Prepare your home

Should I sell? If so, when? I heard that spring is the best time to sell.

We know you’re swimming in questions, and why wouldn’t you be? You’ve made a big decision in selling your home. The waters of uncertainty run wide and deep at this stage, but we’re here to help captain the ship.

During your first meeting with Brandon Green Companies, we will listen to you and answer your questions. The purpose of our first of many visits to your home will be to listen to your needs and start developing a strategy to maximize your goals—part of our focus on you from Step 1.

It will be important for you to tell us what you want and when you want it so we can help you meet your needs.

The listing agreement

At your first meeting with Brandon Green Companies you will sign a listing agreement. This document outlines our obligations to you and contains the terms under which your home will be made available for sale. And, of course, we will answer all of your questions before you sign.

Staging your home to stimulate demand

By preparing and staging your home you can increase its value and stimulate demand. And that’s what this step is all about—creating demand for your home.

Brandon Green Companies will start in your front yard and work our way through your home. We will develop a specialized to-do list based on our assessment of your home. And since one of our team members is a professional home stager, we have a lot of experience in this important area. (So don’t be offended if we tell you to put away your collection of salt and pepper shakers!)

Here's a handy checklist of the tasks you will want to complete to prepare your home:

• Hire a professional cleaner. This cleaning might save you money if it means you can avoid painting. (Make sure they clean all the windows too.)
• Minor upgrades like new carpet and modern paint colors can go a long way toward improving your house’s value.
• Make sure your yard is in good shape. Plant flowers, trim the grass, and sweep the walkways. The buyer often evaluates your home from his or her car window and may decide from there whether or not to go inside.
• Light, light, light! Replace those burned-out light bulbs, buy some extra floor lamps at Target, and trim the vine growing over your front window. Do whatever you can to let light into the house.
• Repair all those little things you have been meaning to fix when you have time: dripping faucets, the stained ceiling from the toilet that leaked last year, or your back porch gutter that is hanging by a nail.
• Organize! It is as important as cleaning and repairs. Release your inner Martha Stewart on your closets, pantry, laundry room, cabinets (especially under the kitchen sink), and all the other places where clutter tries to take over. Buyers like a clean, organized home.
• Pay attention to the finishing touches: new towels and shower curtains, tidy beds, door hinges oiled, fresh flowers, and soft music.

Go to the next step: Set the price