RealEstate.com Says Curb Appeal is Key to Selling Your House
Your home's curb appeal is the "face" that everyone sees. Prospective buyers will be certain to stop and take a peak if your home is clean and welcoming so make sure if you are in the market to sell, do what you can to make you home shine through great curb appeal.
Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) June 1, 2007 -- As the saying goes, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. This adage certainly holds true when it comes to the curb appeal of the home you're selling. Buyers these days make decisions quickly and might not even take the time to go inside your home if at first glance, they don't like what they see on the outside.
"The homeowners themselves aren't always in the best position to judge their own curb appeal given that they see the property everyday," said Holly Slaughter, editor-in-chief of RealEstate.com Tips and Tools. "This is why I always recommend that homeowners invite a real estate agent or a friend over to give an honest assessment of a home's curb appeal before putting it on the market."
If prospective buyers pull up to what might be their new home, only to be turned off by chipped paint and a shaggy lawn, chances are they'll move on quickly to the next listing.
So what can you do to increase your home's curb appeal? Here are some easy projects to include on you to-do list:
| | - Maintain the lawn. Seed the bare patches in your lawn and keep the rest mowed and nicely edged. If you don't have time to do this, hire a service as the lawn is the first thing prospective buyers will notice.
- Consider whether your house could use a good power washing. This doesn't cost much and will quickly take away the years of dust and grime that has collected on your home.
- Make sure the doorbell works and that the front door opens and shuts smoothly without creaking. Creaking can indicate aging or disrepair - things no prospective buyer wants to be greeted with.
- Keep clutter to a minimum, meaning no bikes or toys on the lawn and no garbage containers in sight of the street.
- Repaint any areas where paint may be flaking.
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Your home's curb appeal is the "face" that everyone sees. Prospective buyers will be certain to stop and take a peak if your home is clean and welcoming so make sure if you are in the market to sell, do what you can to make you home shine through great curb appeal.
About RealEstate.com
RealEstate.com helps give consumers an advantage during their home buying or selling journey, from the early stages of dreaming through the final stages of moving. The site uses a proprietary, turbo-charged home listings "engine" with access to more than two million listings in order to bring clarity to the chaos. In addition, a robust "Tips and Tools" section provides helpful advice, checklists and guides, all in an effort to help users navigate the process. Together, this comprehensive set of tools, content, listings and services have come together to help consumers "Get the knowledge. Get the edge.™"
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, RealEstate.com is an operating company of IAC. RealEstate.com also owns or operates iNest, Domania and RealEstate.com, REALTORS®. REALTOR® -- A registered collective membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.
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