Preparing Your Home for the Market
The most important thing to do to your home is to make it as attractive as possible. Start with the first impression that a potential buyer has when they drive up, the so-called "curb appeal". Mow and edge the lawn, get rid of the weeds, and plant some nice, colorful flowers if it the correct season. Stand back and critically look at your home. How do you see your home? If you stand in the shoes of a potential buyer, you will probably see things that need to be done.
Preparing your home for market does not stop at the outside. Preparing your home inside is just as important. Just as you cleaned up the outside, the inside should be just as clean. Put away any items that would contribute to a cluttered appearance. While family pictures and other treasures have meaning to you, to a potential buyer they are just things which tend to make a room seem smaller. Make sure that the lights are on and the window coverings are open when a buyer comes into your home. Light and cheerful is much better than dark and cheerless when it comes to showing your home. Sort out closets and arrange things neatly. It will make your closets look bigger, and further contribute to the sense of tidiness. Pride in your home will be seen by a potential buyer, and hopefully make them want to buy your home.
I have a client, who has 2 grown son's, who should be by the way, living on their own, but they choose to live with Mama! When I make an appointment to show the house, I have had to arrive early to pick up dirty laundry ont he bathroom floor and I even arrived at the appointment to find No. 1 son going to the bathroom. How do you show the bathroom to a potential buyer when it is being used?????
Am I alone, or do other's have this problem? Is this underming the sale?
How do you draw the line without hurting feelings?
Does this home need staging????
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