Make Your Home Stand Out from The Crowd This Spring

It’s important that your home stands out from the crowd whenever it’s for sale, but in the current very competitive sales climate, it’s arguably even more vital.

Spring has been upon us for a few weeks now, and inevitably that brings out more buyers. This is an upbeat and positive time of year, so why not make sure your home is staged to take full advantage of it.

Here are a few tips to help your home stand out among competing listings:

Curb Appeal – The external presentation of a home is always vital. But as spring blooms your home often has stiffer visual competition from neighboring properties. Ensure lawns are well manicured and the building exterior is well presented. Strategically placing flowers and other plants around the property will leave an even better impression.

Light, Neutral Interiors – In a recent edition we told you about why neutral decor is so important to achieve top dollar when you sell – please click here to read it. Sunlight is so wonderful and welcome in spring, and light, neutral interiors accentuate this, making your home more attractive to a wider cross-section of buyers.

Spring Cleaning – The greater levels of natural light inside and outside your home at this time of year tend to highlight dirty and dusty areas more obviously. A thorough cleaning is always essential as you prepare to list. The great thing about spring is that the rewards can be even greater.

Essential Maintenance – It’s reckoned that for every small fault a prospective buyer finds, they imagine that several more are yet to be discovered. So don’t leave things to chance. Sweat the details, such as ensuring faucets aren’t dripping water and all light bulbs are functioning – not only indoors, but outside as well.

After Dark – Many buyers will visit your area after dark to see what it’s like at that time and the arrival of spring makes those inspections even more likely. Be sure and check that your home doesn’t exhibit any obvious faults at night. Also, remember that yards will be a bigger focus for buyers now that the better weather is here, so you’ll want to pay as much attention to that aspect as anywhere else around the property.

Easy Wins – Enhancing the look of your home needn’t cost much. Decluttering your rooms, a lick of paint where needed, strategically placing inexpensive lighting and making sure that windows are clean and letting in lots of light. These are all very quick and economical ways to not only transform your home, but also your chances of a swift spring sale.

Contact Jim at 415-492-0100 if you’d like more specific advice on how to present your home in the coming weeks.