1. The approach to your home or “curb appeal” is hugely significant if you are considering selling your home. You get 15 seconds for a drive-by potential buyer to consider your home. She will not even think of entering your home if the exterior doesn’t intrigue her. Besides the basics of cleaning up, pruning and weeding, be sure to add something of interest and color. The minimum would be a grouping of colorful pots planted up and placed at the front door. The front door should be a focal point; there should be no questions as to where the entrance to your home is located.
2. First Impressions upon entering the home
can be deciding ones. The prospective buyer should see sparkling clean floors, freshly painted walls, gleaming windows and lots of light. The entry or foyer is the introduction to your home. You might want to purchase a fresh accent piece, mirror, clock or art work to give your home an up-to-date feel. Make it special.
Almost everyone needs more light- layered light: ambient, task or accent light.
Ambient light is overall, evenly distributed general illumination. This can be natural light or diffused ceiling fixtures. Ambient light can also be achieved with floor lamps and table lamps.
Task light is directed on a specific area, which includes a hanging light over a table, lamp by a reading chair or desk light.
Accent light draws attention to a particular area and adds sparkle and drama— such as picture lights or candlelight. The prospective buyers must feel like they have entered a model home. Most Real Estate companies have people who can help you achieve this feeling. Their advice is free.
3. De-Personalize and De-clutter every room, closet and drawer. “De-personalize” means to take down and store away anything that makes a home, your home! Family photos and portraits, trophies, collections, kid’s art work, posters, and vacation souvenirs. This can be a heart-wrenching task for some and a refreshing assignment for others.
Before
“De-cluttering” means you’ll have to take out some furniture; anything that blocks the traffic flow. Most furniture pieces can be re-cycled throughout the home.
Also, you’ll have to ditch about 1/3 or more of all accessories. The flotsam and jetsam of daily life has a way of sneaking into every room. Managing clutter seems to be a challenge for everyone. Use pretty containers or baskets to hide necessities such as remote controls, car keys, magazines and newspapers, shoes at the back door, and garden hoses.
After
Start with a good purge and then concentrate on controlling clutter, by organizing, this will greatly improve the quality of your life as well as help you sell your home.
4. The backdoor area is the last impression a potential buyer will remember. Shoes and coats are a life-size distraction. Ditch most of them. If you have hooks just hang one or two items there. More than that looks cluttered; like you ran out of storage space.
Light the back porch and backyard. Accentuate a pretty view. Turn on a garden fountain or light up a special tree or flowerbed. End with a great impression!
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