efore you list your home door? I rarely do. I drive up,
for sale, be sure it is park my car and walk round to the
ready for it's close up. back door, where I am greeted by
Here are a few ideas to help you my dog, and enter the house
get the most for your home. through the kitchen door. Just my
habit. However, the point is that
When You drive up to your house, you need to view the front of
maybe on the way home from work, your home very critically as this
or the gym, do you always is what potential home buyers
approach from the same direction? will see first. Is it neat and
Well, stop it. My point is, and tidy? Is it swept? Is the front
bear with me because I do have door clean and shiny or could it
one, how does your home present use a lick of paint? How about
itself from all directions to a some colorful plants; maybe in
potential buyer? By driving up pots? You get the idea. The point
from the other direction, you may is, as they say, you only get ONE
see your trash cans or some other chance to make a first
visually displeasing feature that impression, so make it count.
might be easily fixed, and
improve the chances of your homes Recently, I have been showing and
first impression being a good one selling a lot of homes in the
for everybody. It's a variation Gilbert, Arizona area that are
of an old Realtor trick. When vacant, normally owned by
approaching a home, we try to "investors" deserting us for
take the most scenic route. Is it calmer seas. The problem is that
dishonest? Not at all. It is our some of them look a bit worn out.
job to show the home in the best You can see the vague outline on
possible light. the wall where pictures used to
hang. Or the rubbing mark left on
Do you ever walk up to your front the wall where the sofa used to
be. Often, you leave the home homes that are also in
feeling a little "grubby". One of competition. The market is really
the best investments you can make quite healthy at the moment,
when "fluffing up" your home is although prices are softening a
paint and carpet. For around $20 little. Homes are back to selling
per room, you can paint and in around 60 days, as opposed to
transform a room from drab to the 30 day average of last year.
dynamite in about half a day. Add Interest rates remain
new carpet, with temporary historically low. Many buyers,
plastic trails to protect it, and who last year thought their
a buyer feels like they are chances of home ownership had
getting something special and slipped out of their reach, are
new. We all like that feeling. back; ready and able to buy as
The point here is that as the the market temporarily slows and
market has returned to normal, gives them a second bite of the
especially here in Phoenix, apple.
buyers have a lot more choices,
so your home needs to stand out. Remember, it is very competitive
In some Arizona communities there out there. Make your home stand
are upwards of 500 homes out, price it well, and it will
available within a price range sell.
that are all competing for
buyers. In some of those Now go sweep that porch.
communities they are still
building comparably priced new
About the Author:
Gary Kiernan is a licensed Broker in Arizona and California and practices real estate in Arizona with his wife who is a licensed sales associate also in both states. They specialize in the Greater Phoenix area concentrating on Cave Creek, Carefree, Scottsdale and Phoenix. To learn more about Gary & Shannon go to http://www.garizonaproperties.com
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