Ensure your home shines in photos and showings with this comprehensive, room-by-room checklist. Take an objective look at your property, area by area, to maximize its appeal to buyers — and check off your progress as you go.
How to use this
Walk your home as a buyer would. Tackle one area at a time — clean and repair first, then declutter and stage. Tick each item as you finish; your progress is saved on this device, so you can come back and pick up where you left off.
The checklist
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Why it matters
The camera magnifies clutter and grime, so a checked-off home photographs bright, clean, and spacious.
Depersonalized, tidy rooms let buyers picture their own life there — the first step toward an offer.
A room-by-room system means small details don't slip through the cracks before you go live.
Good to know
Take an objective look at your property room by room, as a buyer would. Start with cleaning, decluttering, and depersonalizing, then work through repairs and staging area by area. This checklist walks you through every room and the exterior so nothing gets missed.
Less is more. Remove furniture you can live without, clear off countertops and surfaces, pack away knick-knacks, and add lamps to brighten dark corners. Open, uncluttered rooms read as larger both on camera and in person.
Yes. Pack away family photos, reduce wall art to one or two pieces per room, and clear personal items from the fridge and surfaces. Neutralizing the space helps buyers picture themselves living there, which is exactly what you want.
Start at the curb: a clean or freshly painted front door, swept walkways, pruned healthy plants that don't block windows, and a mowed, edged lawn. In our desert setting, a few potted flowers or tidy xeriscape beds add a welcoming splash without high upkeep.
Not necessarily. The list is comprehensive so you can pick what applies to your home, focusing first on cleaning, decluttering, and the highest-impact rooms. A local agent can help you prioritize. Curious what your prepared home could be worth? Start with a free value report.
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