It should go without saying (but of course I’ll say it anyway, because I have a blog and I can!) that there are about 10 zillion reasons to honor Independence Day in this country - and yes the fact that I can pretty much say whatever I want to on this blog - without worrying [...]
Notice your window coverings.
There’s no doubt that window coverings are expensive but they’re also very noticeable, so you need to make sure yours aren’t turning buyer’s off.
If they’re cotton curtains make sure they’re clean, but not faded and not beginning to disintegrate from facing that hot sun all day, every day. It also looks extra [...]
Mind your entertainment center manners.
The entertainment center is a big attention hog and it often behaves rudely in front of potential buyers viewing your home. What do I mean by rudely? I mean that it insists on getting all the attention in the room. It’s often oversized and cluttered and tends to loom over [...]
Rent storage space.
This goes along with your basic de-cluttering tips. Get that junk out of and away from your house, period! The best part is, there are companies that practically make this easy now. You pack the boxes, they bring the giant storage locker right to your house, you load it, they come and take [...]
Psst! Don’t tell anybody but you don’t really have to de-personalize everything.
Not surprisingly this tip comes with exceptions.
I tell sellers that it’s perfectly acceptable to leave out a few personal photos while their home is on the market. Look no further than those brand new, professionally staged, model homes for examples. Nearly all of them [...]
Offer a bigger commission.
I touched upon this subject in Home Selling Tip #21 but I’ll expand upon it here.
Depending on how desperate you are to sell your home, you may want to offer any Buyer’s Agents a bigger commission than you had first planned. To make it clear, there is no set commission but you’ll [...]
Don’t apologize.
Don’t apologize to potential buyers for your home’s shortcomings. For starters, it will just make the flaws obvious. For “enders,” fix it instead of apologizing.
For the sake of argument however, let’s pretend that you’ve fixed everything there is to fix but you’re aware that the home backs to a busy street, or your neighbors [...]
Redo the baseboards.
Your baseboards tie your flooring together and you should make them complete by either refinishing them, if they just look a worn, or replace them entirely if they’re practically falling apart.
Baseboards are another one of those things in your house that if they’re looking good no one will notice, but if they look [...]
Host a “Broker Open.”
Often times, when a real estate agent lists a house for sale they host what is called a “Broker Open” which is an Open House for real estate agents (brokers).
If you’re selling your home on your own (FSBO) you could host one of these yourself. Or even if you’re using an agent [...]
Take a step back.
What I mean by taking a step back is that when selling your home it is extremely helpful if you can disengage yourself from the emotions attached to your home.
This is very difficult because you have a lot of personal stories attached to your home and how can you just put those [...]
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