Tips to prepare your home for sale

Essential tasks:

• Make necessary repairs.

• Clean thoroughly: windows, ceiling fans, fixtures, floors, appliances.

• Consider applying a fresh coat of paint in neutral colours.

Streamline your space:

• Declutter and depersonalize rooms.

• Organize closets, cupboards, and drawers.

Showcase your home:

• Rearrange furniture to create good flow and open, functional spaces.

• Use natural light and lighting fixtures to brighten the spaces.

• Add plants, flowers, and subtle decor.

Maximize appeal:

• Create a welcoming front entrance (exterior and interior).

• Maintain the exterior curb appeal: cut grass, remove snow, put away kids' toys, bikes, tend to garden.

For home showings:

• Put away your valuables.

• Empty trash cans, clear counter clutter.

• Put away laundry.

• Eliminate odours: pet odours, cooking smells, sporting equipment.