New York Habitat’s listing agent, Brian Lowenberg, shares his ideas on how to make your apartment attractive to potential customers. He has visited over 1,500 apartments since he has worked at New York Habitat and can offer useful advice about how to prepare your apartment before listing it with us for the first time. He has worked with our rental agents to discuss what owners can do to make their apartments friendlier to incoming clients and offers this advice to all of the owners that he visits.

One of the most important tips Brian can offer is to clear the clutter before listing your apartment. When preparing your apartment to list with New York Habitat, take some time to clean space out in the closets for the guest, organize the clutter so that the apartment is pleasing for the guests and don’t forget to dust those areas which are often forgotten. Once you are successful at creating an inviting space, you will find that clients are more likely to request your apartment when they see it on the website. Remember that it is important to prepare the apartment, just like it will be when the client arrives, for the listing agent’s visit so the pictures taken during the visit offer a realistic look into your space. Our clients find that the best accommodations, whether it’s in New York, London, Paris or the South of France, have been well thought out for their stay. Thinking about the little details makes all the difference.

So, when you set up an appointment for photographs to be taken at your apartment, prepare the apartment just as you would before a client were to arrive. Both clients and agents will appreciate the quality photographs that result from the little extra effort and you will find that clients are asking for your apartment because it is somewhere that they would like to stay.

Be proud of your accommodation and take the time to make it one of New York Habitat’s special apartments in London, Paris, the South of France or New York.