Differentiate your home from the rest

With so many homes on the market, you need to make sure yours stands out among buyers. When selling your property, there are some important steps that, if taken, will make your home the most attractive and desirable of any group of competitors. Follow the suggestions below and your home will sell faster and at the highest possible price.

Separated from home

I’m going to start with what is probably the hardest thing for most marketers to do: adopt the right mindset. Before you can sell your home or condo, you must put the property aside and look to the future. Remember the reasons you are selling and that the property is simply a business deal. Doing this will make the process much easier.

Remember, despite what you may think, your home is not perfect. It is not the most wonderful house on the market in that price range. All buyers have different tastes. Don’t be upset if a buyer doesn’t like a certain part of your home. Keep reminding yourself that it’s just a house.

Attractive exterior

You only get one chance to make a first impression. Keep the exterior of your property trim, tidy and welcoming. There are many simple ways to enhance the exterior of your home:

1. Cut grass, trim bushes, weeds, and edging.

2. Make sure bushes and trees are full of life. To do this, water them regularly and possibly replace them with more colorful and vibrant plants.

3. Power wash sidewalks, driveway, sidewalk, and the exterior of the property.

4. Make sure the front door is clean and easy to open. The last thing you want is a buyer’s agent standing outside with your client struggling to open a dirty door (trust me, this happens all the time).

Clean your house

Sounds obvious, I know. However, everyone’s idea of ​​cleaning is very different. One thing that many people overlook is a smell that they and their family are used to. This could be very distracting to buyers and can divert them from the property right away.

1. Vacuum carpets and clean hardwood and tile floors. Have your carpet professionally cleaned if necessary.

2. Make sure the whole house smells good. Smell is a huge hurdle for potential buyers.

3. The kitchen and all bathrooms must be thoroughly cleaned, including toilets, bathtubs, showers, floors, and mirrors.

4. Clean windows inside and out, make sure you get both glass and frames.

5. Dust EVERYTHING. Including baseboards, ceiling fans, light fixtures, shelves and blinds.

6. Make the beds every day.

7. Pick up clothes, shoes, etc.

8. Hang clean towels in every bathroom and in the kitchen.

Tidy up the house

The easiest way to do this is to start packing! Don’t let clutter prevent the buyer from seeing what they should buy. Simplifying the spaces inside the house allows the buyer to visualize their furniture, their paint colors, etc. Plus, by removing excess clutter, regular cleaning and keeping things tidy becomes a breeze. You may need to rent a storage unit. It will pay off in the end when the house sells faster and at a higher price.

1. If you don’t need it, pack it, sell it, or throw it away. Any items that you don’t use on a regular basis should be disposed of.

2. Remove all unnecessary items from countertops, tables, and floors. These elements make the house feel cluttered and also appear smaller.

3. Clean the cabinets. Shoppers WILL LOOK in their closets, so remove unwanted clothing and shoes. Organize whatever is left to make your closet look as big and spacious as possible.

4. Remove personal items like photos, books, magazines, and knickknacks.

5. Remove any furniture that may be blocking or obstructing hallways. Well-flowing open areas are much more attractive to buyers than tight or awkward spaces.

Make minor repairs

Eliminate inconveniences before a potential buyer sees them. Any small item that requires little effort to fix. Even the smallest thing can affect the amount a buyer offers for a property.

1. Replace cracked floor tiles or counter tiles.

2. Patch and paint the holes on the walls.

3. Repair leaky faucets.

4. Repair all doors that do not close properly and kitchen drawers that do not work as they should.

5. Replace burned out bulbs.

Painting and wallpaper

Give buyers a clean canvas to see what they can do to make your house their home. Pay special attention to the bathrooms and kitchen. These are the rooms that really sell a home! Make sure they are desirable to people of all kinds of tastes!

Painting

1. Paint with neutral colors. Give buyers no reason to remember your home as “the house with the purple kitchen.”

2. Remove worn or outdated wallpaper and repaint unclean walls. You don’t want buyers to refer to your house as the one with the NASCAR wallpaper any more than the house with the purple kitchen.

Turning on

A light and airy home is a cozy home that will welcome buyers much more than a dark, dingy home. More light also makes the room feel bigger. So be sure to follow these tips:

1. Turn on all lights and open all blinds every time your home is shown.

2. Update accessories if necessary. Old or outdated accessories can add more to the mental list of work buyers will have to do if they buy, negatively impacting your bid amount.

Garage and attic space

Your garage is for your car, not for storing all your junk! Pack unused items and put them in your attic or storage space. Straighten shelves, organize containers, paint walls, and sweep the floor. Let the buyer see how much space there is for their car and all their things!

Your internship at home

Arrange the furniture in each room to create as much space as possible. In addition, each room must be prepared for its intended use. It’s not good for the buyer to wonder what the rooms are supposed to be used for. If you have trouble doing this, hire a professional.

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If you want to sell your home quickly and at the highest possible price, follow the steps above. I can assure you that one of your neighbors is, and his house will sell before yours and at a higher price. Committing to completing the steps above will allow for an easier, much faster, more profitable, and less stressful sales process.

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