Open house is a great opportunity for showing your sale-ready property to a number of potential buyers. To make your house attractive to them, you should make sure that it stands out from the huge logjam of unsold homes. Check out these tips that will make the open house safer for you and more appealing to buyers.
A clean and de-cluttered entryway will attract the buyers very much.
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Inspire Buyers’ Imagination
One of the important goals of an open house is to help the buyers to visualize themselves living there. The process will be easier if you can keep the property de-cluttered and clean.
De-Clutter
Clutter can cost a sale. So, detail your entire house room by room and get rid of half of your belongings. Sort out the unnecessary pieces of knickknacks and furniture and move them to a rented portable pod or storage unit. You can also convince any of your friends or neighbors to let you use his/her garage for some time.
Cleaning
A thorough cleaning of your house is necessary because buyers will definitely notice if the house is dirty and stinky. So, shed your sweat for cleaning every surface – from baseboards to ceiling fans – because it will pay off at the end. Clean the floors, windows, mirrors, and every inch of bathrooms and the kitchen. You can hire a cleaning service too to get the job done.
The exterior should be in a tip-top condition.
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Enhance the Exterior
Make sure that the driveway, landscape, and exterior of your house are in a good condition. The walkway leading up to the front door should look nice and inviting because this is the way your buyers will use to come in for your open house. Clean the outside, windows, screens, and rain gutters. Revamp the front door, place a new welcome mat in front of it, and fix or change the dated outdoor lighting fixtures. Buy new house numbers if the old ones are faded.
Give Buyers a Ready-to-Move Feel
Keep everything in a tiptop condition so that the buyers have the feeling that they can move into the house right now without going through much hassle of moving to a new home. Keep organized all the closets, drawers, and storage units. Rearrange furniture to improve the décor and to make rooms appear as large as possible. Invest your money on small fixings and repairs. It will relieve the buyers from the tension of adding to their list of expenses.
Keep everything organized. Give the buyers a ready-to-move feel.
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These sure-fire techniques will make your darling home more appealing to potential buyers.
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