1. De-Clutter- Before you put your house on the market start packing! Buyers want to be able to envision themselves in the home. Pack up pictures, knick knacks and excess furniture. Pack up anything that you can live without for the next couple of months. Your home will look bigger and will appeal to more buyers if you get out a lot of the things you don't need.
2. Don't forget the garage! I can't tell you how many times potential buyers (men especially) focus most of their attention on non-living spaces, especially the garage. A clean, well organized garage, means a well kept home in the eyes of a buyer. Make sure the floor is as clean as possible, boxes are neatly organized and dust-free.
3. Entrance is everything. Many buyers will make a decision on a home within the first ten seconds of walking inside. Make sure the entrance is clutter-free, clean and welcoming.
4. A way to the buyers heart is through their nose! Your house needs to smell good but avoid using lots of fragrant candles. A lot of people are sensitive to smells and what smells great to you, can cause a migraine in some people. Fresh baked bread or home made cookies appeal to most peoples' sense of smell but a "fresh linen" candle can send them walking.
5. Re-purpose a room. You might use your basement as a big play room but that might not appeal to most people. Pack away toys and place furniture into conversational groups. There is no need to buy new furniture but sometimes an extra chair and table that you had in the living room will look great next to the fireplace in the basement.
6. Clean out closets. Buyers are looking for nice storage space and a closet jammed packed with clothes and boxes means not enough storage to a buyer. If you pack away all those clothes that you don't wear for the season you can make a closet look twice the size.
7. A fresh coat of paint is worth every cent. Make sure all the walls are free of kids "artwork", finger prints, scuffs and smudges. It's a very inexpensive way to make a lived in home have a new feel.
8. Outdoor living spaces are the new indoor living space! Don't neglect the back yard. Keep the deck and porch well swept and the yard nicely groomed. Buyer's like to see themselves entertaining friends in the yard. A nice outdoor rug and some chairs next to a fire pit can do wonders.
9. A splash of color inside and out. A fresh bouquet of flowers on the table and on the porch can add appeal to the interior and exterior of the home.
10. CLEAN! CLEAN! CLEAN! Buyers want to imagine their lives in a home.....that is, their imaginary life! They don't want to see dirt, dust, dog hair or any other dirt or grime inside "their" home. When you put your home on the market plan on waking up 30 minutes early and doing a cleaning every morning before you leave to work. Make sure cleaning products, wash clothes, sponges and any other cleaning product are out of sight. Not only do buyers want to imagine themselves in a clean home they don't want to think about needing to clean.
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