¨ Drive up to your home and look at it from afar. Look at it
through the eyes of buyers.
¨ Check the shingles – repair or replace damaged shingles.
¨ Clean and repair the gutters.
¨ Clean and repair the HVAC units.
¨ Repair broken windows and shutters. Replace torn screens. Make sure frames and seams have solid caulking.
¨ Repair or replace door knobs, doorbell and light fixtures if necessary.
¨ Remove all toys, equipment and litter.
¨ Remove cobwebs and nests.
¨ Remove mildew, moss and stains from the side of your home – use bleach. Remove stains from the walkways and driveway – use concrete cleanser and/or kitty litter.
¨ Repair and clean patio furniture and deck area. Remove anything that can’t be repaired.
¨ Make sure the spa and pool sparkle.
¨ Go around and touch up the exterior of your home with putty and paint.
¨ Clean or paint the front door and mailbox.
¨ Hose off the exterior of your home, especially around entrances. Use siding cleanser.
¨ Wash the windows.
¨ Wash your garbage can and put it in a place where it’s not the first thing potential buyers see when they drive up.
¨ Stack the woodpile neatly.
¨ Mow the lawn.
¨ Trim the trees and shrubs.
¨ Weed the gardens.
¨ Add colorful plants or foliage to fill in bare spots.
¨ Edge the gardens and walkways.
¨ Sweep the walkways and driveway.
¨ Replace doormats that are worn and torn.
¨ Shine brass hardware on the doors and light fixtures. Polish stained wood doors and trim.
¨ Drive up to your home again and look at it from the eyes of a potential buyer. Walk into your home as a potential buyer. Determine what kind of impression the walkways and entrances now make.
If you have any questions Contact Raina Wells to set up an appointment for a personal home evaluation. The home evaluation is thorough and will give you a more competitive selling price. 972-333-3851 or rainawells@kw.com. In the mean time check out my website at www.homesearchsaver.com
Great post, Raina and great point about looking at it from the eyes of the buyer. It's so easy to take shortcuts and think that the house will still sell easily without any added work done to it. Yeah the yard was a mess the last 5 years you lived there, but yes you should put in some work to make it and the house look like they never have before to get it sold. People notice the little things when it comes to choosing a home, and I think giving it that curb appeal goes a long way.
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