Do you want to sell or rent an apartment or house? Cleaning is the foundation.

Are you going to a bigger one, are you relocating to a house in the village or have you inherited an apartment and want to rent it out? Then you will definitely need to prepare your old home for a change. Cleaning and moving, that's what most people are afraid of, that it will take time, it will be stressful and so on. However, preparing for new owners or tenants will not be so difficult. Follow our advice and you'll be fine!

Cleaning the apartment is the basis of success

Its importance is clear to everyone, but many people underestimate it. Of course, we are talking about cleaning. And it is far from only about cleaning products, mops and vacuum cleaners, but mainly about personal things. Throw everything you no longer need into the trash - clothes you haven't worn in a long time, electronics that don't work, receipts that are no longer useful to you, dishes you don't want to take with you to your new home, and so on. Not only will sorting through things and getting rid of unnecessary ones save you several trips with boxes to the car, but overall cleaning will also be much easier. The less things you have, the faster the cleaning will be. If necessary, also undertake repairs. You should fix a dripping faucet or a leaky window before you offer the apartment for sale or rent. On the contrary, painting the walls is not necessary at all - the subtenant or the new owner can paint the apartment according to his taste. Then pick up the cleaning products and start cleaning. Take special care in the kitchen and bathroom, because they are the first people to look at, and dusty tiles or a stove that shows what you had for dinner last night could put them off.

We are selling - everything must go

Do you want to sell the apartment, but still live in it? Even so, it is good to prepare. To those interested in your former home, you should show the apartment as close as possible to the condition in which you will hand it over to them. Move things you don't use daily to your new residence, hide personal items. If you agree with the future owner that some things will remain in the apartment (usually furniture), mark them. On the contrary, separate the objects that you take out of the apartment. However, the rooms should not look austere and should attract interested parties. That's why it's a good idea to leave room flowers, curtains and drapes, a picture here and there in place for the time being. Without these accessories, the apartment could look cold and unfriendly and discourage potential buyers.

Rent - what to keep and what to throw away?

Before you offer an apartment for rent, you need to think about what to leave in the apartment and what to throw away. These are mainly furniture, electronics, accessories, paintings and tableware. If you want to rent the apartment to students, you can leave the old cabinets and dishes in it. On the contrary, if a young family is moving into your former home, the new residents will probably want to arrange the household themselves. However, you should definitely not leave personal items in the apartment, those to which you have a close relationship.