The Buyer’s Eye
Kathy Riggs March 21st, 2010
Spring has finally arrived and realty signs will be going up everywhere because spring through early summer is the busiest selling season.
Whether you are putting your house on the market or doing your annual spring clean – walk around your house and look at it from a buyer’s eye. Does the vinyl siding need pressure washing? Is there chipped paint? Does the yard need a day’s work to remove the debris from the winter storms? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then get busy. As I have said in my posts geared toward sellers, when your home goes on the market, it becomes a product and it must compete. If there is a For Sale sign in your yard, you must take a look at your house objectively and close the door to the emotional connection. Think of it as buying a used car – buyers wants the car to operate as intended for the price they pay. They don’t care if it is the car you drove on your first date. The same with houses, the buyer wants to envision how they fit into the house, not look at a memory book.
So if your house is going on the market prepare it with a “buyer’s eye.” Removing things such as refrigerator art, doctors’s appointment cards and personal pictures will keep distractions to a minimum. Sellers want the buyer to meet the house not the family.
On the Lighter Side…
Note to Landlord: I request your permission to remove my drawers in the kitchen.
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