The Rainy Day Home Seller

Fact - When selling a home, a rainy day can prove to be an amazing motivation tool. The summer months tend to take us from our homes out into the sunshine, but this can cause sellers to push aside important tasks that need attention. Remember, if you are serious about selling your home, then you need to be serious about making it look its best. Here is a few rainy day chores that take a huge chunk out of your "To Do Before Selling!" list:

1- Clean out the basement - This area of the home is many times looked at as a over sized storage bin. The basement is were you will take things that you hope to never see again but are afraid to throw away. This may be perfectly fine for you but what about a buyer with kids? The basement offers a ton of extra space that can be finished to provide a play room for children, or at least a safe spot to get them out of your hair for a bit! Basements can be used to house laundry rooms, provide space for hobbies, they can be turned into second living rooms and can even offer space for a second kitchen. Go through the basement and CLEAN IT OUT. No, don't just move things around, CLEAN them out. Throw away old decorations and give old clothes to a local charity. A good rule of thumb is that if you can't even remember the last time you used something, throw it away. Make the basement an area where people can imagine themselves living, rather than just storing their stuff.

2- Detail the windows - Many times people forget to really clean their windows for no reason other than they just don't think about them. Windows are amazing in their abilities to collect crud from all around the house. Clean the inside glass with some window spray and by using a piece of newspaper, you can really reduce smudging. Grab the vacuum and suck out all of the dead bugs and follow up with a wet rag. Make sure to really get in there and get everything all cleaned out. The beauty of paying extra detail when cleaning your windows is that you won't have to clean them that often from then on.

3- Clean under appliances - Anyone who has ever moved their refrigerator knows that the things that manage to get under there are the closest things to aliens that man has seen thus far. Move these big appliances: washer, dryer, dishwasher, refrigerator, etc. and clean under them. Once again, this is a task that can be done a few times a year and be maintained fairly well, but you will be amazed at what you find under there. You never know what buyers may look for and if its that, you will be all set!

Obviously there is a million tasks to get done on a rainy day, but these are just a few to get you started. Get the hard work out of the way so that when the sun returns you will be able to enjoy the day. A little work goes a long way. Happy cleaning!

-Pmac