Selling a home in today’s slow real estate market can be a real challenge, but the buyers are out there! Sellers must take specific steps to help their home stand out from the crowd. There are many cosmetic things you can do to help your house look fresher and specific deals to work into your closing agreement to make your home more desirable.
– Pay attention to “curb appeal.” When a prospective buyer pulls up to your house, she should be blown away by how well maintained your yard and flower gardens are. First impressions truly are everything. A buyer will judge how well you take care of the inside by seeing if you also care for the outside. Keep your lawn green and mowed, prune shrubs on a regular basis, and keep your flowers watered and vibrant. If you don’t have the time to maintain it yourself, invest in a yard service until your home sells.
It’s easy to overlook small details that can only be seen from the exterior of your home: are you keeping your gutters swept? Are your windows clean and shining? Are your garbage cans safely stowed out of view? Do you have eaves or trim that could use some touch up paint to look their best? You need to stand out in the street and look at your house with a detached and critical eye, as if you were looking at it for the first time. You don’t want prospective buyers to take one look and drive on.
– Buyers want to be able to picture themselves and their furniture in your home. Those cranberry-colored walls and pink carpet in the bedroom may suit your tastes, but they will probably be objectionable to most of the people who visit your home. Try to keep your rooms’ paint as neutral as possible: off-white or a very pale warm yellow shade on the walls and a beige carpet in the master bedroom will appeal to many more folks.
– Show a prospective buyer that your house is not only beautiful to look at, but its appliances and other systems are guaranteed to work properly or you will have them repaired or replaced for them. Offering a home warranty as part of a closing deal shows a buyer that you are willing to give them the peace of mind of knowing that, should the air conditioner conk out, they can make one phone call and it will be taken care of. It’s an attractive extra that shows buyers you care about the home and will stand behind it.
Selling a home in a buyers’ market requires hard work, attention to detail, and a willingness on the part of sellers to do whatever it takes to stand out from the crowd. Good luck!
If you are selling a home and are interested in a quality Arizona home warranty service, contact the professionals at Global Home Protection (http://globalhomeusawarrantyservices.com/). Art Gib is a freelance writer.
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