Drive up Appeal
When preparing to sell your home, take time to consider
the importance of drive up appeal. Drive up appeal is the physical appearance
of your property as seen from the street. Will the exterior appearance of
your property help or hinder your efforts to sell your home? How will your
home appear to a prospective buyer as he or she drives up to your home for
the first time? Some of the following tips may give your home a competitive
edge in the eyes of a buyer:
Make a survey of the immediate streets in your subdivision, especially
the street that will most likely be the route to your home. If you find
any litter, it would be advisable to remove it, if possible. Most prospective
buyers expect to see some litter on main highways; but within a subdivision,
potential buyers want to perceive the appearance of pride of ownership.
With spring fast approaching, cleaning up within subdivisions is usually
a high priority of homeowners. So now is the time to become involved with
your neighbors to improve appearances for everyone. Help others help you!
LANDSCAPING
All shrubs should be neatly trimmed and cut to a size
that allows them to be in proportion to the size of the house. Shrubs that
are too large will dwarf the house and diminish its attractiveness. The
lawn should be cut regularly so as to have a neat and well maintained appearance.
If there is a "for sale" sign in the front yard, be sure to trim around
it. If there is tall grass around a sign, people will surmise that the home
has been on the market a long time.
CURTAINS
Curtains should be clean and hung evenly. Avoid gaudy
colors in any curtains that can be seen from the street. Go out in front
of your home and check the appearance of the curtains in all windows facing
the street. Dirty or uneven curtains will give a bad impression to a buyer
before they have a chance to inspect your home's interior.
GARAGE
Try to keep bikes, toys, tools, lawn equipment and
other outside items in the garage. Also, keep the garage door closed as
much as possible. A garage and its contents can be an unneeded distraction
to an interested person viewing your home from the street. Most multiple
listing services usually hire a professional photographer to take a picture
of your home for insertion in the multiple listing book individual real
estate office usually takes the photographs that appear in MLS and other
locations (in the Quinlan/Tawakoni area, the Photographs are usually
taken by the listing office) that is distributed to local
REALTORS® via the Internet. A closed garage door will enhance the quality
of the photograph.
ADVICE: You never have a second chance to make a first impression.
The exterior appearance of your home is critical to a successful sale. Ask
your REALTOR® for suggestions regarding how to improve the drive up appeal
of your home.
Gena Upchurch
CENTURY 21 Upchurch Real Estate
P.S. You are welcome to
email me with any questions you may have about your real estate. I will
be most happy to help you. If I don't know the answer, I will find someone
that does!
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Note: The information in this article in blue print is
paraphrased from an article by Tom Ervin.
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