Ready-Set-Sell!
How can you interest a buyer into buying your home? A positive first Impression is the key. To get your house ready to sell and to make a good first impression you just need to do a little extra work and preparation. The first step you should take is to get your home inspected by a professional inspector. A professional inspector can tell you what –if anything- is wrong with your house and give you a list items that you need to fix to help maximize it’s selling potential and get the best possible price for you home. What other things can you do to help maximize your homes selling potential? Read the following tips:
Spruce up your homes exterior
A positive first impression is the key and the exterior is the first thing a buyer sees when they arrive at your home. The goal is to make your exterior look clean, updated and well cared for in order to impress the buyer. If a homes exterior is not well cared for a buyer may not even want to step through the front door let alone entertain the thought of buying your home. Remember the first impression is the key to selling success. The two sensory organs on a buyer that your must remember to please are their eyes and nose. Cleaning up your yard and updating the exterior can go a long way to satisfying these sensory organs. The following are some suggestions to improve your homes exterior:
- Mow the lawn, rake leaves, and pull weeds
- Water the lawn
- If you don’t have a lawn plant a lawn
- Clean up any overgrown garden beds
- Spruce up the trees and bushes
- Give your home curb appeal by planting some trees and flowers
- Make sure you keep your plants tidy and fresh by weeding and watering
- Clean up the curbs and gutters in front of your house
- Create a pathway to your door or spruce up the one you already have
- Define the entrance to your home with shrubs or potted flowers flanking the sides of your door or steps
- Put scented potpourri in your garden beds or potted plants
- Clean all of your windows doors
- Install new windows
- Replace your exterior lights
- Buy a new welcome mat
- Paint your stairs and railings
- Replace your stairs and railings
- Repaint the front door or replace the front door
- Get rid of equipments an unsightly equipment or hide them behind some lattice
- Paint the exterior or touch up the exterior paint
Make the interior of your home cozy
After you spruce up the exterior of your home its time to tackle the inside. Make some simple changes to enhance the coziness of your home. Make the buyer feel like they are home as soon as they enter your home. The following are some simple tips that can help give your home that cozy homelike feeling:
- Clean your tile floors & replace any broken tiles
- Update your flooring
- Remove any dust bunnies or cobwebs from your ceilings and floors
- Clean the carpets with a fragrant carpet cleaners
- Wash your rugs or take them to a professional cleaner
- Paint your walls a neutral color
- Remove the clutter
- Edit your knickknacks & family photos
- Remove any un-necessary furniture
- Make sure every room serves a purpose
- Spruce up you kitchen: replace outdated appliances, cabinets, and fixtures
- Organize your closets
- Organize your basement, attic, and garage
- Clean your windows or replace your window
- If you have pets wash them or take them to a day car the day of the open house
- Bake some cookies or banana bread
- Put some fresh fragrance in the air conditioner
- Light a cinnamon spice candle
Repairing and Replacing
You might need to do some home repair or replace and update items around your home. Some items that may need replacing or repair are:
- Broken or missing doors
- Cabinet handles
- Cabinets
- Lighting fixtures
- Ceilings
- Ventilation filters
- Broken tiles in bathroom and kitchen
- Faucets
- Tile
- Wallpaper
- Paneling
- Furniture
- Windows
- Window coverings
- Counter tops
- Kitchen appliances
- Mirrors
- Light switches
- Showers & baths
Ask your friends’ opinions
Ask your friends to come over a walk through your home as if they were a buyer. Ask them for their first impressions of your home and if they feel at home. Listen to their suggestions and advice. Remember the first impression is the key to selling your home.