As a seller, your objective is making your home stand out as the best product available for the best price. If you’re priced right and not properly prepped,  your pricing may backfire. Buyers typically look at many homes either on the internet or in person, how do you make sure your home is memorable to the buyer?

Some or most of these suggestions may seem like common sense, but we tend to overlook the obvious, here we go:

• A fresh coat of paint on worn walls, provides a fresh clean look
• Painting the trim that may have become dingy or scuffed
• Hardware; switch out knobs and pulls in the kitchen, laundry room and baths. Update light fixtures, faucets, light switch plates
• Increase your light voltage to the lightest and brightest… this doesn’t go along with conservation I know…but it will make your home appear light and bright and it’s for a short time.
• This one may surprise you…Avoid plug in air fresheners, they make the home feel dirty and that odors are being disguised.
• Exterior is picked up, freshly painted or at least the locations that have heavy sun exposure, if your buyer just does a “drive by” and elects to pass on the property,  then the interior and all your preparation will go unseen.
• Clean the carpets, wash the windows, open all of your cabinets and wipe them down and clean them out.
• Spring is coming, finally plant flowering annuals in pots at the entrance and place a fresh door mat at the door. Wipe down the threshold and make sure the front door is “user friendly”…. ie: easy to open and operational.
• Lock up the dogs in crates or take them with you. Many people are afraid of dogs and our beloved pets can become a HUGE distraction.
• Clean out the garage
• A home that is cleaned out, up and fresh will make the buyer feel, the home has been taken care of and this will add dollars to your bottom line.

Happy Home Selling….Susie Nancarrow,  ‘Just Good Real Estate’.