Other than packing our stuff up and moving it all out, what else needs to be done?
Of course, a good cleaning is in order. Everything will be cleaned, including the carpets. And the lawn will be freshly mowed and flower beds weeded. I also want to leave some sort of gift basket to welcome them into their new home.
But, what do we do about the small holes in the wall where pictures and shelves were hung? Should we patch the holes and do some touch up painting? Or is it just expected that there will be existing holes in the wall?
I want to make sure that everything goes smoothly with the final walk through and that I do the right things for the new owners.
I need your input! What's the standard home transfer etiquette?
Thanks in advance for your help! :)
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My husband is a home builder so we have moved a lot! When we moved from our first 2 homes I would clean EVERYTHING! Even down to the baseboards, blinds, wiped down doors, mopped floors, cleaned out cabinets......I did it all! Now, I have 2 kids (the second is 9 weeks old) and I do much less when we move. In fact I didn't even do the mentioned above! I felt kind of bad, but hey if it was me moving into a preowned home I would be doing my own cleaning anyway, I'm just that way.
I do think it's important to fill in the holes in the wall and do touch up paint (hubby does that) AND make sure the oven is cleaned out. The tile and wood floors are just going to get filthy from them moving in anyway, so I think a sweep is fine and no mopping.
Are you friendly with the buyers? If they're planning to paint, it may change your tactic.
When we bought our home last year, they did nothing except perhaps sweep the floors. Holes in the walls, food splats from the young children on the walls, gunk in the cabinets... I think anything you do will be appreciated. Our sellers didn't even rake the fall leaves, which was included in our contract! But I wasn't about to cancel the closing because of a little yard work and a lot of cleaning. I don't think you need to worry, just do what you have time for... the walk through is really just a formality to make sure you haven't stolen the good appliances or had a cieling collapse :)
Well,i think before leaving your house you should clean it very well as it will leave a good impression on the buyers.You should furnish it well.
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