Get Un-cluttered and Make Your Home More Appealing

If you are serious about selling your home, by doing it right the first time you can save yourself a lot of time and aggravation. You never get a second chance to make a first impression to a potential home buyer. So take this information to heart.

We have all seen the FOR SALE signs posted all over the place. It seems like sellers are scrambling to get their homes sold before interest rates get any higher, relocate to a better job market, or worse, sell before they go into foreclosure. In a saturated market the pickings are many for buyers on the prowl.

Make Your Home As Appealing As Possible

Make sure your home is alluring to prospective buyers. Ask your real estate agent what some of the other successful sellers have done to make their homes more eye-catching and interesting. Picture in your mind what you would like to see if you were looking to purchase a home.

It Only Takes A Few Bucks

It’s amazing what a few dollars can do to make a place engaging and appealing to anyone looking to for a home. In fact, sometimes the beauty of a home can override the basics requirements that a person is looking for in their search for a home. Plain and simply put, the place needs to have what the buyer wants or show potential for the future.

Not Everyone Has a Good Imagination

A few years back my business partner and I built a house on an acre of property in Wyckoff, New Jersey. I went to several dollar stores and was able to purchase table settings, mantel decorations, picture frames and a few kitchen knick knacks that made a tremendous difference in the look of the home. So, rather than the potential buyers walking into an empty home, it helped them to imagine what they could do with it. My associate was amazed how far just a few dollars went to make this home look the way it did.

When I look at a home and there are things strewn all over the place, no matter how beautiful the layout may be it takes away from the appeal of what it truly looks like. Home buyers find it a lot easier to see what the inside of a home looks like without clutter instead of having to imagine it.

First and Foremost: Get Organized

Donna Smallin, an author and strategist on getting things done and un-cluttering your home, says, “As soon as you decide to sell your home, start packing. You want buyers to fall in love with your home, not your stuff.”  Smallin also recommends packing and moving only those things you love and use and donating the rest. If you are in need of uncluttering help, I suggest visiting her website at www.unclutter.com or going to your nearest Barnes and Noble store and picking up one of her books. She makes getting organized simple and easy to do.

When you are in the process of selling your home, buying another, looking for financing, packing and throwing things out; things can get way out of hand and quite stressful. Following some simple strategic ways of getting your life organized can go a long way and keep your home from staying on the market, no longer than necessary.

Can the Outside of Your Home Use a Little TLC

Clutter eats up the equity inside your home and curb appeal eats it up outside. Make sure the grass is cut and invest a couple of dollars on a few inexpensive plantings for outside the entrance of your home. Fresh mulch and edging can also go a long way in dressing up your home’s exterior.

Look for areas that might benefit from a little touch up paint that certainly. If the entire house needs new paint or siding you may want to use that as a negotiating tool if someone is interested in the home but is reluctant to purchase.

I little imagination and elbow grease have always worked in the past so why try and reinvent the wheel. Good luck!

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