One of the most important aspects of selling your home is the preparation that goes into it. Attention to detail will help you sell faster, because you never get a second opportunity to make a 'first impression.' The front of your home should be in such great condition that buyers cannot wait to see the inside.
Avoid these 9 mistakes with your curb appeal if you want a quick sale:
1. Lack of Curb Appeal - the first thing a buyer sees is your lawn, front yard and the front of your house.
2. Unkempt lawns and scrappy landscaping gives the impression that you don't care. Buyers will wonder if the front is unkempt, what will the inside look like?
3. Planters with dried flowers and dead plants are a turn off to buyers; as are over-run walk ways and over grown shrubs.
4. Porches filled with debris, old boxes, cans and broken furniture send the wrong message.
5. Old cars, broken bicycles, oil stains and used toys in the drive way will encourage buyers to drive on by.
6. A front door that is unwelcoming - such as dirty, peeling paint; broken door knobs; torn mesh and broken or boarded windows.
7. Torn, badly, hanging curtains or drapery say lack of interest.
8. Because of work scheduling some buyers are only available to view at night, so poorly lit entry ways will be unappealing.
9. Other buyers cruise by your house to see what it looks like at night, proper lighting helps to give a warm inviting glow.
Yes, there will be people willing to purchase your house if the curb appeal is lacking; but the offer will be far below market value. Those people will be investors, looking for a bargain, they may think that you are desperate to sell and will take advantage of that whether it is a fact or not.
| Joanna Parris, CSP, cSMM is a certified Home Staging Expert, a member of RESA, (Real Estate Staging Association) & SEA (Staging Excellence Alliance) |
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