Cleaning will make your house sell for more money

Memorial Day is Monday and many of us are heading out of town for the weekend. Personally, I'm going camping. I've always been a big fan of camping. Sitting around enjoying the weather, drinking an ice cold "ginger ale", in the company of great friends and family. What's not to love? Besides, I even have a camper which makes things better.

I've been cleaning up the camper for the season. I took everything out, scrubbed it top to bottom, then put everything back in. We are organized and looking good! It really got be thinking . . . shouldn't our sellers be doing this when we list their homes?

If you went to your own house right now, took everything out, scrubbed it down, got rid of things you don't need, then organize it, how would it look. My guess is better than the day you originally moved in. Just like when you sell a car, you clean it up and get it looking really nice for the prospective owner.

Home sellers should be doing this before the home hits the market! It's important to make their homes look great. You can even rent a POD to store stuff in your driveway while you clean.

By doing this, you will increase the buyers appeal, and will help justify a higher purchase price. With the amount of homes in bad shape on the market, it's great walking into a clean, organized one. Buyers will pay a little extra so they don't have to do it when they get the keys.