Showing Checklist

• Check all rooms for tidyness.
• Dishes done, kitchen and bathroom counters clean
• Turn on all lights, whether daytime or at night.
• Open curtains in daytime, close them at night.
• Children and pets can be distracting. Keep them secluded or out of the house, if possible.
• If weather permits, open a few windows.
• When the buyer's agent arrives, obtain their business card and save it for your agents.
• Give them space. Go downstairs, in the yard or for a short walk.
• Let the agent conduct the showing, even if he/she hasn't seen your home before. They have a working relationship with their buyers and know how to best handle them. Rely on their experience and expertise.
• Refer any discussion about price, terms, possession, inclusions, etc. to your agents. You may inadvertently compromise your negotiating position.

A detailed list of exterior and interior items:

Exterior

• House in good repair
• House number easy to read
• Eaves troughs, down spouts and soffits in good repair
• Garage/car port clean and tidy
• Litter picked up
• Cracked or broken window panes replaced
• Lawns and hedges cut and trimmed, garden weeded and edged
• Walks shovelled and salted
• Boot tray inside front door
• Doorbell and door hardware in good repair
• Porch and foyer clean and tidy

Interior

• Chipped plaster and paint touched-up and replaced
• Doors and cupboards properly closed
• Leaky taps and toilets repaired
• Burned out light bulbs replaced
• Squeaky doors oiled
• Mirrors, fixtures, and taps cleaned and polished
• Seals around tubs and basins in good repair
• Floors cleaned, garbage containers empty
• Inside of closets and cupboards neat and tidy
• Appliances cleaned
• Countertops neat and polished
• All lights turned on
• Air conditioner turned on in warm weather
• Fresh air in house
• Fireplace lit in cooler weather
• Halls and stairs cleaned
• Drapes opened during daylight
• Carpets freshly vacuumed
• Fresh flowers in various rooms
• Jewelry and valuables locked safely away or taken with you
• Valuable property, such as objects of art, vases and figurines out of reach, out of sight, or locked away
• Pets absent, where possible, or contained during the showing, and litter boxes clean