Showdays are the best way to market a house as you can showcase it to its full potential. It also allows buyers to browse through the house at their leisure without feeling that they are intruding. Most buyers go “shopping” on a Sunday for houses. "Couples" visit showdays which eliminates a potential two viewing scenario.
- The property should be neat and tidy
- Put fresh flowers in the house
- Your furniture should be arranged to emphasize spaces and avoid over cluttering
- Open doors and curtains to ensure there is plenty of light and air
- Place vanilla essence candles
- The pool to be clean and the motor should be running
- Have the radio/TV playing softly
- Take your pets away
- Lock your valuables away
- Don't have any laundry in sight
- Don't have food cooking
- Display your garden furniture
- Garden should be tidied i.e. remove weeds – clean the driveway – clean the walls – clean the pool
- Should you paint do so in light colours
- Clean the gutters
- Have water features running if you have any