Presenting Property For Inspection and Auction
Purpose
This procedure contains suggestions that should be communicated to the Vendor for presenting the property in the best possible way.
Procedure
The following are tips for presenting a property for inspection or on auction day, applying to all open houses, inspections and auctions.
These tips describe an ideal situation. Aim to achieve as many of these points as possible.
Outside the property
- Wash dust off walls and doorways
- Clean windows
- Remove cobwebs
- Tidy the yard and shed
- Remove rubbish
- Mow the lawn and tidy garden beds
- Carry out repairs or at least improve the appearance of items that need repair
- Update paintwork
Inside the property
- If the property is not furnished, furnish it as much as possible with borrowed or hired furniture, to make it look ‘lived in’
- If the property is furnished but not occupied, bring in items that make it look ‘lived in’
- Carry out repairs or at least improve the look of areas that need repair
- Clean and tidy the property, attending to high up dust and cobwebs as well as floor- and eye-level areas
- Arrange the furniture and personal items to suggest that its occupants are clean and tidy, yet enjoy a comfortable and relaxed life in the property
- Open curtains and have as much light as possible in the property
- Have pleasant but not dominating background sound and smell, such as low volume classical or jazz music and natural baking or lemon aroma