When you’re selling your home, you need to keep it presentable for potential buyers. Since you don’t want to turn down an opportunity to show your home, it helps to have some quick cleaning tips under your belt so you never get caught in a mess.
Fortunately, you can use these hacks from our professional cleaning services in Etobicoke to prepare your home for those last-minute showings.
Make Your Beds Every Morning
As painful as this might sound for some homeowners, making all the beds in the morning allows your real estate agent to show your home with confidence while you’re at work.
This is a basic step that just takes a few minutes. Take care to completely smooth out the duvets, and keep some designer-friendly throw pillows handy to toss on the bed before you go.
Declutter Now to Keep Things Neat
Performing a complete home-decluttering the moment you decide to list helps keep your home neat in a number of ways:
- You clear up storage space for things like shoes and coats at the door, items on your kitchen and bathroom counters, etc.
- You find places to store things neatly away so you can tidy up faster.
- You remove unused items from all of your closets so they show better and appear more spacious.
Rid Yourself of Paper
The less paper you have in your home, the easier it is to keep clean. Use eco-friendly paperless tips, including ending newspaper, newsletter, and magazine subscriptions, and signing up for digital versions instead.
You can also get rid of excess paper from manual billing by opting for automatic payments. Anything you don’t need that comes in the mail should be tossed in the recycle bin right away. If you receive flyers, coupons, newsletters, etc. you think you’ll use, store them in a kitchen drawer to keep them organized and out of the way.
Wash as You Go
Whatever you mess up should be cleaned immediately so you don’t have to find time to circle back and clean it. Some examples include the following:
- Keep wipes on your bathroom and kitchen counters so you can clean up spills right away.
- Spritz your shower and bath after use with one of those scrubless cleaning sprays to keep your bathroom clean and smelling fresh.
- Clean your toilet after use, paying close attention to the area around the bottom, behind the seat, and under the rim to keep it sparkling clean.
- If you use something, put it away.
- Either hang clothes you’ve worn, or toss them in the laundry hamper.
These are a few examples of how you can keep on top of messes so you’re ready for those last-minute showings.
Manage Dirty Dishes
We understand that you don’t always have time to wash the dishes before heading out to work. If you have a dishwasher, do your best to at least either put away clean dishes, or load the dishwasher with dirty dishes and turn it on before you leave.
If you don’t have a dishwasher, consider using paper plates, or eating something you can grab and go like yogurt, energy bars, or fresh fruit, so you don’t use dishes at all in the morning.
Leave the Lights On
Although you’ve probably programmed your family to turn lights off whenever they leave a room, keeping lights on makes rooms appear more spacious and welcoming. Also, remember to leave your curtains wide open to bring in more natural light.
Vacuum/Sweep Daily
This is a huge pain that makes a big difference. If you don’t think you can manage this in the morning, squeeze it in before you go to bed. Then, you just have to contend with crumbs on the kitchen floor after breakfast.
Also, this only applies to rooms you use every day. Your guest room, for example, won’t need daily vacuuming. We recommend easy-to-use cordless stick vacuums for this job.
Clean up After Your Pets
We can’t stress how important it is to clean up after your pets. Pet hair, dander, and bathroom accidents all add up to noticeably dirty homes that are also more likely to have pet odours. If you want a quick sale, you might even consider having your pets stay with a friend to keep your home as clean as possible.
Take Out the Trash Every Morning
Kitchen garbage stinks up quickly, even if it’s food from a single meal. Take out your trash every morning, or, if you don’t want to waste garbage liners, put out your whole garbage bin. If you live in a condo, send it down the garbage chute or take it to the garbage room.
We would also do the same for your bathroom garbage, as there can be some embarrassing cast-offs you wouldn’t want strangers to see. (We won’t list them; we’re sure you know what we mean!)
Create a Catch-All Area With Baskets
If you have many miscellaneous items that make it difficult to keep things tidy, create a catch-all area in one of your closets.
Add a few baskets where you can toss stuff for a quick tidying every day, making it easier to keep things neat in the closet while also allowing you to find stuff quickly. This tip is especially important if you have kids with lots of toys and school stuff.
Organize Your Entry
The entry is one of the hardest areas to keep clean, and essential to make a good first impression. Since people walk directly into your entry, you want it to feel organized and spacious.
If you don’t have an entry closet, consider installing some hooks for coats, shelves for shoes, and containers for winter hats and mitts. This is a quick fix that makes it easier to keep everything out of the way, so people don’t walk into a big mess that screams “We have no storage!”
Hire Weekly Cleaning Services in Etobicoke
Having a cleaning service come in weekly will also help keep your home neat for potential buyers. If you find you’re just too busy to do it on your own, this is the best solution.
In fact, it can even be more frequent than weekly if you need help with things like dishes, keeping the bathroom and kitchen clean, and generally keeping your home tidy and smelling fresh.
Call the Cleaning Professionals
By following these hacks, you can help sell your home faster so you can go back to your usual routine. At Maid4Condos, we offer cleaning services that you can customize to meet your needs.
Check out our website to learn more about our residential cleaning services in Etobicoke. You can also call us at 647-822-0601 or contact us online.
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