SELLING YOUR HOUSE: (©2003
By Wendy Shepherd)
Real
Estate Tip #1:
You will need to clean your home thoroughly (Including carpets,
appliances, etc.) or hire a cleaning service. Grab the free
chore charts to help here... http://www.tipztime.com/chorecharts/freechorecharts.html
*Remember, the appliances may be opened for inspection if
they are being sold with your home.
Real
Estate Tip #2:
Your home should have a pleasant fragrance. You can open windows
to let fresh air in.
Real
Estate Tip #3:
Get rid of clutter. Closets need to be neat. Put the foo-foo
decorative items away. Some home owners paint the walls white.
Doing things like this will help the possible buyer visualize
how they may like the house to look if they bought it.
Real
Estate Tip #4:
Clean up the yard. Trim the bushes and trees. Mow the law.
OR you can hire a landscaper to fix up your yard.
Real
Estate Tip #5:
Make repairs. Check for anything that needs to be repaired.
Dripping faucets, knicks in walls, squeaky doors, loose door
knobs, burned out light bulbs, etc. Check the outside of your
home as well for: window screen tears, crooked downspouts,
etc.
Real
Estate Tip #6:
Make sure your real estate agents knows your basic schedule.
You don't want a "house showing" when you are in
the middle of a meal, or when you are taking a shower. Telling
your real estate agent basic meal schedules, and appropriate
times to show the home will help both of you.
Real
Estate Tip #7:
Right before the real estate agent comes to show your house,
turn on all lights in the home for better viewing. Turn the
television off, but you may like to keep on some soothing
music. Make sure your pets are secure. Do dishes. Take our
trash.
Real
Estate Tip #8:
When the real estate agent comes to show your home, don't
tag along through the home with them. You may sit outside
on the porch or in the yard, or visit a neighbor while they
are in your home looking around.
Real
Estate Tip #9:
Going the extra mile helps to seal the possible sale of your
house. Why not have a "brochure" that has actual
pictures of each of the rooms in the home, and other details
of the house. The people who came to your home will be able
to take this with them and refer to it.
Real
Estate Tip #10:
Better yet, have Wendy Shepherd of StudioMatrix at http://www.studiomatrix.com
set you up a "real estate" webpage with your home
and display pictures of each room for easy access for all
buyers through real estate agents or from the internet. This
helps to broaden the area you cover to help sell your house!
You can see an example of the type of home selling display
that Wendy can set up for you by going to http://www.orlandosunvillas.com
From the website http://www.tipztime.com/realestatetips.html
|
