When it comes to selling your home, first impressions are key: That means that your home has to look its best from the outside as well as on the inside. Thanks to today's online technology, many -- if not most -- buyers will probably drive by your home to take a look before they even call an agent. If they don't like the way your home looks from the outside, they'll probably drive away without a second thought -- and never get to experience how wonderful your home is on the inside.
When you're preparing your Palm Beach County home for sale, start with curb appeal. If you've been putting off all of those little fixes and repairs, now's the time to get them done. Fix those creaky steps, give your front door a fresh coat of paint, scrub those windows clean, and mow the grass. Consider investing in some attractive, low-maintenance landscaping, such as annuals or small flowering shrubs, to add color and make your front yard more inviting. Above all, you want your home's exterior to appear well-kept, well-maintained and inviting.
Now it's time to tackle the inside. Put yourself in a house hunter's shoes: Do you want to be overwhelmed by the personal details of the current occupant's home, such as collections, brightly colored paint, and cluttered rooms that make it hard to see a home's "bones?" Probably not. The key to preparing your home's interior is to make it open, clean, uncluttered and neutral, so that potential buyers can picture themselves -- and their belongings -- moving in and feeling at home.
Consider renting a storage unit and moving any non-essential items, from furniture and appliances to knick knacks, out of your home. Clear out those closets, unclutter your shelves, and make space in each room by removing a few pieces of furniture. Not only will you create an open space, you'll be halfway packed when moving day comes! If your home decor is highly personalized -- say you've got a super bright paint color on the kitchen walls and a really eclectic wallpaper print in the master bathroom -- you may want to tone it down a bit. Now is not the time to express your personal style, not matter how fabulous it may be!
Replacing bright colors with neutrals helps create a "blank slate" so potential home buyers can imagine themselves living there. The goal? To make it as easy to possible for as many people as possible to feel at home in your home.
Finally, during the selling process, your home needs to be sparkling clean and in good repair. So get up in those corners and dust the cobwebs out, replace those old leaky faucets, keep your surfaces uncluttered, organize your closets and shelves, and keep your home smelling and looking fresh.
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