‘Staging is preparing a home for sale so the buyer can mentally move in”  This includes the basement and in particular ones that are not finished.

The Basement: Purge, Purge, Purge. We all collect items and there are lots of places to donate . We can help with that.

1. Get rid of anything you no longer want or use.

2. Organize the remaining in one area so that the basement walls and floors are visible. Try to have shelving units to organize the items ( they do not have to be fancy – Ikeas /Rona /Home Depot have lots of good items that are very affordable. You can also stack rubber storage boxes nicely against one wall.

3.  Make sure that around the electrical, plumbing stack and furnace is easily accessible and visual.

4. Broom clean /vacuum the floor. 

5. Make sure the stairs are solid and easy to access- handrail a must.

6. Get rid of those spider webs from the ceilings and walls of unfinished parts and clean the top of the furnace and hot water tank.  

If you have a finished basement remember that if you are /marketing it as a living space then make sure it shows like the rest of the house. The basement is usually the last place a buyer goes and it leaves a lasting impression. Make it a good one.

7. If the floor is worn and paint faded, it is worth having a fresh coat of paint applied – makes it fresh and inviting.

8. Lighting – make it easy for buyers to see the space – make sure any area that has plumbing, heating, electrical can be easily seen and read. read  

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