5 things to do when your Brisbane home is for sale

When your Brisbane home is for sale you want potential buyers to be able to picture themselves living in the property. This means you need to create space for them to insert themselves into the home, even if only in their imagination. After all, isn’t one of the best parts of house hunting trying to imagine yourself living in the property? Here’ s some tips on creating a home that people can dream about living in.

1. Declutter and clean

One of the best parts about moving is starting from a fresh slate. It’s hard work, but getting to go through all of your belongings and box them up definitely helps with the clean out. The buyer of your Brisbane home is going to want a neat and tidy space to unload all of their belongings thus decluttering is the first step when selling your home.

Decluttering has a number of benefits including making the space feel larger, helping to showcase the storage in the property, and highlighting features that you want the buyer to see.

Simple ways to declutter can be to remove appliances from kitchen counters, putting toiletries in draws or cupboards in the bathroom, or putting toys in a box or ottoman.

2. Keep it simple

When your Brisbane home is for sale you want to attract a large pool of buyers. In order to do this, it is best to keep styling and wall colours to a neutral palette. You may love your eclectic or exotic home wares but it can turn potential buyers off. These treasures are yours and you don’t want them to distract potential buyers from the elements of the home.

Good styling is key to creating a cohesive and well presented home. It can even increase the price that some buyers will offer to buy the property! Staging or styling when a Brisbane home if for sale is highly recommended by the Sales Agents at Blocksidge Real Estate. We even have a whole article about the benefits home staging can provide to sellers when selling their Brisbane property.

3. Remove reminders that the home isn’t theirs

This is one of the first things most sales agents will recommend. Remove your photos from around your Brisbane home as it doesn’t help buyers envision themselves living there. If you have photos of yourself and/or your family it reminds buyers that the house isn’t theirs and they may not form a connection to the property.

4. Hide evidence of pets

While a lot of Brisbane homes have at least one pet, not everyone is a pet lover. It is best to hide away your pet’s belongings to avoid turning a potential buyer off.

It’s also good to give everything a good clean before an open for inspection to ensure there are no lingering smells. Key items to clean and/or put outside/away are litter trays, beds, and well-loved toys.

5. Outside is important too

Brisbane residents love our city for the weather. We live outside almost as much as we live indoors so it’s important to showcase this. When your Brisbane home is for sale do a bit of cleaning around the yard including getting rid of “junk” that may be stored around the yard. Tools, excess building materials, old furniture, toys, etc. should be disposed of or stored away while your home is being sold. As with decluttering above, your outdoor areas should showcase a clean slate that is neat and tidy.

So there you have it. Our list of five things you can do when your Brisbane home is for sale should help to attract lots of buyers to your home and hopefully get it sold quickly at a great price. Good luck!