The Star: August 30, 2018

48 Thursday August 30 2018
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Trish Lawrence AREINZ (Nat.Dip.RE)
Licensee Agent/Director
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Auction 1 Sep 2018 on site at 12 noon
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The Best Kept Secrets
to Selling Your Home
Selling Secret #1: The first impression is
the only impression
No matter how good the interior of your
home looks, buyers have already judged
your home before they walk through the
door. You never have a second chance to
make a first impression. It’s important
to make people feel warm, welcome and
safe as they approach the house. Spruce
up your home’s exterior with inexpensive
shrubs and brightly colored flowers. Entry
ways are also important. You use it as a
utility space for your coat and keys. But,
when you’re selling, make it welcoming by
putting in a small bench or a vase of freshcut
flowers.
Selling Secret #2: Always be ready to show
Your house needs to be “show-ready” at
all times – you never know when your
buyer is going to walk through the door.
You have to be available whenever they
want to come see the place and it has to
be in tip-top shape. Don’t leave dishes in
the sink, keep the dishwasher cleaned out,
the bathrooms sparkling and make sure
there are no dust bunnies in the corners.
It’s a little inconvenient, but it will get your
house sold.
Selling Secret #3: The kitchen comes first
You’re not actually selling your house,
you’re selling your kitchen – that’s how
important it is. The benefits of remodeling
your kitchen are endless, and the best part
of it is that you’ll probably get 85% of your
money back. It may be a few thousand
dollars to replace countertops where a
buyer may knock $10,000 off the asking
price if your kitchen looks dated. The
fastest, most inexpensive kitchen updates
include painting and new cabinet hardware.
Use a neutral-color paint so you can
present buyers with a blank canvas where
they can start envisioning their own style.
If you have a little money to spend, buy
one fancy stainless steel appliance. Why
one? Because when people see one highend
appliance they think all the rest are
expensive too and it updates the kitchen.
Selling Secret #4: Take the home out of
your house
One of the most important things to
do when selling your house is to depersonalize
it. The more personal stuff in
your house, the less potential buyers can
imagine themselves living there. Get rid
of a third of your stuff – put it in storage.
This includes family photos, memorabilia
collections and personal keepsakes. Staging
simply means arranging your furniture to
best showcase the floor plan and maximize
the use of space.
Selling Secret #5: Don’t over-upgrade
Quick fixes before selling always pay off.
Mammoth makeovers, not so much. You
probably won’t get your money back if you
do a huge improvement project before you
put your house on the market. Instead,
do updates that will pay off and get you
top dollar. Get a new fresh coat of paint
on the walls. Clean the curtains or go buy
some inexpensive new ones. Replace door
handles, cabinet hardware, make sure closet
doors are on track, fix leaky faucets and
clean the grout.
Selling Secret #6: Conceal the critters
You might think a cuddly dog would warm
the hearts of potential buyers, but you’d be
wrong. Not everybody is a dog- or catlover.
Buyers don’t want to walk in your
home and see a bowl full of dog food, smell
the kitty litter box or have tufts of pet hair
stuck to their clothes. It will give buyers the
impression that your house is not clean. If
you’re planning an open home don’t leave
your pets around.
Selling Secret #7: Play the agent field
A secret sale killer is hiring the wrong
real estate agent. Make sure you have an
agent who is totally informed. They must
constantly monitor the multiple listing
service (MLS), know what properties are
going on the market and know the comps
in your neighborhood. Find an agent who
embraces technology – a tech-savvy one
has many tools to get your house sold.
Selling Secret #8: Light it up
Maximize the light in your home. After
location, good light is the one thing that
every buyer cites that they want in a
home. Take down the drapes, clean the
windows, change the lampshades, increase
the wattage of your light bulbs and cut the
bushes outside to let in sunshine. Do what
you have to do make your house bright and
cheery – it will make it more sellable.
Selling Secret #9: Half-empty closets
Storage is something every buyer is looking
for and can never have enough of. Take
half the stuff out of your closets then neatly
organize what’s left in there. Buyers will
snoop, so be sure to keep all your closets
and cabinets clean and tidy.
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