Easy Curb Appeal Tips To Help Your Home Sell Faster
One of the easiest ways of fine tuning your home’s appearance to potential buyers is to focus on curb appeal. After all, first impressions stick.
Here are 10 simple tips that you could easily effect in just a weekend:
Lawn care – Neat and tidy lawns are an absolute home selling prerequisite. Also, don’t forget to apply fast acting weedkiller to affected paths, etc.
Front door – A scruffy looking door can really start your potential buyers on the wrong foot and introduce a major negative into the proceedings before they’ve even stepped inside. Consider painting the door for a fresh new look. Perhaps add an attractive new brass knocker and refurbish or replace worn out hardware/numbers.
Door mats – The fact that door mats often say “Welcome” says much about their role in making your visitors comfortable on arrival. Don’t let an old worn mat let you down. Replacing it is an inexpensive way to freshen up the entrance to your home.
Lights – All external lights should be cleaned and fully functional, as they help to create a warm atmosphere on arrival. Remember that many daytime viewers will also pass by your home at night!
Window screens – Torn or bent window screens don’t make a very good first impression of your home. Repairs more than justify the modest cost (DIY repair kits are widely available).
Mailboxes – Paint a tired looking box and the supporting post to give it a fresh new look, or even replace it.
A/C unit – Air conditioning units, and indeed electrical boxes, can sometimes be very visible from the curb and can never look better than simply functional. Reduce their impact by using fencing materials or even plants at a suitably safe distance.
Pressure wash – Concrete, stucco, paving, metal sidings, windows, wood decking, bricks. These are just some of the cleaning applications best tackled by a pressure washer.
Plants, plants, plants! – There really isn’t anything that says “welcome” better than judiciously laid out plants. Go to your local garden nursery and buy mature plants and shrubs that you can place in pots, hanging baskets and maybe even window boxes. The more the merrier!
We hope you find these ideas inspirational. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for more specific home staging advice – 415-492-0100.