How to prepare an apartment for display before renting or selling

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

To find clients faster, you will have to become a cleaner, decorator and baker for a while.

Throw away the trash

Throw out or attach frankly old and dead things through the ad site. If you move, you are unlikely to take them to their new home. Tenants will hardly be happy with them either, so there is no point in keeping them. Superfluous and ugly objects spoil the view, clutter up the space and scare away customers.

Make minor repairs

Here the approach will be different depending on whether you are selling an apartment or renting it out.

When selling an apartment

Most buyers will not appreciate your cool renovation, which you most likely want to include in the price. They will do everything for themselves, and dismantling will only increase their spending. Moreover, repairs "for sale" can raise suspicions: did you cover the leaking ceiling with a stretch panel? But the peeled wallpaper can be re-glued: the costs are minimal, but the impression will change.

When renting an apartment

If the "fatigue" of the environment is visible to the naked eye, it is better to make some minor cosmetic repairs. New wallpaper and linoleum, battery painting, replacement of door handles and switches can be financially accommodated in 1-2 monthly rent payments. But such improvements will dramatically increase your chances of finding a tenant without lowering the price.

For cosmetic repairs, choose the most neutral tones. This will cater to more potential customers.

Clean up the entrance

The impression of an apartment will begin to form long before customers step over the threshold. Therefore, go out into the entrance and critically assess it. Of course, there is no need to make repairs, but the minimum measures to improve the impression are worth taking.

Sweep the stairs, remove the cigarette butts left over from negligent neighbors from the windowsills, screw in the light bulb so that people do not break their legs.

Pay attention to the smell. The consequences of cat walks and a houseplant rotting on the windowsill can exude such a stench that your guests simply will not reach the apartment. Consider how to fix the problem. Perhaps it is worth walking along the entrance with a lighted incense stick. There is a risk of not guessing with the smell, but when choosing between vanilla, mint and cat urine, the first two options will be better anyway.

Clean up your apartment

Take a disgust test

A fresh look can find dirt where you are used to not seeing it. Examine the switches and the areas of the doors around the handles: they change color due to frequent touching if they are not cleaned regularly. Wash the entire plumbing, from all sides: a dirty toilet will ruin the whole experience. Throw out the old toilet brush and buy a new one - you can keep within 50 rubles. Wipe down mirrors and pipes.

In general, imagine that the "Revizorro" program with a secret suitcase should come to you and check the cleanliness of the drain in the bathroom and the presence of dust under the bed.

Lay things out

It is not enough to clean up the clutter in plain sight. Potential tenants may want to estimate the capacity of cabinets or a refrigerator, buyers - a pantry. When you open the door, nothing should fall out on them. Give your content a decent look.

It is better to put bottles from the bathroom in a box for a while and out of sight: they often look sloppy.

Take away too personal

First of all, this concerns intimate details such as a supply of condoms. But this also includes things that say too much about your family and your tastes: photos, trinkets, an Imperial stormtrooper costume, a drum kit that takes up half a room.

Make the environment more neutral so the client can mentally place themselves in the room.

But do not overdo it, otherwise the apartment will look lifeless. For some, it is important to see that people in this house were happy. Therefore, leave a couple of items that demonstrate the harmony that prevails in the apartment (and this is still not a supply of condoms).

Take care of the smell

Ventilate the room before showing. Try not to smoke at home. Change the litter in the litter box. If you are not sure about the natural smell of the apartment, use an old-fashioned way: prepare something aromatic. Classic - pie or freshly brewed coffee.

Come up with answers to possible questions

You, like no one else, know the weak points of your apartment. Take a fresh look at it: what would you pay attention to that might scare you away? Think about how to explain disadvantages or turn them into advantages. When showing an apartment, do not start talking about them first, but if the client has doubts, then you will have something to say. Well-thought-out arguments will also help in a conversation with amateurs to bargain unreasonably.