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Selling a Home
As a homeowner, you play an important part in the timely sale of your property.
When you take the following steps, you'll help your RE/MAX real estate professionals, Jill Campbell & Pam Lykens, sell your home faster, at the best possible price.
The easiest and most reliable way to improve the appeal of your home is to enlist a quality home service professional. The right professional can help you get everything in order from repainting the kitchen to providing a thorough cleaning so you can stay focused on more important things.
- You'll Never Get a Second Chance to Make a Good First Impression.
The key is to put yourself in the buyer's shoes. Practice making your home as appealing and uncluttered as the home you wish to buy. Your front door welcomes the prospective buyer(s). Make sure that it's clean and painted, if needed. A seasonal door decoration adds a warm inviting touch.
- You Can Judge a Book By It's Cover.
Remember, prospects would rather see how great your home really looks than hear how great it could look with a little work. Start with your lawn the first thing potential buyers see. Fertilize if needed, and always keep your shrubs well-proportioned and your lawn trimmed and edged. During the winter, keep snow and ice removed from sidewalk and steps. Clear windows give a glimpse of something nice inside.
- A Clean Kitchen is a MUST.
Many buyers judge housekeeping by the oven and range. Be sure your appliances shine. Counter tops should be clean and free of clutter. As a final enhancement, fill your house with the tantalizing aroma of freshly baked breads or cookies.
- Make Room for Space.
Remember, potential buyers are looking for more than just comfortable living space. They're looking for storage space, too. Make sure your attic and basement are clean and free of unnecessary items.
- Consider Your Closets.
The better organized a closet, the larger it appears. Now's the time to box up those unwanted clothes and donate them to charity.
- Sparkling Bathrooms Help Sell Your Home.
Repair caulking in bathtubs and showers. Shower doors, ceramic tile and grouting should be clean and free of soap film. Fixtures should be polished and free of water marks. Display your best towels.
- Create Dream Bedrooms.
Wake up prospects to the cozy comforts of your bedrooms. For a spacious look, get rid of excess furniture. Colorful bedspreads and fresh curtains are a must.
- Open up in the Daytime.
Let the sun shine in! Pull back your curtains and drapes so prospective buyers can see how bright and cheery your home is.
- Lighten up at Night.
Turn on the excitement by turning on all your lights both inside and outside when showing your home in the evening. Lights add color and warmth, and make prospects feel welcome.
- Try Never to Refuse a Showing.
Remember, selling a home takes only one buyer and this might be your buyer.
Prospective buyers often feel like intruders when they enter a home filled with people. If you're home, greet the prospective buyers at the door and then politely excuse yourself. Leave the selling to us.
- Watch Your PETS.
Dogs and cats are great companions, but not when you're showing your home. Pets have a talent for getting underfoot. So do everybody a favor, keep them outside or at least out of the way.
- Think Volume.
Rock-and-roll will never die. But it might kill a real estate transaction. When it's time to show your home noise is distracting, so turn off the TV. Quiet or soft music is the ideal condition.
- Don't Turn Your Home into a Second-Hand Store.
When prospects come to view your home, don't distract them with offers to sell those furnishings you no longer need. You may lose the biggest sale of all.
- Look at Your Home Through the Buyer's Eyes.
A good rule to follow is to do cosmetic things which will improve your chances of selling, but avoid making major changes unless they will increase the value of your home more than the cost of the improvement.
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