Here is an excerpt from the tips I've posted on our website at http://www.pottstownmortgage.com/how-to-show-home-for-sale.htm
Showing your home so it sells:
Your home has to sell itself, not you or an agent will have luck selling a too worn house for what it could be worth.
Make your house beautiful, fast. A sparkling home will make a prospect fall in love with your house - you know the feeling when you test drive a car or maybe when you bought this house - though you hide your excitement from the seller, you had to have it. You will pay a little more than you budgeted and let the seller call the shots, because there is no other house like this. With our plan, a few hundred dollars and less than 15 hours of work should make someone fall in love with your house and pay full price.
A clean house will sell. People need to picture themselves in it and feel at home. Ever go to an airy, clean hotel room? How about a dark and dirty one? Or maybe one that smells musty or like smoke, or has stains in it? Which one makes you feel more comfortable? We all prefer a new or just renovated hotel because it's clean. Your house should present itself like a nice hotel, no dirt, no clutter, not overdone with personal affects that say this is your home, no obvious deferred repairs, just welcoming and manicured.
Home showing checklist - do within two days of putting up sign:
Outside = Curb appeal (many people drive up to see a house and are turned off and drive away, canceling their appointment). First Impressions are VERY important:
- Remove peeling exterior and touch up with fresh coat.
- Plant flowers to brighten front walk.
visit http://www.pottstownmortgage.com/how-to-show-home-for-sale.htm for the full list of tips. Not only have I owned a mortgage company for 12 years I have had great succcess selling properties FSBO. I just sold my home in this terrible market, during the winter/holidays, and saved $12,000 in broker commission using these tips.
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