Have Kids? Want to Sell Your
Home? Get on your Knees!!
No, not to beg! What do I mean then, telling you to get on your
knees?
Those of us with little ones know that you don't put anything valuable
within 4 feet of the ground. For that matter, box those breakables up
until their 18! But what we often forget is just how much damage
those little suckers can do. Day in, day out, we get immured to
the smudges, the spills, the splatters, until we hardly even notice
them. The solution? Get on your knees and crawl around your
house. Go ahead, I'll wait.
<whistles Zippidy Do Dah...>
Disgusted yet? Yup, those little darlings have a way of
demolishing walls and trim from their height and under. Being so
much taller (or not so much taller in my case!), we often don't notice
those darling specks of uh.... stuff. But those splatters from
dropped sippy cups, tiny toes kicking the walls, grubby fingers
grabbing the door frames, and other gooey kiddo stains can often leave
the bottom half of your home looking rather... worn. And
while your buyers won't likely be crawling along the ground, they will
notice that the home looks a little rough around the edges, and this 4'
tall smudge adds to that impression.
Solution?
You know what you need to do! Get out the
washrags, water bucket, and your favorite cleaner. If you're
feeling extra adventurous, get an old toothbrush to tackle the top of
the baseboards too. Take it easy and crawl through one room at a
time, otherwise you'll break down at about the 20th random splatter,
screaming hysterically that you don't even know what this stuff even
IS! In the end though, the bottom half of your home will do a
decent job of keeping up with the upper half. Once you've gotten
the accumulated kid gunk off the walls and trim, you should only need
to go through and touch up scrub as needed, so this full-time scrub
crawl won't be forever.
Need more tips on getting your home ready to sell when you've got
kiddos at home?
I'll be posting a series of tips, which you can
find here:
Selling Your Home, With Kids
Looking for a Kid-Proof agent to help you get your home ready to go on
the market? Give us a shout or drop us an email!
