Preparing for Putting Your House on the Market
October 1, 2007
Last week I mentioned renovating your lawn now in order to have it beautiful by spring 2008. This week I am going to suggest renovations and/or repairs to make your home more appealing to the critical buyer prospect.
Buyers seem to view houses for the purpose of finding flaws. Finding a flaw eliminates the need to make a buying decision. It seems that it is always scary to decide to buy a house and if there is no urgency to buy, objections flourish.
If you are truly wanting to sell your home, look at your home with the critical eye of a potential buyer and fix any problems that might deter a buyer from making you an offer.
In the Inman Newsletter that I receive daily, Jim Remley of Pro Performers Seminars had an article packed with recommendations for potential sellers. These recommendations come from his new book "Sell Your Home in Any Market - 50 Surprisingly Simple Strategies to Sell Your Home Fast and For Top Dollar."
Oh, oh, look at that spot on the ceiling. Does your roof leak? We have had so few rainstorms that you may have forgotten that once during a storm, that spot appeared. Get a roofer and have the roof checked. Sometimes the flashing is loose, sometimes the gutters are full of leaves. These items need to be fixed by a licensed roofing contractor who can provide certification that the work was done to local building codes.
Once the cause of the ceiling stain has been corrected, repairing the spot is equally important even though it may only be a cosmetic issue. If your ceiling is of the "Popcorn" variety, this may be a great time to have the ceiling scraped and re textured with a contemporary finish - a renovation that will greatly improve the desirability of your home.
The attention that you give now to eliminating cosmetic flaws or maintenance flaws will benefit you whenever you decide to market your home.
Last week I mentioned renovating your lawn now in order to have it beautiful by spring 2008. This week I am going to suggest renovations and/or repairs to make your home more appealing to the critical buyer prospect.
Buyers seem to view houses for the purpose of finding flaws. Finding a flaw eliminates the need to make a buying decision. It seems that it is always scary to decide to buy a house and if there is no urgency to buy, objections flourish.
If you are truly wanting to sell your home, look at your home with the critical eye of a potential buyer and fix any problems that might deter a buyer from making you an offer.
In the Inman Newsletter that I receive daily, Jim Remley of Pro Performers Seminars had an article packed with recommendations for potential sellers. These recommendations come from his new book "Sell Your Home in Any Market - 50 Surprisingly Simple Strategies to Sell Your Home Fast and For Top Dollar."
Oh, oh, look at that spot on the ceiling. Does your roof leak? We have had so few rainstorms that you may have forgotten that once during a storm, that spot appeared. Get a roofer and have the roof checked. Sometimes the flashing is loose, sometimes the gutters are full of leaves. These items need to be fixed by a licensed roofing contractor who can provide certification that the work was done to local building codes.
Once the cause of the ceiling stain has been corrected, repairing the spot is equally important even though it may only be a cosmetic issue. If your ceiling is of the "Popcorn" variety, this may be a great time to have the ceiling scraped and re textured with a contemporary finish - a renovation that will greatly improve the desirability of your home.
The attention that you give now to eliminating cosmetic flaws or maintenance flaws will benefit you whenever you decide to market your home.
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