How to get your home sold quickly!!!

Every Seller wants to get there home sold quickly! You want to make your home irrestiable

A well-staged home creates a vision of a beautiful life, So the picture has to be a happy one — clean, uncluttered and tranquil.Making small adjustments in furnishings and presentation can determine how quickly your house will sell and for how much.

To create this “Buy Me Feel” here are some tips you can follow:

- Hide pet toys and pet litter boxes

- Heat an apple pie in the oven. Studies show that the smell of baked goods makes people nostalgic for childhood

- Light candles in every room this creates an ambiance

- Put away tolietries such as medications, toothbrushes,hair brushes etc

- Remove a piece of furniture to create the look of more space

- Empty closets and make them organized,Box out of season clothing

- In the kitchen clear small appliances on the counter, try to clean them up as much as possible. This will reveal a clean working space

- Put a fruit bowl out. “In feng shui, the kitchen symbolizes prosperity, a bowl of fresh fruit in the kitchen sends a subliminal message that the buyer’s life will be both bountiful and abundant

Tips and Tricks for HOME STAGING

In today’s market if you want to sell your home for top dollar and within a reasonable time frame your home must look top notch! A fresh paint job and super clean just doesn’t cut it.

When getting your home ready for sell, you have to create a fantasy place. You want people to walk through your home and say “Wow, this looks amazing I want to live here” And this is where home staging comes into gear, creating an inspiring living space.

A Home Stager will assess your home and surroundings, declutter areas, remove furniture and store it, replacing it with new pieces.

Here are some tips you should do when preparing to stage your home!

DECLUTTER- has to be the number one thing you must do! There’s nothing worse then walking into a home and all you see is junk all over the kitchen counters, you open up a closet and there is no sense of organization. You must get rid of household junk and make all these area neat and clean.

DEPERSONALIZE- Yes, you may be proud about that medal you won, however we shouldn’t have those personal items on display. When selling your home you would like to portray and image not make the potential buyers feel there intruding on your personal space.

MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS- Walk around your home and take a look at all the minor details, make sure all the door hinges work on the kitchen cabinets, make any minor adjustments. Make sure sliding doors open with ease. Repair leaky taps, re caulk windows. Replace any burnt out light bulbs etc. Your want you home to put out its best face!

TURN UP THE DECOR A NOTCH- If your home is decorated beautifully a few extra touches will not hurt but enhance the whole home.Place some beautiful silk /fresh flowers in pretty vases throughout the home. Replace heavy drapes with light wispy linen. Try to accessorize with some nice pillows or throw, this is a great way to add colour to a room!

ROMANCE THE BIG DAY- We want to create a fantasy home for people. During open houses and daily showings, light scented candles, buy some fresh flowers, put a nice bowl of fresh fruit in the kitchen, turn on all the lights in the home. Have all the doors open, removes shampoo bottles and soap in the bathroom, throw out some fresh towels, make sure all the beds are made up nicely.

So when you decide your ready to make that big sale, take some of these tips into consideration it may make or break a sale!

Attracting that buyer- The DONTS

Currently in this market there is a lot of inventory out there! And buyers are becoming more and more picky when it comes to choosing their dream home. When putting your home on the market you have to put your best out there, if you want to sell fast and at a reasonable price.

Here are some things to avoid if you want to prevent that buyer from walking out that front door!

1. Make sure your home is as clean as possible. Pay close attention to kitchen and bathrooms, declutter counter tops, polish the kitchen sink, polish the stainless steel appliances. Clean all the grout, and make your floors gleam! Before every showing try to do a quick clean up to keep it top notch.

2.Nothings worse then walking into the home and the first thing you smell is cigarette smoke! If  you smoke try your best to take it outside while your home is up for sale. Any type of odors like cooking smells or pets can really turn off a buyer. Try using fabric freshener and rooms scents like diffusers to freshen up the home!

3.If you like bold colours, you may want to pick up a roller and paint your home some neutral colours. Buyers sometimes get steered the wrong way when they see loud colours on the walls, it can really distort the potential they see in a home.

4.Swimming pools are fun in the summer and a great activity for the kids but believe it or not a pool can be a major turn off for buyers. The up keep and costs that come along with it can be very expensive. In some cases having a pool can lower the value to your home! if you are planning to sell it may be a wise thing to consider filling the pool and putting some nice landscaping or patio. Outdoor living spaces are becoming more and more popular these days where they even have outdoor fire places.

5. First impression always counts, make sure the exterior of your home is top notch! make sure the grass is always manicured. Plant some pretty colorful flowers or place a nice potted plant at the front door for a welcoming entrance. Rusty mail boxes wont cut it either, replace it if its starting to look on the old side. If the numbers on your house are tarnished, change them up.  When buyers walk to the front door this may determine whether they walk in or just turn away!