Top 5 Ways To Impress Home Buyers
Remember when you found your current home? You walked in and got the feeling it was a great fit for you and your family. Now that you’re selling your house, you need to make that same impression on the next potential buyer. Here’s how to do it.
Clean & De-Clutter
Make sure your kitchen, bathrooms, and floors sparkle. Everyone knows that kitchens sell houses. Make sure you kitchen looks great. We are not recommending a full kitchen remodel. A complete remodel is usualy a money losing strategy. Make sure it is clean and it shines.
Can you walk into your walk-in closet? Does your car barely fit into your garage? Start packing early and put your seasonal and personal things into storage. Make your rooms and cupboards look spacious.
Use old-fashioned elbow grease or call in professional cleaners to get the job done. Cleaning is the best return on investment you can make when selling your home. The cleanliness of your home tells the buyers a lot about you and your home!
Repair The Little Things
Put on your home inspector‘s hat and walk through your house. Make a list of the items that need attention and arrange for repairs. Focus on your entry-way, drywall, paint, sticky/squeaky doors, leaky faucets, flooring and counter tops. Anyone that buys your home will have home inspections done on your home. Most inspectors will find most of the problems with your home. A long list of problems with your home from a home inspection may scare away a buyer. Consider hiring home inspections on your home prior to placing the home on the market. Then make the repairs you chose to make and price your home accordingly.
Help Buyers See Themselves In Your House
Remove your family photos, personal mementos and political itmes. If you’re a collector, pack up your collection. Buyers have difficulty picturing themselves in your house when your personal items are on display.
Let The Light In
Bright homes often have a higher resale value. Get your windows cleaned, inside and out. (Consider hiring a professional.) Pull back blinds and draperies to let natural light in. If you still have some dark spots, add floor or table lamps to the area. Turn on every light in the house on prior to buyers viewing your house.
Groom Your Yard
You wouldn’t go to a job interview without being well groomed, so make sure your yard is groomed for viewings. Trim your hedges and shrubs. Cut the grass. Pull weeds and cut back any greenery that covers walkways.
Stand on the sidewalk and take a critical look at your home. You only get one chance to make a great first impression. Do you need to trim the bushes or trees. Do you need to pull the weeds.
Also take a critical look at the front door, garage door, and the trim. Does it need to be painted? The condition of your front door tells buyes a lot about what they will see when they walk in. Paint your frond door if it needs it. Painting is a great return on investment.
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This article was written by Myers & Myers Real Estate to help you prepare your home to sell. We hope this article is beneficial to you and best of luck selling your house.
Myers & Myers Real Estate is headquartered in Albuquerque New Mexico.
