Preparing to Show Your Home

First impressions are lasting impressions. You will want to make sure that buyers looking at your Muskoka cottage or home are left with the best possible impact. We can help you achieve that goal by offering professional staging advice and providing referrals, if additional work needs to be performed.

Interior

Chipped plaster and paint touched up and repaired
Doors and cupboards properly closed
Leaky taps and toilets repaired
Burned out light bulbs replaced
Squeaky doors oiled
Mirrors, fixtures and taps cleaned and polished
Seals around tubs and basins in good repair
Floors cleaned, garbage containers emptied
Inside of closets and cupboards neat and tidy
Appliances cleaned
Countertops neat and polished
All lights turned on
Air conditioner turned on (in warm weather)

Fresh air in house
Fireplace lit/furnace on (in cooler weather)
Halls and stairs cleaned
Drapes opened during daylight
Carpets freshly vacuumed
Fresh flowers in various rooms
Jewelry and valuables locked safely away or taken with you
Valuable property (such as objects of art, vases and figurines) out of reach, out of sight or locked away
Pets absent, where possible, or contained during the showing, and litter boxes cleaned

Exterior

House or cottage exterior in good repair
House or cottage number easy to read
Eavestrough, downspouts and soffits in good repair
Garage/carport clean and tidy
Litter picked up
Cracked or broken window panes replaced
Lawns and hedges cut and trimmed, garden weeded and edged
Walks shovelled and salted
Boot tray inside front door
Doorbell and door hardware in good repair
Porch and foyer clean and tidy