Curb Appeal – Get Woman’s Approval, and the Rest is History
After
potential buyers find your home online and are ready to make the first drive-by
to see what your property is all about, the first thing they encounter (besides
the For Sale sign!) is the front of your house. Now I’m not a rocket scientist
by any stretch of the imagination, but this tells me that your curb appeal
better have some zing to it.
And
when push comes to shove, if the female of the house doesn’t like the curb
appeal, then chances are the husband has no chance on buying (little truth to
every joke!). The curb appeal needs to attract the eyes and feel of a female –
flowers, shrubs, cleanliness – it all plays to a woman’s
emotions. So when you are preparing your home to sell, make sure the husband
and wife can picture themselves on your front deck having a nice summer evening
relaxing to the sunset while having a drink.
None
of us want to lose money on what we invested in, so make sure that your curb
appeal gives the potential buyer a reason to come back and take a strong look
inside.
Here
are a few tips that will help your curb appeal so that your house is sold in no
time:
Clean Up The Clutter
First
and foremost, you need to make sure that you clean up all of the clutter in
your front yard. If you have a shed in the backyard, utilize it. Clean up all
of your kids toys. Don’t leave any tools, rakes or shovels laying around. Make sure to
rake or bag the grass when you cut it. There shouldn’t be any car parts in the
yard and if you have a boat, put it in a storage area until you sell the home.
The last thing you want a potential buyer to assume is that you don’t have the
necessary storage space and that if your outside is messy, what is the inside
going to look like?
Make the Front Door Appealing
Your
front door needs to be painted so that there are no scratches or anything when
people drive by. You don’t want the front door to be an eye sore, you want it
to make everyone feel welcome. Many times the front door looks beat up since it
is typically used the most, so freshen it up and feel free to even change the
welcome mat out front as well. Painting the door and getting new door mats are both inexpensive, so make sure that your house doesn’t look cheap
before the buyers even enter your home.
Stain the Front Deck and Fences
This
may take some time, but you should stain the front porch and also the fences
that surround your front yard. Even if it is painting the fences, it needs to
be done. When buyers drive by to see your home, you need the curb appeal to
shine and if they see worn-down porches and fences, they will continue on to
the next house. Put in some elbow grease and make this a necessity when selling
your home. This will make not only your decks and fences look new; it will
highlight your entire house and make it even more enticing.
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