Selling Your Home in the Spring: The spring time brings on a fever for getting outside, sprucing up the yards, spring cleaning and sellers putting their houses on the market. This is also the time in real estate when record numbers of inventory hit the market as well. We all know that today's market isn't short of homes available for sale, so if you're serious about selling you'll want make sure you're standing out from all your competition, in every way.
Choosing the Right Realtor: Most Realtors provide a FREE CMA or Comparative Market Analysis. This is critical prior to putting your home on the market. Done correctly, it can offer you an in-depth look at the competition and homes sold directly in your criteria, a market stability report, your homes overall marketability and a direct pricing strategy among other things we will do to help you achieve your goals and get your home sold. Choosing the right Realtor is your first most important step. Here's your chance to interview and ask questions, see how well they know & understand the market and review in detail exactly how they propose to market and sell your home.
Outdoor Home-Staging: There are many things you can do to prepare your home for sale that will pay off. Curb appeal is very important to invest in... This is your 1st impression. Even better, just a few hundred dollars can mean thousands to your bottom line in the end. Take advantage of getting started early, this is an opportunity to step it up and get it sold in the spring. While there are many steps that need to be taken, one of the best places you can start is from the outside, in. Not only will this get your neighbors in the mood, you'll be ready to lure prospective buyers to want to come through the front door.
- First things first... Clean up, sweep and pressure wash.
- Pay attention to your yards, side yards, patios, decks, porch and front door. This should be immaculate.
- Clear all unnecessary clutter. This goes for the garage as well - after all, it has to get done anyway, you're planning a move. Rent a storage space or pod if necessary. Pack up excess lawn furniture, boxes, etc. The garage is part of the home, to many a very important part and they want to see it.
- Wash the windows and make them shine. Remove or freshen up window planters.
- Keep your lawn and grass green, weeded, trimmed and freshly mowed.
- Cut back and prune the unkempt or overgrown. Cut back any growth that blocks "windows" and remove or replace dead or dying trees, shrubs and plants.
- Add the charm - liven up the yard by adding "color" to flower beds, window planters or pots. (Investing in flower pots is nice because this is something usually taken with you!!)
- Finnish off your yard by putting down some fresh bark dust!!
Spending just a little more:
- Update exterior lighting fixtures with more decorative sconces.
- Get a fresh look and feel with a new front door.
- If needed, replace the address numbers on the exterior of your home.
- Maybe it's time to consider a fresh coat of paint on the exterior or if you'd rather make the house pop with a fresh coat of paint on the trim, shutters and front door.
- Add a few large accent rocks to the front landscape.
As always, we can help refer you to professionals who can make these changes or help you with the upkeep. Please give us a call for a list of contacts. In the meantime, enjoy this short video on "How to Green Your Lawn Organically"... You don't have to use chemicals to get a lush, green lawn. Scott Meyer, editor of Organic Gardening shows how to green your lawn safely, without harmful chemicals.
Successfully selling homes is what we do best. Contact Jason Gardner for more suggestions, information or to discuss any questions you may have. And, if you or someone you know is thinking about buying or selling a home we're excited about the opportunity to work with them. Please forward them our information or provide us with theirs. Thank you for your confidence, trust and referrals.
Your Local Realtors Committed to YOUR Success,
Jason and Amber Gardner / The Gardner Team at Sherwood John L. Scott
Direct 971.832.1234 - jasongardner@johnlscott.com - www.TheGardnerTeam.net
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