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Sell Your Home By Making It Stick Out From The Crowd
The devil is in the details or so the cliche' goes. Well, the cliche is very accurate when it comes to selling your home in a buyers' market. Focussing on the details of your home makes it stand out to buyers.
The devil is in the details or so the cliche’ goes. Well, the cliche is very accurate when it comes to selling your home in a buyers’ market. Focussing on the details of your home makes it stand out to buyers.
The question you must ask yourself is what makes your home stick out from comparable properties in the neighborhood? You may have undertaken an improvement that results in an obvious answer. An improved bathroom, kitchen and so forth.
If you haven’t remodeled, don’t worry. Small, inexpensive changes to a home can make a world of difference in the eyes of buyers. Just consider some of these small tweaks that can turn your house from run of the mill to unique and interesting.
One of the keys to curb appeal is to create a path to your front door. The path sets the tone for the buyer’s impression of the home. Try to ditch concrete rectangle paths. Go for placed stones or a winding path.
Symmetry is a good thing to have with egress and ingress. This is particularly true for your front door. The easiest way to do this is to put two flower pots on each side of your front door. It centers the look and focuses the eye.
The eyes are the path to your soul and windows serve the same function for homes. Clear any plants blocking their view. If the windows are unique, highlight them by painting the frames a color that contrasts with the surrounding walls.
Trash is a fact of life, but should be seen as little as possible. Make your house stand out by installing vine trellis around where you keep your trash cans. Grow vines that flower on them to block any nasty trash smell.
The average trellis is your inexpensive home improvement friend. Many older homes have long, blank, boring exterior walls along the side of the structure. Spice them up by using a trellis to break up the angle and grow plants and such.
Light it up at night. Buyers are fully aware that you are trying to spice things up for them when they come by during the day. Many will also drive by at night to see how things look and sound then. Use lights to highlight your landscaping and make an impression.
As you can see, there are a bevy of small steps you can take to make an impression on buyers. Give your home the once over before listing it. It could make all the difference in the world to getting the sale.