Curb appeal will get a buyer in the door, if the neighborhood and price is right for them. But you want to grab & keep them once they are in the door. Sure you've repainted, had carpets cleaned, updated light fixtures etc, but what about the little things. Those little details that the buyers pay attention to? Once your home is on the market it is no longer your home, it is a product, and you want it to show in it's best light.
Does the bathtub/shower shine? What about the windows, do they sparkle? Do all the outlets have covers? What about the light switches, do you have a white switch with an almond cover or vice versa? Are the switches clean?
Have you dusted those ceiling fan paddles? What about the tops of the door casings? How about your sink, is it clean?
As you prepare your home for sale, think about someone coming in and doing a white glove test, and make sure you hit every area, regardless of how little.
Hole in the drywall in the garage? Fix it! It may just be a garage to you & not matter, but a seller could look at it as a negative.
Typically when looking at a home a buyer is mentally calculating repairs that need to be made as they are walking through the home, pay attention to the details, and that should help eliminate a low ball offer because a buyer feels it will be $10,000.00 to bring a home up to average in their opinion.
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