Easy Ways to Make Your Home Sell
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MORE MONEY!
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Un-Cluttering
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Cleaning
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Repairing
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Neutralizing
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Dynamizing
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Showtime
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1. You never get a second chance to make a good first impression
2. 50% of homes are sold based on curb appeal
Price is the most important item a homeowner controls, Condition is a close second.
A crucial part of marketing any product is the presentation of that product. Corporations and retail businesses understand this concept and pay millions of dollars each year to advertising and marketing consultants to get the best advice possible. Presentation is important when you are selling your home too. In order to compete effectively with other sellers, homeowners must present their homes to buyers in an attractive and desirable condition.
When you purchased your home, you probably comparison-shopped. According to the National Association of REALTORS® a buyer looks at an average of 15 homes prior to making a buying decision. Regardless of how many properties are on the market, available buyers will tend to seek out the best-priced property that is in the best condition.
Think Like a Buyer
You are not just selling a house. You are selling a life-style, security, prestige, hopes and dreams. Buyers want the best for themselves and families. Your home should represent the best of the best. Put yourself in the buyer's shoes! When the buyer arrives at your front door they are hoping this is it. Don't make them search elsewhere. If you have done your homework, every room in your home will make the buyers want to move in and make it their new home!
Start Making a List
Walk outside and take a look at the property through the eyes of a buyer. Does the house need painting, repairing, or look worn? Remember, if you think it will take too much work to fix things up, your buyers will probably think so too. Make a list. Then do the same thing on the inside. After all the better it looks, the quicker it will sell.
Want to Know Where to Start?
Start with un-cluttering, then cleaning, repairing, painting, and then dynamizing. Get busy and complete as many repairs, improvements, and enhancements as you possibly can. As you now know the most buyer excitement is created early in the listing period. Get ready and stay ready. The time you spend tidying up can pay big dividends!
This will serve as a guide to walk you step by step through the steps of preparing your home for sale.
Creating the Illusion of More Space!
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Arrange your furniture to give each room a spacious a feeling.
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Consider removing furniture from rooms that are crowded.
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Store large furniture and accessories you aren’t using.
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Pack up collectibles to protect them and to give an un-cluttered look.
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Leave a few of the more tasteful collectables to provide a “homey look.”
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Give away, pack or sell unused items at your garage sale.
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Remove all clutter wherever you find it.
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Make it a daily habit to pickup clothing, shoes, & personal possessions.
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Remove off-season clothing from closets!
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Pack, sell or give away what you don’t use.
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Organize closets to demonstrate the most efficient use of space.
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Leave as few items on the floor or shelves as possible.
Cleaning
Every area of your home requires close scrutiny. Each hour spent getting your home into showroom condition can pay big dividends
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Clean all windows, inside and out. This helps make the house sparkle.
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Clean all wall-to-wall carpeting and area rugs.
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Clean and polish linoleum, tile and wooden floors.
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Clean and polish all woodwork as necessary.
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Pay particular attention to kitchen and bath sinks.
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Clean and polish all light fixtures.
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Control odors from cooking, cigarettes or pets. Some buyers are acutely sensitive to odors.
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Pay particular attention to pet odors.
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You can use products like carpet deodorizers, air freshners and room deodorizers but the best strategy is to remove the source of the smell rather than cover it up.
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Have your carpets and upholstery cleaned
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Dry-clean your drapes if you think they need it.
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Mildew odors are an area of great concern. If you smell mildew, find the source and clean it up.
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Don’t allow wet towels to accumulate in hampers or dirty laundry to pile up in closets.
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Once offensive odors are identified and removed, consider adding delightful ones.
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