1. List the Pros – by viewing the home from a buyer’s perspective, you can easily make a list of the home’s positive features which will then allow your realtor to emphasize those qualities when listing your home.
2. Add curb appeal – the housing market tends to see an increase in sales usually during the spring and summer seasons. Therefore, cutting the grass and adding eye catching landscaping will not only boost your home’s visibility but add to the attractiveness of the home.
3. Make needed repairs – invest in fixing up the some of patches of worn out paint on the walls with a fresh coat. Don’t focus on the fixing the minor cracked tile, instead of waiting for potential buyers spot a problem take the initiative to make all necessary repairs. It will benefit you in the long run and reduces the chances of turning of a potential buyer.
4. Clean and organize your home – deodorize and steam clean your carpets. Put some extra elbow grease in and clean your windows. These “chores” help to make an impression on buyers who are coming to view the home. Organize the clutter and get rid of the junk that you maybe hiding in a closet or the basement. It is important to realize that clutter only makes the space in your home appear smaller. By clearing out the clutter, you give the illusion of a much more spacious liveable area.
5. Set the tone – with neutral and warm colours throughout the house. As much as you love the leopard print wallpaper that might not be your potential buyer’s style. Remember, they are picturing it as they would see themselves in the home and you wouldn’t want to be responsible for your home not being sold because of the hot pink walls.
Staging your home is very important and could mean the difference between your home being sold within two days versus two months. Professional stagers are available to come in and assist you with staging your home to make it stand out to the crowd.
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- Elli Davis, Sales Representative for Royal LePage
- In the summer of 1983, I began my real estate career. Within 3 weeks, I sold my first home, a condominium at the well-established 'Granite Place' at Yonge & St. Clair. It was at this point I realized that Real Estate was my true love. I have now been in real estate for 29 years, specializing in Central Toronto areas such as Forest Hill, Rosedale, the Yonge Street Corridor, Waterfront, Moore Park, Lawrence Park, Deer Park, Chaplin Estates, Allenby and the Avenue Road/Lawrence area.
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