A Few Curb Appeal Tips!

You are selling your house and want to your buyers to appreciate your property. Here are some tips that help to increase the curb appeal of your house.

• A fresh coat of paint is what the doctor ordered as nothing can beat a nicely painted house. It can do wonders to a dingy looking house. Look for appealing color schemes that are instant hits with the majority of people.
• An attractive front door can create magic in a freshly painted house. Try leaded glass inserts or an antique door.
• Replacing plain doorknob hardware or adding lights on either side of the door can make it more attractive.
• If budget is a constraint and you do not want to buy anything new, just repaint or stain or polish the door.

If you think creatively there are ample ways to do up your house within your budget, just use a little imagination. The trick is to find the spaces that require improvements, and then work on them as best you can.

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Improve the Curb Appeal of your house!

To do so you need to carry out an initial curb appeal analysis or exercise.

Next time you are approaching your home, stop a short distance before the entrance. Just view your house across the street or far enough down the driveway to get a good view of the surroundings along with the house.

• What are your first impression and your first thoughts of the house you are viewing?
• What appeals to you instantly? What are the best features of the house that can be enhanced?
• What are the worst exterior features that can be taken care of?
• Is your lawn accentuating your house or depreciating its value? If the latter is true then your lawn needs some work?
• What about garage or parking space? Is it adequate for the house?

This realistic analysis will help you greatly but if you think you are unable to analyze it objectively ask one of your friends to do it.

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Prepare Your Home For Sale!

Selling your home can be stressful process; here are some tips that help you to prepare your home for sale.

• Dissociate yourself from with your home and look it as a product to be sold. Let go the emotional attachment with the ‘home’ and treat it as a ‘house’. Prepare yourself to say your goodbyes to the home to ease the process.
• De-personlaize the space. Take away your personal belongings and family heirlooms; you would not want your buyers to be distracted from the house, would you.
• De-clutter the space as much as possible to make it more appealing.
• Rearrange your closets, organize them properly, to give the space a clutter less, well maintained feel.
• Make necessary repairs. Leaky faucets, cracked wall and floors, squeaking doors create negative impressions on the buyers.
• Let the house sparkle with a fresh coat of paint, washed windows, vacuumed interior, waxed floors and fresh inviting fragrance. Give it a welcoming feel.

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Some Home Buyer Turnoffs That Should Be Avoided!

Are you selling your home? Yes, then go through these turn offs that should be avoided at all costs.

• House odours are a definite turn offs. Make sure to remove these odors so that you can offer your buyers with a fresh and clean atmosphere.
• Dirty, Grimy bathrooms are a strict no-no. These instant turnoffs should be avoided. Scrub them properly, paint them in fresh cool colours, add a new shower curtain or towels--do what it takes to make it more inviting. If you are serious about selling your home, all this work is a must.
• Barking dogs at the entrance are irritating and might frighten people away. If you want a good response, control your pets--dogs, cats, whatever.
• Dark and dimly lit rooms are also a major turn off. Brighten the space with appropriate light fixtures and a fresh coat of paint. Remove heavy drapes and natural light come in.

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Constituents of a House Appraisal!

You have decided to sell your house.

But, wait do you know the value of your house? House appraisal or valuation tells you about the market value of your property and helps to set a fair price for the property.

• The location of the property is very important. How far or near it is to the major metropolis area or other popular locations- is considered in the appraisal.
• The age of the property and its present status.
• The normal per square rate of the area where your property is situated.
• The installations rendered with the house are important consideration in rating. Whether your property is semi or fully furnished, whether it has amenities like a swimming pool, garden or club or not, will also significantly affect the appraisal.
• How well the property is maintained is also crucial.
• The distance of the property from essential amenities such as school, hospital or shopping arenas are worth considering.
• The house taxation, spot taxation, and upkeep complaints are also taken into account in a detailed appraisal.

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Home Inspection Tips!

Majority of homebuyers employ the services of home inspectors before buying a house. If you are selling your house, it is therefore necessary to prepare it for home inspection.

• Mold and mildew stains scare most of the buyers. Fix this irritating problem before the inspection.
• Damp basements and crawl spaces create negative impressions as these shout ‘Moisture’. Moisture deteriorates building materials and attracts all sorts of pest and insects. Try to keep the moisture level down by covering these places with plastic.
• Deteriorated shingles and roof coverings should be repaired, as these are the first things that the inspectors notice.
• Fix leaks and check water pressure before the home inspection. Make sure that the electrical panel along with the circuit breaker configuration is adequate for the needs of the house.
• The heating and the cooling systems should be running properly.
• The home inspector will also check appliances such as smoke detectors and fire alarms.

Once you take care of all these problems, you can confidently wait for the home inspector’s visit.

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How To Host A Successful Open House!

Once your house passes the curb appeal test it is ready for an Open House.

• The process starts with an advertisement in the paper. Write an attractive descriptive ad with pictures place the ad in the Sunday newspaper for a couple of weeks.
• Put up Open House signs at busiest intersection close to your home, in shopping centers near your home or other places with high visitor traffic.
• Remove vehicles from the driveway and even ask your neighbors to refrain from parking outside your home.
• Open all the curtains and drapes; let natural light pour in the house.
• Turn on the lights so that your visitors come in an illuminated welcoming space, which is an open invitation.
• You can even turn on soft music that puts the visitors at ease and they feel more at home.
• Serve a few refreshments and snacks, so that the visitors feel like guests and are more comfortable in the home.
• Keep your house documents ready.
• Get feedback from the prospective buyers. It is hard to do but do it you might be surprised with the response, being approachable can make a difference.

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What your listing contract should include?

You are selling your house; you need to have a listing contract. The contract should include the following:

• Name of the seller and the property address should be included in the listing contract.
• You should have an idea about the worth of your house; tracking the sales of other similar properties in your neighborhood can do this.
• Carefully decide your asking price, it should be neither too low nor too high.
• Make a list of the personal property that goes with the house when you sell it.
• Make a list of the real property that you will be taking with you and is not included in the sale.
• In majority of cases, the agents earn a “customary” percentage as commission. Usually this percentage is six percent of the sales price but may vary.
• In the listing agreement, the amount or the percentage of real estate commission agreed upon is also mentioned.

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