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What To Do When Selling Your Home With Pets. Seven Helpful Tips!

1. Get rid of any stains or damages from pets. Over time, things happen ─ your puppy might have had an accident on the carpet that left a stain or chewed up some of the baseboards or blinds, or perhaps your cats took their claws to your bedroom carpet or your sofa. Any damages, big or small, should be repaired before buyers start touring your home. If they see any blemishes, it could leave potential buyers under the impression that the home hasn’t been well-cared for.

2. Vacuum the floors every day. Pets shed a lot and it’s likely that you’ve become accustomed to seeing it on your floors and other surfaces. Potential buyers will notice any loose hair, especially if it gathers in the corners of the walls or along the baseboards. Vacuum really well at least once a day, if not twice a day, to make sure there isn’t any pet dander floating around.

3. Clean out your vents. They will trap a lot of the pet hair, both inside the vent and along the grating on the outside. Wipe them down and replace the filters with new ones that are specially made to handle pet dander.

4. Air out the house and neutralize the scent. Everyone becomes used to the unique smell of their home to the point of becoming totally unaware of what it smells like to an outsider. If you have pets, chances are there are traces of them in the odor of the home. Open the windows every day to air them out and make sure you do a really good, deep cleaning. If it’s been a while since it’s been deep-cleaned, consider calling in a professional cleaner to really neutralize the house. Even a clean home can benefit from a special deep clean before it goes on the market. It makes a big difference.

5. Hide any pet items from view. Things like bowls, toys, leashes, crates, bedding, and cat litter should be hidden or taken out of the house completely while it’s being shown. Any signs of pets can be a huge red flag to buyers.

6. Clean up your yard. If you let your dog roam freely in the backyard and don’t regularly clean up after them, it’s important that you do so while the home is on the market. Buyers need to be able to walk through the yard without having to worry about stepping in anything. Pets can also be known to dig up grass or run through the garden and disturb things like mulch and flower beds, so make sure everything is fresh and in tip-top shape.

7. Remove photos of pets. Just as we recommend removing any personal photos from the home, that includes your furry family members. Even if your home looks and smells wonderful, some buyers will still be turned off if they see evidence of a pet living there in a photo of your dog lying on your bed or sitting on the couch. It’s best to put these away until you get to your next home.

Factores que podrían interferir en el proceso:

📌𝐋𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐚: Las casas tienden a venderse más rápido en primavera y verano. El mejor momento para vender es la primera mitad de mayo (fuente: Zillow).

📌𝐋𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥: En un mercado de vendedores, cuando el inventario es bajo y la demanda es alta, las casas se venden más rápido.

📌𝐄𝐥 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐚: Las casas en excelente estado pueden venderse más rápido que las que requieren más reparaciones.

📌𝐂ó𝐦𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫: El proceso podría ser más lento si el comprador tiene que pedir una hipoteca. Las operaciones de financiación suelen tardar unos 42 días en cerrarse, pero las operaciones en efectivo tardan entre una y dos semanas.

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