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10 Reasons A Home Buyer Will Never Buy Your House
f you're getting your shine - and then avoid building
house ready to put it on odors back up. Move the cat's
the market, keep in mind litter box outside, and if you
that buyers are looking for their must smoke, do it in the yard.
dream home. Your job is to make Don't overlook more transient
them believe that your home is odors either. Avoid cooking
their dream. In order to sell pungent, garlicky or highly
them the dream, though, you'll spiced food within a few hours of
need to avoid the ten things that a home showing. And while baking
will completely kill the illusion chocolate chip cookies or apple
and guarantee that no home buyer pie won't sell your house, it
will ever by your house. certainly can't hurt.
1. Odors 2. Evidence of pest
control
Dream homes don't smell. If you
have pets, if you smoke or if People living in dream homes
your basement gets damp and don't need to put out mouse traps
mildewed, your house will tattle or roach bait. Make sure that any
on you. A house that smells pest control items are well out
doesn't' sell - it's that simple. of sight when you're showing a
You may not even notice the odors house to avoid any hint that
yourself - but someone who there's a pest problem in your
doesn't live in it and isn't used house.
to them will. Ask a friend for
their honest opinion - and if 3. Clutter and personal
they tell you that your house has items
unpleasant odors, don't try to
cover them up. Tackle the root When prospective buyers are
causes by cleaning down to the looking around your home, they
want to see themselves in it - walls
not your family. Buyers don't
want to buy a 'lived in home'. Water stains on your ceilings and
They want their own, special the tops of walls are evidence of
dream home. Put away pictures, leaks - either in the roof or in
albums and mementoes, clear off the plumbing, and that's trouble
countertops and get rid of no one wants to buy. If there IS
clutter. a leak, get it repaired. Once
it's fixed, prime and paint the
4. Overstuffed storage damaged walls and ceilings.
space
6. Dirty bathroom
When you clear away the clutter,
move it further than the nearest It doesn't matter how clean the
cabinet. If your closets look rest of your house is if your
like Fibber McGee's, spend a bathroom is dirty. Scrub the
weekend paring them down. Buyers tiles, get rid of every sign of
will want to open closet doors mildew and make sure that the
and see attic and basement fixtures shine. Not only does a
storage space. If those spaces dirty bathroom smell bad, it
are overcrowded, they won't be hints at a basic lack of
able to gauge the amount of space cleanliness about the entire
they have. Not only that, house.
overcrowded closets subtly hint
at other hidden 'secrets' - if 7. Dated and worn-out
you're hiding your clutter, what wall-coverings and flooring
else might be hidden behind the
walls? Threadbare carpet, worn and
missing floor tiles and outdated
5. Stained ceilings and wall coverings all suggest a
house that hasn't been cared for Even if your house is in tip-top
or kept up to date. Unless shape, if you've priced it too
they're specifically looking for high for the market, it will not
a 'fixer-upper', few buyers will sell. If your house is in the
look twice at a house that $150,000 range, and you're asking
they'll have to redecorate before $175,000 for it, prospective home
they can live in. buyers will compare it to other
houses in the $175,000 range -
8. Unkempt landscaping and likely find it lacking.
The first impression that buyers 10. Pets, children and other
get of your house is the most interruptions
lasting. Make sure that your
house has 'curb appeal'. Shaggy No matter how much people like
lawns, weeds choking the pathways pets and children, there are
and cracked driveways are all times that they'd rather not have
turn-offs to potential buyers. them around. Remember that you
Spruce up the outside of your want prospective buyers to feel
house - fresh paint if you can, comfortable and at home in your
mowed lawn, and an attractive house. They'll find that
entry to their dream home will go difficult to do if their
a long way toward making an exploration of their possible
excellent first impression. dream home is interrupted by an
over-enthusiastic dog or your
9. A price that's too high children.
About the Author:
Andrew is the web owner of "Home Selling Tips: How to sell your own house fast", a website that provides informational guide on home buying, selling house, home mortgage loan and more. You can visit his website at: http://www.buy-and-sell-house-fast.com/. This article may be freely distributed if this resource box stays attached.
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