3 Tips For Making Buyers Want Your House
When considering how to sell a house there are three ways you should look at your house from the perspective of a potential buyer.
1. Testing the Home for Baby Compatibility
Are families with babies and/or young children a part of your potential market? If they are, then you need to ask yourself if you would put your own child on your floor and let him or her crawl about.
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In the case of having your house pass the baby test, go for cleanliness first. Make the following efforts for approval from the perspective of a judgmental parent: --Floors looking clean enough to eat off of, --Carpets looking and smelling fresh, --Walls free of grimy smudges and handprints 2. Butt Out Of all the impacts that your home can have on your buyer, cigarette smoke is the very last one you'd want. This doesn't just mean the smell - which, as we discussed in tip #15, is quite offensive to potential buyers - but the look of ash trays (even clean ones) and smoke stains on walls, cupboards, and otherwise. This is also true for burn holes in carpeting and upholstery. Sure, you're not selling your furniture, but the furniture that is there will leave an overall impression, so make certain that they don't show signs of smoker's damage. For the majority of buyers, they won't even want to tour a home if it is currently owned by a smoker. With that in mind, make sure to get rid of any "evidence" of your habit. While this book is not about preaching to quit smoking, for all intents and purposes, your home should appear as though you've never smoked in it a day in your life. Store all of your ash trays out of sight; clean all of the walls, ceilings, and other places that have smoke stains, and replace or cover any fabrics, carpets, or upholsteries that have burn holes. If you must smoke, do so outside, and make sure that you're not smoking in front of an open window that will simply let the smoke back in. Give Your Home a Timeless Feel In the world of real estate, there is a huge difference between an old home, and a classic home. It's comparable to the idea of used clothing versus vintage clothing; only on a much grander scale. If your home is about 40 years old, with 40-year old paint and wallpaper, 40-year-old appliances, and 40-year-old carpeting, then you have an "old" house, which is hard to sell. On the other hand, if you've shown that you've maintained your home with an overall established look, but which has been kept fresh and up-to-date, this is a "classic" home, which is a very appealing style. The major kinks of the new home have been worked out, the neighborhood is settled, and it has been maintained well enough that "falling apart" won't be a major issue. For more tips on how to sell a house be sure to see the rest of the articles on this website. |
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