Bad Curb Appeal - They may not even slow down...let alone come in.

Have you ever been looking at homes with your real estate agent and as the car approaches the For Sale sign, you tell your agent to push the gas and get to the next home as fast as possible.

Well, as a real estate representative I've been told almost exactly that...it was more like "please don't slow down, can we just go to the next one?" When the curb appeal is so bad that your client tells you not to even slow down, you know this is not going to be "The One."

So...if you are selling your home or planning to in the near future it is time to start looking at your home from the outside in. While curb appeal isn't everything, it is one of the first things a potential buyer sees and often what they base everything else on. If it is dirty, overgrown, cluttered and otherwise badly maintained on the outside...they will assume the inside is the same (even if it is not.) Now, it doesn't have to cost a fortune to add charm and class to the exterior. Cut the grass, weed the garden, add a bit of colour with flowers or something seasonal i.e. For Christmas add lights or poinsettias (artificial, we are talking outside), wipe the mailbox, clean the windows and please please please NO broken down cars, garbage, or dog doodoo on the front lawn. :)

All the best in Selling Your Home, Jennifer

Jennifer O'Malley, Sales Representative
Sutton Group - Status Realty Inc., Brokerage

Office: 905-436-0990 (24 hr paging)

Email: jen@jenniferomalleyrealtor.com
Website: www.jenniferomalleyrealtor.com

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