Tips For Getting Your Home Ready To Sell
When you want to sell your home there is more to it than just putting a for sale sign in the yard. The answer to your problems isn’t just the right seller’s agent either. There are some things you need to do in order to make your home attractive in order to grab the right buyer’s attention.
You want your home to be appealing to possible buyers. If your home is stuffed full and cluttered people aren’t going to be interested in it. If your yard is all a mess or they can visibly see the place needs a lot of work you’re going to take longer to sell (unless you’ve set the price pretty low). Here are some things to do if you want to sell faster and at a good price.
Work On Curb Appeal
While you may have been raised under the old adage that you shouldn’t judge a book by a cover, it’s sometimes hard not to. You can bet that people out shopping for homes are going to judge yours by what it looks like on the outside unless they’re specifically looking for something they can fix up and flip.
This means you need to have a cleaned up yard as well as a nice looking outside of your home. Consider new siding, or at least cleaning it. Make sure your roof is doing its job and make sure the rest of your home look like it’s solid (from the front door to the chimney).
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Clean It Up
You need to clean up the yard. That means raking the leaves, mowing the lawn, and getting rid of trash and clutter. People want to see cleanliness, it makes them want to buy,
You also want to clean up the inside of your home. If your walls are dirty, clean them, If your windows are dirty, clean them. It doesn’t have to be pristine, but you want to make it look nice.
Make It Showroom Ready
You also want to make sure your home’s showroom ready. People don’t want to see a house full of someone else’s clutter. They want to see themselves and the things they own in your home.
However, if the place is completely empty it can be difficult for them to see themselves in the place as well. That’s why you want to leave the minimal amount of furniture and decor, and pack up the rest (put it in storage if you’re still living in the home you’re selling).
Get Out Of There
Last, but not least, blow that popsicle stand whenever your realtor is showing the place. Buyers can be intimidated by the owners being home. And, some of them will insist on asking you annoying questions if you’re home.
Author: Anna Johansson
