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Learn top tips from the
Lease Purchase Solutions home-selling team experts on how to sell your home for a
higher price. Following these simple guidelines can make selling
your home trouble-free, bring more offers to the table, that
result in a faster sale at a higher price.
Curb Appeal
First impressions are lasting. The first
picture that a potential buyer will see, is how your home is
displayed. Drive up to your home and notice:
Is the front door clean?
Has the lawn been mowed and edged?
Have the shrubs and trees been trimmed?
Has all the trash been cleaned up?
Is there anything that needs to be repaired?
Does the house need a fresh coat of paint?
Look at your house like you would be looking
at your new home. Most potential buyers create their list of
homes to look at by driving by. Dont turn the customer off
by their first impressions.
Sunshine Effect
Let the sunshine in. Open all of
your window coverings. The sun will give your home a warm
feeling and brighten it up. Having all of your window
coverings open will also make your home feel bigger and more
inviting. It will bring the outside, inside. Remember,
Sunshine is a welcome sign.
Kitchen Attraction
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The kitchen is the most important
area of your home. Everything is done in the kitchen; making
meals, paying bills, and children doing homework. It all
starts in the kitchen. Make sure to take care of the
following:
The kitchen must be clean.
All items are put away.
Counter tops must be clutter free.
Sink must be empty and clean. Remove any rust stains in
sinks.
Have all drawers and cabinets clean and organized,
especially the junk drawer.
Have all drawers and cabinets fixed and working
properly.
The kitchen is the center of any home. All
activities seem to gravitate to the kitchen. If a buyer is
interested in your home, most of the time they will be lead
back to the kitchen to ask questions.
Fix It Up
Search the house for anything that
may need to be repaired. House hunters believe that for every
repair noticed, there are ten that have gone unnoticed. What
you should look for:
Squeaking doors and creaking floors.
Loose door knobs and stuck windows.
Dripping faucets suggest faulty plumbing.
Change bulbs that are burned out.
Torn screens and cracked glass.
Walls with holes and missing plaster.
Fix anything that may need fixing. Things
left in need of repair will detract from the value of your
home. When buyers see things that need attention, they begin
to worry about the things they cant see.
Brighten It Up
Decorate for the sale. Faded walls
and worn out woodwork reduce the appeal of your home. A new
coat of paint will often result in a quick, and more
profitable sale. Quick things to do to brighten it up:
New coat of paint, (neutral colors).
Arrange bedrooms neatly with fresh linens.
Remove any excess furniture. (Clutter makes a room feel
smaller.)
Clean all drapes and window coverings.
Remove the clutter from the walls. (Simple pictures and
wall hangings work best.)
Maximize appeal, make your home inviting and
pleasurable to be in. Always make it simple and appealing to
the masses. Go with neutral colors to please all. When you
brighten it up, you turn anything dull to bright.
Spick and Span
Clean, clean, clean!!! We cant
say enough about having a clean and neat home. A little elbow
grease can put dollars in your pocket. A clean home is more
inviting, simpler to present and easier to sell. Check list of
areas to clean:
Carpets vacuumed
Faucets sparkling
Toilets brushed
Counters wiped
Floors mopped
Furniture dusted
Laundry put away
Beds made
Glass shining
Spend a little time and take pride in your
home. Cleaning is the simplest way that you can increase your
profits.
Pets Away
Make sure that when you are showing
your home that your pets are away. You are selling to the
masses and some buyers do not like animals, or maybe allergic.
Why take a chance on ruining a sale. Just put pets away.
Air Control
Always make it comfortable for your
potential buyers. If it is cold, make your home warm. If it is
hot, make your home cool. If you have the luxury of a
fireplace, light a fire if it is appropriate to the comfort of
the buyer. You may also want to have a potpourri pot warming
the fresh essences of fragrance to also enhance the air
quality. Help make your home more inviting and comfortable to
potential buyers.
Sound Barrier
Harmonize the sounds in your home.
Make sure that the TVs are off and the stereo is on softly
to appropriate music. The music should be mellow and in the
background, so that your home is pleasurable and free of
disturbances.
The Little Things
Little things can make big
differences:
Remove all family pictures. This will
allow the buyers to imagine your home as their own.
Re-organize storage spaces. Removing all the clutter and
unneeded items, and neatly repacking the storage areas, will
make the storage areas look bigger and look more adequate to
a buyer.
Hide everything that looks like work. At least neatly
arrange, lawn mowers, vacuums, hoses and work benches.
Always accent the things that are fun, like skis, toys,
bikes, and other fun things.
Have fresh cut flowers. Make your home more inviting and
welcoming to the potential buyer.
Have fresh made cookies. Again, welcome the potential
buyer to your home.
All of these items are just guidelines for you
to use. If you want to increase your homes value and sell it more
quickly, incorporate them into your selling plan.
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