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| Home-Selling Tips for Lexington Homeowners with Kids |
Are you ready to sell your Lexington home? As your Lexington real estate agent, allow me to tell you that now is the time! According to
a recent report, the average number of homes sold each day is 14,986. Yours
could be one of them! Now is especially a great time to sell if you want to
move up, because mortgage rates are still sitting near record lows.
However, if you have kids, the thought of staging and
selling your Lexington home might bring on a laughing fit at best, or an
anxiety attack at worst. With young kids especially, it makes it a little more
difficult to keep your home clean and decluttered, and to leave at a moment’s
notice for a showing.
To help you plan and prepare for the home-selling process
with kids, here are a few tips Realtor.com recommends:
1. Reward the kids for their help cleaning up. For younger
kids, you could create a daily cleaning chart. Each day that their room is
clean and organized, or each day they pick up their toys, give them a sticker.
When the chart is full, allow them to choose a small reward or treat. With
older kids, you could offer more allowance or special privileges. Give them
reason to keep their room clean!
2. Let the kids help you pack. Make them feel involved in the
home-selling process by letting them choose their favorite toys that they want
to keep playing with until the move. Explain that the other toys will be packed
away until after the move. Pack toys and belongings together, and
afterward, let the young kids decorate the moving boxes with a box of crayons.
3. Plan field trips in advance. When a showing takes place, you
and the kids should plan to leave the house. To make this easier, plan ahead by
asking the kids where they want to go. Plan trips to museums, parks, the zoo,
or whatever else you can think of. Look up times and prices ahead of time. Have
water bottles, juice boxes and nonperishable snacks ready, so you can just grab
and go.
4. Talk to your kids about moving. Whether this is your kids’
first move or not, it might be hard for them to understand. Sit down and talk
to them about why you’re moving, and where you’re relocating to. Talk about all
of your best memories in your current Lexington home, and come up with reasons
to be excited for your new Lexington home. Research the new area, so you know
what attractions will excite them.
Hopefully these tips will make selling your Lexington home a
bit easier for you and your family! When ready to begin the home-selling
process with a professional Lexington real estate agent, supporting you every
step of the way, contact me! I am here and ready to help as soon as you are
ready.
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