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The 6 Biggest Buyer Turn-Offs and Solutions

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Real Estate Agent with Century 21 Hardee-Team Realty

The 6 Biggest Buyer Turn-Offs.  What is stopping your house from being the next one sold?  Here are some great tips and solutions to make your house appealing to buyers.

  1. Sellers who lead buyers around the house SOLUTION: Leave the house during the showing.
  2. Dirty, crowded and smelly houses. SOLUTION: Make sure your house is in "tip-top" shape.
  3. Irrational seller expectations SOLUTION: Get realistic -- view other Actives on the market in your neighborhood.
  4. Feeling Misled or important information missing SOLUTION: Be upfront and honest.
  5. New, Ugly home improvements SOLUTION: check with your Realtor about home improvements and their payback value.
  6. Crazy listing photos or no photos at all. SOLUTION: Check your photos on MLS.

To see more of this great post by Tara-Nicholle Nelson, click here for the full article.

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Dave Halpern
Dave Halpern Real Estate Agent, Inc., Louisville, KY (502) 664-7827 - Louisville, KY
Louisville Short Sale Expert

My list of top six problems:

1. Price

2. Price

3. Price

4. Price

5. Price

6. Price

As long as the sellers enable the house to be shown, price will fix all clutter, smells and dysfunctional "home improvements."

Mar 01, 2011 12:09 PM
Anna Dovger
Add Value Home Staging LLC, 281-704-6607 - The Woodlands, TX
Home Staging -The Woodlands, TX

Liz, great tips. I would give 'get realistic' the#1 and don't 'check the market' - complete waist of time.

Mar 01, 2011 02:20 PM
David Artigliere
Reading, Pottstown, Norristown, Philadelphia - Collegeville, PA
ARTI Home Inspections, ASHI Certified Home Inspect

It really is realistic for the seller to follow this... if they want to SELL their house!  Good post!

Mar 07, 2011 12:00 PM