Hibernating?! Here’s What to do to Prepare your Home for the Spring Market!

5 things Chicago Real Estate Agents recommend

you do to get ready for the spring market:

Here’s What to do to Prepare your Home for the Spring Market!

Planning on listing your house this spring? Here’s What to do to Prepare your Home for the Spring Market! As warmer weather seems like a forgotten dream at this point we promise that come spring more buyers will come out of the woodwork and with that more inventory appears on the market. You want your Chicago property to stand out so here are a few tips to get your place shining!

1. Deep cleaning: It’s a new year! As we’re all recovering from the holidays, what better time to go through our homes and deep clean and dust. Get out the broom and duster and don’t forget a Mr. Clean magic eraser! It will become your best friend to get those scuffs off your walls! While you’re at it make sure you don’t miss those pesky bathroom grout lines. Potential buyers notice upkeep and kitchens & baths are two of the most important selling points of a home.

2. Declutter: As you’re deep cleaning consider extending that deep clean to organization as well. Make three piles – keep, donate, and trash. A clean and organized home that’s not overflowing with stuff goes a long way with potential buyers. And it saves you time in the long run! Check out the link for some great tips from The Home Edit to get your house decluttered and super organized!

3. Garden beds:  You may think it’s too soon to tackle this project and while there’s snow on the ground you’re definitely right! However, we want it to be top of mind and not forgotten. So now is the time to decide if this is a project you want to tackle yourself or whether you want to reach out to a local landscaper to help get the job done once winter thaws!

4. Outdoor maintenance: While we’re on the subject of outside, if your Chicago real estate features any outdoor living space we highly recommend power washing. Stained pavers and dirty concrete can be such an eyesore. Invest or rent a power washer, watching all that dirt and staining magically disappear before your eyes is oddly satisfying! Curb appeal is so important!

5. Indoor maintenance / upkeep: We all have those burnt out lightbulbs that we’ve been meaning to replace but just haven’t gotten around to it, now is the time. Walk your house and take inventory of any maintenance that needs to be done, quick caulking projects and paint go a long way to making a home feel well maintained and taken care of. 

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