Step 3: Clean, Clean, Clean

Unfortunately for most home sellers, cleanliness is a major factor for buyers since other people’s dirt registers much higher on their ick radar. There’s really no way around it, to sell your home quicker and for the best possible price, it needs to sparkle. Buyers will pay special attention to the kitchen, bathrooms and windows. The following guidelines are recommended to get your home thoroughly clean.

• Start at the top of your home and work down
• Clean bedrooms, studies, and seldom used rooms first, the bathrooms, kitchen and utility rooms next. Save the porch, garage, shed, and attic for last.
• Pull all furniture and appliances into the middle of the rooms that you can clean behind and underneath
• Clean each room starting at the top and working down (ceiling, walls, trim and floor)
• Do the wet work first – Washing paintwork, windows, laundering and shampooing
• Do the dry work next – dusting, polishing, waxing
• Save the vacuuming until last – this step removes all traces of dust and debris

Once your home has been thoroughly cleaned, set a cleaning schedule that will allow you to maintain the look on an ongoing basis.

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