re you considering putting bad first impression as they
your house up for sale, but drive up to the house.
not sure where to start?
Afraid it will take too long to 2. Next, step outside your front
sell, or that you won't get the door and close the door; then
price you want? Think about stand on the stoop and look
"staging" your home, or in other around for 5 minutes. While the
words, setting the scene for realtor fumbles for keys and
immediate buyer interest in your tries to figure out how to open
property. the door, the clients are
standing behind and looking
To be really effective, you need around. So what are they seeing?
to look at both the outside and Dead plants, old Halloween
the inside of your home. Here are decorations in the middle of
3 tips to get you started with January, cobwebs? Again, not a
the outside of your home: good first impression!
1. Go stand on the street to see It's definitely worth it to take
what clients see when driving up some time and clean it up. Want
to the house. Be aware that any to go a step further? Try a new
negative impressions they get coat of paint or some new
outside the house (landscaping furniture or accessories.
not maintained or non-existent,
peeling paint, etc.) is just 3. Don't forget the backyard.
going to make them think that the While that might not be part of
house itself has not been well the potential buyers' first
taken care of. So even if you impression experience, you still
have spent the time and money to should make sure it's in the best
fix up the interior, it would all condition possible. Pull up
be wasted if the clients get a weeds, water plants, do some
sweeping (if that's applicable in would you like to see changed
your case) and maybe even before you put an offer on your
purchase new furniture or house?
accessories (plant pots, bird
houses, etc.) And don't worry about spending
several thousand dollars to get
And the biggest tip of all? your house ready to sell - you'll
Imagine yourself as a potential get it all back when your house
buyer looking at your property sells. Proper staging helps you
for the very first time. What sell your house in a shorter time
impressions are you getting? and at the price you want.
Would YOU buy your house? What
About the Author:
Kathleen Yamauchi is a long-time realtor located in Prescott, Arizona. For more free tips and resources on buying and selling your home and other real estate advice, visit her web site at http://www.kathleeny.com.
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