Get More Drive Byes with 5 Curb Appeal Killers
Friday, February 19, 2010
You won’t sell your home in Los Gatos, San Jose or Phoenix for that matter, if you can’t get the potential home buyer to the front door. Homes for sale, regardless if they are short sales, must look neat and tidy!
When they drive up to your for sale sign will they still want to come in?
Those potential buyers will become drive bye byes if….
- Lawn is overgrown and there is cheezy yard art everywhere
- Weeds are growing in the flower beds and around the walkways
- When the door is being opened it squeaks and the paint is old
- The paint is peeling and cobwebs have taken over
- The Doorbell is hanging off the wall or doesn’t ring
It is so very simple to overcome these curb appeal Killers if you want to sell your home!
Here are a few suggestions of how you can take care of these 5 deal breakers for little or no money. Get those home buyers in the door!
- An overgrown lawn should be mowed and edged properly.
Remove any lawn art, Holiday decorations, Beware of Dog and I love Cats signs. Pets can be a deal breaker for some home buyers and your Realtor can help you address this in a better way.
- Pull weeds along walkways and flower beds and dispose of them.
Leaving the dead weeds in a pile somewhere after you pull them is actually worse than pulling them at all. It leaves the impression that you don’t follow through. So get rid of them!
- Repair a sticky or squeaky door and paint it.
WD 40 will usually fix a squeaky door. Spray hinges lightly while you swing the door back and forth to help it get deep into the hinge mechanism.
A sticky door can be a bit more technical, but a little common sense and some Read the rest of this entry »
