Inviting potential buyers into your home is far and away the most crucial element when it comes to completing a sale. Yet many homeowners continue to make basic mistakes that undermine their chances of getting what they deserve for their property. If you would like to learn more about setting yourself up for success when it comes time to sell your house, read on. This article will outline three tips for ensuring your walk-throughs are a success.

Consider renting a storage unit.

Generally speaking, by the time most people decide to sell their home, they have already begun packing, organizing, and assessing their possessions. Unfortunately, this often leads to even more visual clutter than usual. Such clutter will leave prospective buyers feeling more hesitant than you want. In addition, it will make it harder for them to accurately assess the dimensions and flow of your house.

The bottom line here is that the more stuff you can get out of your house before you start scheduling walk-throughs, the better. A garage sale is a great way to lighten your load where expendable objects are concerned. For things you are sure you want to keep, but will not need in the short term, a good idea is to rent a storage unit to help house your possessions. This will help leave potential buyers with the best possible impression of your property.

Address rundown or nonfunctional features.

Nobody expects you to remodel your entire home just so that you can turn around and sell it. Yet there is something to be said for taking care of rundown and/or grimy features. This will make your house come across as less lived in, and thus increase the amount of interest shown by a prospective buyer. Consider conducting such upkeep tasks as:

• cleaning and/or whitening tile grout
• replacing old or discolored shower curtains
• installing new cabinet hardware
• attending to nagging faucet leaks
• ensuring that all doors are capable of being opened and closed smoothly

Though they may seem small, such things will help to create the desired impression in a buyer's mind.

Board your pets on days when you've scheduled walk-throughs.

While pets are a beloved part of many families, potential buyers are not necessarily enthusiastic about the thought of meeting your cats and dogs. Not only that, their presence can be a deterrent to making a sale, should a buyer have concerns about years of pet hair and dirty paws. For that reason, it is a good idea to discreetly remove your pets from the house before conducting a walk through. In addition, be sure to thoroughly remove any traces of their existence, whether hair, food bowls, or litter boxes.