There are a couple things I see in the summer when doing Home Staging Consultations that many times need to be addressed and are super easy to correct.
1. Cobwebs
For most of us, we go in and out of our homes through the garage door, very rarely using the front door or even taking a look at it. In the summer months a cobweb can appear in a matter of hours. Sometimes it seems like minutes.
Every day when I water the flowers on my front steps I see cobwebs in the corners of the house and around the door. I spray them off and the next day they are there again. If I don't get out there for a couple days it looks like I have an abandoned house! There are cobwebs everywhere and they stick like glue. Even the jet force on my hose won't get them off and I need to bring out the broom.
So please, when your home is for sale check your front door every day and wipe down any cobwebs. The is nothing more unattractive to a buyer than seeing these unsightly things and sometimes with spiders dangling from them to boot. It sets the tone that "if they can't even take care of a few cobwebs did they take care of the larger things like the furnace and air conditioner?"
If you have a back patio area you may need to do the same thing there.
2. Flowers
Lately I have had a few homeowners not have a single flower by their front door, deck or patio. Their reasoning was "I'm moving so I don't want to waste money on flowers." I think this is a wrong mindset.
The flowers not only add color for the buyer when they are at your home, they add color for the exterior photographs online which is the first time the buyer ever sees your home.
Flowers add a sense of beauty and calm and it sets an emotion for the buyer to see the full potential of your outside space. You don't need to spend hundreds of dollars on them, but a few pots in key areas will be well worth it. Plus you can take the pots of flowers with you to your new house to enjoy so it's not a sunk cost.
If you are selling your home, walk around the exterior of your home with a very critical eye. Sometimes it is difficult to see our own homes so bring in a friend who will be honest or a professionally trained Home Stager.
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