Here is a list of things to check before your start showing your home:

Exterior

• House in general good repair
  
  
• House number easy to read
  
  
• Eaves troughs, down spouts and soffits in good repair
  
  
• Garage/car port and driveway clean and tidy
  
  
• Litter picked up
  
  
• Cracked or broken window panes replaced
  
  
• Lawns and hedges cut and trimmed, garden weeded and edged
  
  
• Walks shoveled and salted or weedless and clean
  
  
• Boot tray or large mat inside front door
  
  
• Doorbell and door hardware in good repair
  
  
• Porch and foyer clean and tidy
  
  

Interior

• Chipped plaster and paint touched-up and replaced
  
  
• 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 empty
  
  
• 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, void of unpleasant or strong odours
  
  
• Fireplace lit in cooler weather/cleaned out in warm weather
  
  
• Halls and stairs clean and tidy
  
  
• Drapes opened during daylight/closed in the evening
  
  
• Carpets freshly vacuumed and clean
  
  
• 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 preferably absent, when possible, or contained during the showing, and litter boxes clean