These Tips on Selling your House Work for All

October 10, 2008

I’ll bet you could use some tips on selling your house. Because the last thing you want when looking to sell is for word to get out that it does not show well. As you only get one chance to make a good first impression.

Fail to do that and some interested buyers may not even get out of the Realtor’s car. Shouting Next faster than you ever thought possible.

To insure that doesn’t happen how about some ideas you could easily turn into a checklist. Just to make sure you have dotted your is and crossed your ts. You’ll notice some of these are easily overlooked. So be sure to pay attention to these tips on selling your house.

Sweep the street by the curb in front of your house. Picking up all grass clippings, leaves, litter and weeds that have taken root. Or anything else that might suggest even the slightest hint of neglect.

Remove weeds growing in between sections of the front walk. And edge all side walks to give a nice crisp look.

If paint wont do it buy a new mail box. Those shiny brass ones always catch my eye. And if the porch light doesnt respond to cleaning the dead bugs out of the globe you might look into a shiny new one of those too.

Oil the hinges on the storm door. No creak is a good creak when the door is opened.

If you have a dog make sure the grass is rid of any presents left by them. Could be one of the more important tips on selling your house since there’s nothing worse than stepping in fresh doo-doo.

A fresh coat of paint the fence and some lithium on the hinges of the front gate is a good idea too.

Once you decide to sell pull out the spreader, get some bags of nitrogen fertilizer and freshen up the yard.

Water as needed so it looks green and healthy. And put down some weed killer also so whats green is actually grass.

Trim the bushes, cut the dead branches out of the trees and maybe put down some fresh mulch around the base of the trees as well.

Depending on the time of year, get in some brightly colored annuals in the flower beds. Count on them to put on an colorful display all their own.

Address any stains on your deck. Seal it. Ditto for those unsightly oil stains on the garage floor. If need be use dry cement to pull out the stain like magic.

Stow your RV or boat in a storage lot.

Put sealant on your driveway. And if buyers are scheduled, park your car down the street so the size of the drive is readily apparent.

If you’ve got siding paint it. Replace any siding that’s cracked, dented, or defective in any way. Same goes for the down spouts and gutters. And clean the shutters. You want the exterior of the house to make it’s obvious it’s been well maintained.

Here’s another idea. Window boxes. Sporting a riot of color.

Windex all windows. Replace any broken glass. If screens are in make sure there are no rips in them.

There you go. Proven tips on selling your house.

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