Tips for Selling your home with pets

Selling your home can be a challenge in todays market, especially when you have pets. Not all potential buyers are pet lovers and no matter how clean your keep your house they all leave an odor behind and can damage a house in one way or another. There are a few things you can do to spruce up that house and sell it quickly with pets.
Clean carpets before you list your home. After carpets have been cleaned try to keep your pets out of any unneccesary rooms once this has been done.
Vaccuum before every showing. This will help remove any excess hair and dirt from the floors, it is amazing what dogs bring in from outside.
If you have wood floors or tile/laminate try to clean your floors before every showing if you don’t have time to do the whole thing then just spot clean the areas where you can see dirt with the naked eye.
Weather permitting open some windows to let some fresh air in for closings if that does not work then buy and air freshner, just make sure it is a soft welcoming scent and for heavens sake don’t put it on the highest setting or buy 5 to place through out the home. Buyers don’t like to be over powered by any scent, even a pleasant one!
If possible remove dogs from property for showings. Cats typically can be left there as they usually are hiding and if they are out they are minding their own business. Most dogs create a huge distraction to buyers when looking at your home. You don’t want them worrying and paying attention to Fluffy when they should be looking at your home! If you are unable to remove the dogs then make sure they are crated somewhere or gated in a laundry room.
Make sure to pick up droppings in the yard daily, especially when it is hot outside. You want buyers to appreciate your back yard, not think they are stepping into a port a potty.
Replace anything in the property that your pet may have damaged. Ex: molding around doors, carpeting, refinish wood floors if severly scratched, replace screens, sod in back yard or fill yellow spots with new grass seed.
If you do these few things your home will sell quicker and most likely for more money than if you didn’t.