You're selling your Portsmouth real estate in order to buy condo real estate in Toronto and the day of your open house has finally arrived. You want to make sure everything is perfect so that lots of people will be impressed with the house and will make offers on it. The trouble is that you've never hosted an open house before and you're not sure what to do. Here are some tips that can help you turn a lackluster open house into a successful one.

Clean Clean Clean

The last few days before your open house should be a frenzy of cleaning, especially if you're one of those people who would buy a Toronto resale home and never wash the walls until it's time to sell again. Leave no stone unturned. The bathrooms and kitchen should be sparkling. The floors should be spotless enough to eat off of. The walls should be washed and the carpets steamed. The lawn should be mowed and the furniture dusted. No stains, all gain!

Create Visual Appeal

A clean house is only step one. Now you have to make the house seem bright and welcoming, like a place that buyers would choose over Poughkeepsie, NY real estate. You can do this by making sure all the blinds and curtains are open to let in the natural light. The decorating scheme should be light and neutral and you should de clutter your house to give people room to move around. You can also and spruce the place up by adding some neutral knickknacks and fresh flowers in strategic places.

Make the Place Smell Great

Fresh flowers will help the place smell good but you can give your home more help than that. Make sure you get rid of any baby or pet odors, damp smells, or other unidentifiable odors. The safest thing for your Middlesex, Ontario real estate to smell like is nothing, but often this is impossible. So go with neutralizing air fresheners and cleaners then overlay it with a light, fresh scent - but not so strong as to bother people with fragrance allergies.

Leave

And finally, the best thing you can do is leave. Obviously if you're selling your own Richmond real estate you have to stay, but if you have an agent get out of the way and let him do his thing. Pets and children are also a huge no no, so if you've got any you need to place them with someone else for the day.