all clutter.
2. Do your spring cleaning: You want to go around the house and take care of all your 'spring cleaning'. This includes pulling out all the furniture you can and vacuuming under and behind it, wiping down the blinds and ceiling fans, cleaning off the oven hood, cleaning the baseboards, wiping down any cob webs and even cleaning out and wiping down your cupboards and cabinets. Wipe down the walls and have your carpet professionally cleaned.
3. Be diligent with cleaning after your pets: When you aren't selling your home, you may not worry so much if your cat or dog leaves some fur here and there or you may not stress out if the bird gets some feathers and dander on the flooring. However, when you are living in your home and showing it, you need to really stay on top of the pets. Some of the people who are coming out to look at the house may have allergies to certain animals and if they experience bad allergies while just looking at your home, this can be a real turn-off when it comes to deciding if they want to buy your home.
4. Don't cook food with very strong odors: If you are staying in your home and showing it then you may never know when your real estate agent is going to call and tell you they have someone that wants to come and look at the house now. The last thing you want to do is to put off an interested buyer. When they come in the home, you want them to feel comfortable and not be in a hurry to rush through the house. Some people are very sensitive to odors, so it's a good idea to continue with cooking foods not known for offending people. A couple of examples of foods some people find offensive include fishy smelling seafood and foods with a lot of cumin.
