Have you ever thought about your front door?

Well if you’re a Seller you should!

A Realtor spends a lot of time with a potential Buyers right at your front door.

Here’s the Scenario:

A Realtor and their client show up at your home.

The Buyer is full of anticipation. “Will this be the one?”

The Realtor is full of frustration! The key doesn’t want to turn the old deadbolt lock. As he tinkers with the lock trying to get the door open, the Buyer has time to look around.

The paint is sloppy and chipped. The door handle looks ancient. Cobwebs hang from the door corners and a spider crawls up the wall. Old crackly leaves from fall are still crunched up on the landing.

As the Realtor finally manages to unlock the door, the whole feeling of excitement and anticipation has disappeared. The Buyer now is wonders what the rest of the house will look like!

Don’t let this happen to you. Cleaning and preparing your home for showings doesn’t stop at the door.

Take the time to lock and unlock your front door. Do the mechanisms move properly or do you have to jiggle and jimmy the key to open the door? Replace the hardware. It’s a cheap and easy fix.

If the door hardware works properly what about the key is old and frail? Replace it with a new key. This is a lot cheaper than dealing with a broken key in the lock. Be sure to test this new key too. You want everything to turn smoothly.

Look at the door handle. Is this a handle you really want to touch? When was the last time you actually cleaned it. Yuck!

Better yet, replace it. Nice new and fresh door hardware doesn’t have to be expensive, it looks good and sets the tone

Don’t forget to sweep and clean the exterior landing, wash down the door and storm door (no finger prints, sticky marks, dog smears) and for goodness sake get rid of the cobwebs and transplant the spiders to a tree…hey they eat mosquitoes!

Clean up, Spruce up, Change it up. Keep the momentum going and don’t let your potential Buyer get stopped at the front door!