Inside Your Home

Floor Coverings

• Check for dirt or stains?
• Look for excessive wear or damage?
• Ensure area rugs are clean and stain-free?

Walls and Ceilings

• Remove dirt, fingerprints, or stains?
• Repair nail cracks or tape residue?
• Fix cracks, chips, or water damage?
• Consider repainting with neutral, light colors?

Windows & Doors

• Clean glass until sparkling; check for chips or cracks?
• Ensure doors and windows open/close easily?
• Check that latches, handles, and locks work properly?
• Clean screens and ensure they are hole-free?

Kitchen (The Heart of the Sale)

• Every surface sparkling clean?
• Counter-tops organized; remove non-daily appliances?
• Refrigerator spotless inside and out?
• Oven/stove-top clean and burner trays polished?
• Sinks clean and faucets leak-free?

Bathrooms

• Every surface sparkling clean?
• Tub and shower surfaces scrubbed?
• Towels stain-free and hanging neatly?
• Medicine cabinet clean; "personal items" removed?

Storage & Closets

• Remove clutter and excess junk?
• Clothes hung neatly and not jammed together?
• Basement and Garage organized and swept?

Outside Your Home

Structures

• Exterior surfaces clean and in good condition?
• Front door clean and inviting?
• Eaves troughs and downspouts in good repair?
• Sidewalks, walkways, and driveway in good repair?

Yard and Environment

• Lawn mowed/edged; bare spots repaired?
• Trees pruned and hedges trimmed?
• Flower beds weeded and dead plants replaced?
• Lawn furniture clean and organized?
• Yard free of clutter and "doggy deposits"?