April 10, 2013

3 Seldom Seen Selling Tips to Move Your Home


These Three Selling Tips Help Adjust Buyer (and Seller!) Mindsets

Selling your home soon? Sometimes it can be hard for sellers to come up with the details that make their home unique and appealing to buyers, especially since they’ve already decided to move up or move on.

I like to offer these three selling perspectives that help sellers to see their home in a favorable light.  Ask yourself these three questions and see if you don’t begin to see your home with fresh eyes:

1.  Where are the little luxuries in my home? Remember, don’t think big, think small:

·   Did you have a professional organize your closet storage systems last year?
·   Are there built-in items in the garage which make it a natural home for a future handyman?
·   Did you weatherproof and tune-up the storage shed out back to double as a home office?
·   Do the kitchen cabinets have slide-out shelves or other small luxury amenities?
·   It’s not all about whirlpool bathtubs and brand new stainless appliances... look for the little wins that a lot of buyers will appreciate.

2. Why does my home beat apartment or condo living?

Many first-time buyers will have reached their limit with neighbors, noise, and cramped quarters. Sell your home on its merits compared to the “shared space” life.
·   Is your neighborhood quiet?
·   How big is the lot?
·   What’s parking like at your house?

Conversely, you have empty nesters that are looking to downsize and would welcome the low maintenance associated with apartment and condo living.

3. What’s fun nearby? (Even if you don’t think it’s fun.)

Even if you’re not a golfer, weightlifter, or theater-goer, those activities nearby can be a nice plus for potential buyers. With a new home comes the hope for personal growth and change, and playing up any activities that may catch a buyer’s eye are well worth mentioning. Have you become blind to activities nearby, simply because they’re not for you? Look again!

Of course there’s more to selling a home than these three tips, but hopefully these will get you thinking. For a more comprehensive sense of how I get my clients top dollar for their house, get in touch today: Contact me for more information at: (914) 374-8354  Akim.Smyer@cbmoves.com

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