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Minimize the Impact of Showing Your Overland Park Home with Pets.


You’re ready to list your Overland Park home for sale. You’ve decluttered, cleaned & staged your home. Now, you’ve got the furry love ones at home. What do you do?? You should pay special attention to them as well, both for their safety & the comfort for your potential Overland Park home buyers. Those of us who have pets consider them as part of the family. Unfortunately, many buyers will consider them a concern plus a potential turnoff. Why? The buyer could be concerned with the potential odor, mess, allergies, and they could be fearful of the animal. Most would think that people are fearful of large dogs only but that’s not always the case. As an Overland Park seller, you can do some things to reduce the concerns of many of the buyers. Here are a few tips:

• Vacuum the entire home & furniture to remove all pet hair. It’s best to vacuum regularly if not daily.
• Clean the area on walls and baseboards where pet lay against.
• Clean all carpets to remove pet odor, even deodorize.
• Are you pets crate trained? If so, you might consider having them contained during the showing. Or at least restrict them to the backyard, in the utility room or garage.
• Clean all litter boxes & dog messes from the yard. Otherwise it can be a turn off to many buyers.
• Keep the pet’s food bowls extra clean.
• Repair any damage from the pets prior to putting the home on the market. Ex: chewed doors, scratched molding, shredded wallpaper etc.
• Put up notes, where pets are located. So that it isn’t a surprise to all - including the pet.

These tips will help minimize the impact on showing your Overland Park home. Giving the buyer an opportunity to see your home in its best light.  If you are needing help in staging your home, let us know.  We are accredited home stagers!