If you are going about the business of selling your home, you should understand that most prospective buyers don't have the funds or inclination to spend money on exterior improvements right away. Thus, they maybe more likely to reject a property if they perceive that it will immediately require more money and energy than they are able to put into it.

It is in the seller's best interests, therefore to make the repairs and perform the maintenance that will make their homes all the more appealing to prospective buyers. In most cases, dollars spent on painting the exterior of the house and improving the landscaping will yield a big return in terms of a sale and a return in investment.

Exterior improvements not only increase the price of a house, but they also attract more interest and lead to a faster sale. 

 If the exterior of a sellers home is attractive and well maintained, it gives potential buyers the idea that the rest of the house is in similar condition.

In addition to establishing its current market value, I can do a walk-through to tell you what types of improvements might gain you a big return.

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Maria Lourdes Couto, ABR,CDPE,CRS,GRI,SRES                         

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2 Comments on APPEALING TO BUYERS

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12
2007
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Maria, you're right, a lot of sellers don't realize that deferred outside maintainance will in the long run cost them more in resale value than it saves.  Buyers only take about fifteen to twenty seconds to determine whether a particular house has enough curb appeal for them to proceed further..
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Thank You Brian for your comment. Curb appleal is the 1st intro.
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