When preparing to sell your home, obtaining professional photos from a real estate professional is not only an important part of the process, it is one of the deciding factors for potential home buyers when viewing your home online. As such, 54 Realty and our associates have compiled a short list of some helpful tips to prepare your home for its close-up!

1. Kitchen and Main Living Spaces

   1. Remove all clutter from counter tops, shelves, and tables.

   2. Remove trash cans from photo frame.

   3. Hide all cleaning products including paper towels, soaps, etc.

   4. Remove kitchen rugs.

   5. Remove all personal items such as jackets, purses, sunglasses, etc.

   6. Neatly clean all couches and chairs, and fluff pillows.

2. Bedrooms

   1. Neatly make all beds and fluff pillows.

   2. Remove all clutter from night stands and dressers and the surrounding areas. This includes, but is not limited to: personal items such as glasses, medicine, or family photos.

   3. Remove all additional personal items including but not limited to: religious items, baby cribs/clothes/toys, pet toys/beds/food.

3. Bathrooms

   1. Remove all clutter from counter tops, shower, and bath tub. This includes but is not limited to: toothbrushes/toothpaste, cosmetics, soaps and shampoos, trashcans, rugs, and personal towels.

All in all, your overall goal should be to depersonalize and de-clutter your spaces so that potential buyers can better picture themselves living in your home. These methods are also beneficial if your agent would like to digitally stage your home, meaning furniture and accents are to be added in via a computer program. Whatever the case may be, these tips are sure to have you well prepared for a photo shoot at your home! See our chart below for before and after comparisons and call us at 813-435-5411 for more assistance!