Top Means for Buyer Appeal

Do you have any advice for our sellers?

With spring on the way and the housing inventory's impending flooding, I wanted to share some tips on what sellers can do to help their home be appealing to buyers. To me, there are top objectives to concentrate on when getting ready for a showing.

What's number one?

Without a doubt, curb appeal. It's the first thing buyers see on the internet, and when they pull up to the house. Buyers will decide to see your home or rule it out based on that first impression. Cleaning the yard, fresh paint on the trim, making the exterior inviting is critical.

What can you advise about the interior?

When a buyer is going to look at your home, they're not trying to view it as your home, but instead to imagine the home as theirs. Remove excessive personal belongings and clutter. Focus on common areas such as the kitchen and the living room and the owner's suite, as these are the areas that cause a buyer to fall in love with one home over another. There's always a balance between living in a home and having it ready to show. Too many photos can be overwhelming, such as your grandmother's walls when we were younger, but a few family photos strategically placed can show that this is a happy home for a happy family. A common mistake we see is a house looks amazing, and then you open a closet and it's like an old sitcom scene with things flying out and hitting you on the head!

Anything else that comes to mind?

Our clients often ask us to give staging ideas, which we're happy to do! There are professional stagers that may charge up to a few thousand dollars. One of the benefits we offer our clients is that we have partnered with a fabulous stager who will come into your home for a flat fee of only $200 and work with you to help rearrange and regroup your existing furnishings and decor to maximize the show-ability and sale-ability of your home.

Whether you are a single home buyer or a family, there are probably few things in life that are as exciting - or nerve-racking - as looking for a home.