Sellers: Create a Child-Friendly Home

Quicken Loans shares these suggestions for making your home more attractive to buyers with small children:

• Cabinet locks. Install in areas where potentially dangerous items are stored (such as under the kitchen sink cabinet).



• Appliance locking straps. These easy-to-install items prevent kids from opening ovens, dishwashers and toilets.



• Fireplace gate. Fire = hot = ouch! Need we say more?



• Smoke detectors. Install one near every bedroom and in common areas throughout the house. (Consider adding a carbon monoxide detector, as well.)



• Electrical outlet covers. This inexpensive and easy fix can help potential buyers visualize their child playing or living in your home.



• Curtain/blinds cord cleats. Eliminate a potential choking hazard by installing next to windows and using them to wrap the cords.