Preparation is the cheapest thing a seller does and usually the highest returning. Most of it is removal rather than addition, and nearly all of it has to be finished before the photographer arrives.
The order matters because each step makes the next one easier to judge. A room that is still full is a room nobody can assess.
Clear the benches almost completely. Clean inside the oven and the rangehood, because buyers open things. Replace handles if they are dated — it is an hour and it changes how a kitchen reads.
Regrout or reseal where it has gone. Replace a tired shower screen or at least clean it properly. Fresh towels, nothing personal on the vanity.
Less furniture than you think, arranged to show the floor area rather than to be comfortable. Neutral bedding. Take down most of what is on the walls.
The front is the first photograph and the first impression at the open. Mow, edge, weed, mulch, wash the path, clear the gutters, put the bins away. Outdoor living space is a major selling point in most of Australia — set it up as a place someone would sit.
Which repairs are worth doing first Estimated cost bands and likely value impact for the work you are weighing up, before you spend anything. See the numbers
Buyers are trying to imagine living there. Every personal item is a small reminder that someone else already does.
Everything above should be done before the camera arrives, not before the first open. The photographs are how nearly every buyer meets the property, they are what the campaign is built on, and reshooting is a delay you do not want.
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