Your home could be the best decorated home in your state. Perhaps
you�ve even been praised by famous magazines. It must be really great
when you have guests over or friends for dinner, however, this is not
suitable when getting ready to show your house to potential buyers.
The real estate professional will tell you when he or she lists your
home what you can do to help better your chances of selling your home.
One of the things you will need to do is constantly keep the house neat.
First impressions are always essential at a showing. The other thing you
should do is make your home as neutral as possible. This can easily be
done with some simple solutions.
The first thing you should do is pack up all the family photographs.
Many people get offended when this is suggested. However, the new buyer
does not want to see your home. They want to see the house in which they
may be living. There is a difference. It is hard for some people to look
at a room and see their things when it already has personal items from
someone else. By eliminating the personal items and making the home
neutral, the buyer can see how the home will look with their decorating
style.
Another thing to consider is to keep things simple. You may think that
getting your home ready to sell means updating to the latest appliances
and other features. This is not the case. The best thing you can do is
clear out everything you do not need in each room. Put these things in
storage. Get them out of the way so the only thing people see when they
come is the house it's self. You may have the most beautiful 17th
century dining room suit, complete with a hutch, side table, and buffet.
This massive piece seats 12 when fully extended. Move it. You want
people to notice the expanse of the dining room, not the table.
The best thing you can do when it comes to updating is a simple coat of
paint. Painting all the walls a neutral color, like off white or beige,
greatly adds to how clean the home is. The lighter, neutral colors can
actually make a smaller home appear larger. It also will match what ever
decor the buyer has. This will let them picture what their furniture
will look like.
You will know when you have done a good job with these tips. The buyers
will come in and stand in certain sections of the room. Then they will
go to another part of the room and stand there a while. This is what
someone does when they are determining which piece of furniture is going
to go where. If you see someone wandering aimlessly, they can not see
themselves in this home. Those that stand and ponder are actually
picturing what it would be like to live there. It is best at that time
to just let them dream for a minute.
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