Have kids AND a house to sell?

Do you have littles running around your house? Are you living in your house? Is your house on the market? Then read on.

Selling your home can be stressful. Add some offspring into the mix and now you've got a lot going on. There are a few things I recommend to help make this season of your life a little more manageable.

Deep clean and declutter. You're moving anyway, right? Let's go deep on the house cleaning to prepare for that move. A deep clean will make your weekly cleaning much lighter and you'll feel more in control of it. Declutter and get rid of all the extras. You don't want to move into your next home all things you don't use anymore. There are professional organizers out there that can help you through this process. Just ask for help!

Daily clean up. Now that you've gotten rid of the extra stuff in the house, this will go a little easier. Each evening go through your living space and put away the puzzles, line up the match box cars and put the bibs in the laundry bin. Over all, this quick walk through of your house should only take a few minutes but will have a huge impact when you're leaving your home next time for a showing.

Pack up some stuff. Selling in the summer? Box up your winter gear. That needs to be done anyway and packing now means your closet is now that much bigger. Better for your buyer to see the space for their winter coat to hang there!

There's a showing in two hours! Everyone, out of the house! Leaving your house during a showing is the right thing to do. A buyer won't be able to visualize themselves in your home if you're hanging out in the tv room playing jenga with your kids. Glance through your house- are the beds made? Are the legos off the floor? Pile everyone into the car. Bonus if you have a plan for these showing times: snack bag/toy bag ready in the car and a few options of get a ways. Park or grandma's house anyone?

Showing time timetable. We can adjust your showing times too. Is bedtime at 7pm? Maybe we say no showings after 7pm. Or request a 2-4hour request period. We want to be flexible to work with a buyers schedule to see the house but we can be reasonable too.

Your house will sell. You will get through this. Your kids will love their new home, it will be worth it!