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First Impressions! These 10 MUST DO'S for Instant Curb Appeal! 1. Pressure wash siding, decks, and walkways. 2. Clean windows and gutters, and check downspouts. 3. Check the growth of trees and bushes–ensure they don’t block light from any window. 4. Kill any mold or mildew around the property 5. Mow the lawn, eliminate weeds, and rake and dispose of leaves, especially if it’s a wooded lot. 6. Paint the front door. Color choice has a big impact–so you might want to get a professional’s advice. 7. Make the front entry sing “welcome”. The degree of what can be achieved depends on the size of entry and, of course, your budget. However, even minimal improvements will make a huge difference: Consider flowers, a new mailbox, hardware, lights, and house numbers. 8. Don’t forget the rear yard–buyers may attempt to see the back yard during a drive by, even from another street. 9. Outdoor lighting is a huge plus as 50 percent of viewings take place at night. Today we are fortunate to have access to inexpensive but tasteful low-voltage lighting. Consider placing lighting along the sidewalks, driveway, or attractive landscaping elements. Take extra care to ensure your front door and numbers are clearly visible from the street. 10. If the inside of the home is visible at night, be sure the interior lighting also enhances what is seen from the outside. Remember: You never get a second chance to make a great first impression!
Staging Your Home! 5 Important Steps
Walls are a key element of home staging. They are the canvas showcasing the greatest attributes of a house. But where do you start when preparing a home for sale? 1. Remove personal pictures: Those wedding portraits and baby pictures have to come down, as do diplomas and awards. Personal items such as these are distracting to potential buyers. You want them to focus on the home itself, not who the current home owners are. 2. Pay attention to the condition of the walls: If the walls are beat up, dirty or chipped, it can distract a buyer and negatively impact the sale price. “Paint is the cheapest, easiest, and fastest fix you can do on a house,” says Gould. The colors, she says should be fairly neutral, but not to the point of boring. Select an interesting neutral color palette with three to four tones, or colors that compliment the existing features of the room. 3. Hang mirrors: Big or small, round or square—there is a mirror out there for every style of home. “Mirrors are a great way to visually enhance a room and to help the room appear brighter,” says Gould. Mirrors can provide subtle stylish appeal or an anchoring focal point. Another benefit: they don’t cost a lot! But it is important to think about what the mirror will reflect—avoid unattractive or cluttered areas of the home. 4. Get some art: Select art work that accents the best qualities of a room. No controversial pieces, violent scenes, or religious art. “With staging, what you want to do is enable the buyer’s eye to move around the room and take in everything,” says Gould, and the art should help achieve that goal, not hinder it. 5. Stay in proportion: Small pieces of décor get can get lost on large walls, while giant prints can be overbearing in an area with only a little wall space. Mirrors, paintings, and other elements of décor should relate to the furniture around it, Gould says. Consider the composition before you get out the hammer.
TOP 5 Preferences for Kitchen, Bathroom and More!
Check the lists below to see if any of your listings include any of these home features. If so, you might have an extra selling point to attract buyers. According to the National Association of Home Builders’ Consumer Preferences survey, these are the features most in demand among today’s buyers. Top 5 Kitchen Features Top 5 Bathroom Features Top 5 Specialty Areas Top 5 Decorative Features Top 5 Community Features Preferred
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