• Curb Appeal!! This is the first glimpse your prospective buyers get of your home when they arrive. See if your home is inviting, if it could be spruced up with some shubbery and annuals— DO IT!
• Exterior Paint Helps. At the least update the trim or paint just the front of your home. Make sure the doors open easily and the windows sparkle.
• Heavy-Duty Cleaning. You want your home to be spotless. If you can, hire professional cleaning people so you can clean out cupboards and closets. Eliminate any sign of clutter.
• Keep Furniture to a Livable Minimum, this automatically makes the rooms look larger. Pack away any valuables or bric-a-brac you can live without.
• Interior Painting is the fastest and cheapest way to freshen up a room. Choose neutral colors even if you would not pick them for yourself. This helps prospective buyers get a better idea of how their furniture will look or what they would like to change. Don’t waste time on Wallpaper! This is the first thing people change.
• New Vinyl Floors is fast and easy. Keep the colors neutral also.
• New Shower Curtains for every bath are a must. Buy a set of matching towels just for show– it will make all the difference.
• Have Something Wonderful Baking in the oven when you have a prospective buyer coming to look at your home. Be sure not to burn anything!
• Keep All the Lights On, even in the daytime. They make everything look nicer. If you have a fireplace, and the season is right, light a couple of logs.
• Have Your Home Picked Up as much as you can and looking nice. You may have last minute showings of your home, it pays to be prepared.
• Display Your Information Packet in the living room or kitchen for your potential buyers to take. Your agent will put together an information packet which usually includes a color photo of your home and a description of its attributes.
• Pricing. If your home is not selling, 95% of the time it is because of the price. Even in a bad market, you can sell your home if you are willing to go low enough.
• Keep Your Chin Up. There will be cancellations or even worse people just won’t show up! Don’t feel bad it’s just part of the game. Someone is going to want the house just as much as you did when you bought it yourself.
• Experienced Agents will try to screen people who are not really serious about home buying. Because of ready access to multiple listing service, they can turn up more people to look at your home. An experienced agent with a successful organization behind them, like RE/MAX Select.
Dawn Whalen, Realtor/GRI
RE/MAX Select
Selling a home is very difficult nowadays. Thanks for providing those tips. Those points would really help home sellers.
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