Is Your Refrigerator "Market Ready" to help your home sell
I love this blog below :) Having your refridgerator look buyer ready is always a good idea. Not sure about the inside being organized, but it can only help :)
The refrigerator is one of the main focal points of your kitchen. And since the kitchen is one of the biggest selling features of your home, don't mess it up by answering yes to any of the questions below.
1. Will buyers be able to see where my family has traveled by the magnets I've displayed? 2. Will buyers be able to see how cute I am and how cute my kids, grandchildren, pets or grandparents are? 3. Does my refrigerator look like I had to push the doors shut to get the produce, meat, soft drink and freezer aisles from the grocery store into such a limited space? 4. Do fingerprints make my refrigerator's door handles look like a crime scene investigation? 5. Will buyers smell last night's cabbage, hard-boiled eggs, tuna or anything else?Whether the refrigerator stays with the house or goes with you after the sale of your home, make sure this appliance makes a good impression. Refrigerators take up a lot of visual space in the kitchen, especially when adorned with calendars, photos and magnet collections from all the places you've traveled. Make sure your fridge is attracting the right kind of attention when selling.
5 Tips to make your fridge a buyer-magnet
1. Remove all items from the exterior of the refrigerator. Rather than have a buyer remember all the magnets you've collected from all 50 states you've been to, what your Uncle Sal looks like and what sporting events your kids will be at the next month, let the refrigerator blend into the room as part of the space, not an island unto itself.
2. Buyers look everywhere. Clean your refrigerator thoroughly with a mild cleanser. From the drawers to the grate at the bottom of the appliance make sure the appliance sparkles.
3. Get rid of any scented items or food that may spoil. Don't let any odors permeate from the fridge which may stink up the room if the doors are opened. Cabbage, hard boiled eggs and tuna fish are strong smelling foods that could cause unappetizing odors to waft into the kitchen when a prospective buyer checks out the space in your fridge.
4. Organize the items in your refrigerator and freezer as if it were being featured in a magazine. Not only will it help you when it comes time to prepare a meal or reach for a snack, buyers love organized spaces
5. Repaint or replace if the appliance has seen better days or doesn't match the other appliances, especially if it stays with the house. The cost of replacing a refrigerator in the mind of a buyer can be more than the actual price. Do your homework and you should be able to easily recoup the cost. If you must repaint the appliance, either hire a professional to do it or be sure you can do it appropriately.
Paul Walker, Broker Associate since 1997
Realty Executives of Metro East
1109 Hartman Ln, Suite 200
Shiloh, IL 62221
(618) 409-0510
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