Tuesday, September 23, 2008
A Good First Impression Can Help Sell Your Home
A Good First Impression Can Help Sell Your Home
Your major role as a seller will be to make your home as attractive as possible to potential buyers. The time, effort and limited financial investment involved can give you the competitive edge needed to sell your home when you want- at the price you want.
Your Home’s Exterior Creates The Prospective Buyer’s First Impression
Since the prospective buyer sees the exterior of your home first- it is worth spending a little time and effort to make sure that a good first impression is made.
Here is a recommended checklist:
__ Lawn is well cut and neatly trimmed around the walks and drive.
__ Flower garden is weeded.
__ Shrubs are trimmed and dead trees and branches eliminated.
__ All debris is disposed of and toys and lawn equipment are neatly stored.
__ Fences and gates are repaired and repainted, if necessary.
__ The roof, gutters and downspout are in good repair.
__ Driveways and sidewalks are washed down and checked for cracking and crumbling.
__ Cracked windows and torn screens are replaced. Screens, windows and window sills
are washed. Doorknobs are polished.
__ Doorbell and front lights are in good working order.
If you were planning on painting your home within the next year- it is a good idea to go ahead and paint before showing it. A new paint job, well done, will normally enhance the sale value a good deal more than the cost of the paint.
If your home’s exterior looks clean, orderly and in good repair, that’s the impression your house will first convey.
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