Fall can be a challenging time to sell your home, the buying frenzy of the spring and summer is over, the days are shorter, and everyone just wants to stay inside! These tips can make your home stand out from the pack, especially vacant homes that won't feel cozy or warm.
1. Curb appeal: A neat yard is a must, even if you don't have many plants or trees, keep them trimmed and prune off any dead leaves or branches. Sweep away any leaves in your entryway and on the walkway. Make sure to have a doormat outside and inside the front door so that buyers can wipe their feet on the way in.
2. Maintenance: Clean out the gutters, keep the yard waste and compost piles neat and contained, and clean storm windows.
3. Decorate: Put out fall decorations, not Halloween ones, such as wreaths, un-carved pumpkins, and and leaves and berries.
4. Coziness: Keep the house warm all day for buyers, they will want to feel at home after coming in out of the cold. Either bake or burn a candle that has a fall feel- pumpkin, cinnamon, or apple pie.
5. Paint: If you are painting your walls in preparation for selling pick light neutral colors, like pale yellow and warm beige. They will reflect the little light there is at this time of year, and not distract the buyers.
2. Maintenance: Clean out the gutters, keep the yard waste and compost piles neat and contained, and clean storm windows.
3. Decorate: Put out fall decorations, not Halloween ones, such as wreaths, un-carved pumpkins, and and leaves and berries.
4. Coziness: Keep the house warm all day for buyers, they will want to feel at home after coming in out of the cold. Either bake or burn a candle that has a fall feel- pumpkin, cinnamon, or apple pie.
5. Paint: If you are painting your walls in preparation for selling pick light neutral colors, like pale yellow and warm beige. They will reflect the little light there is at this time of year, and not distract the buyers.
6. Light: Leave blinds and curtains open to let the natural light in, and turn on lights to make the house look and feel extra bright and warm.
While most of these tips can be used year round, remember that the buyers will be out all evening in the dark, and you want your property to feel like a warm haven for them, like their new home!
While most of these tips can be used year round, remember that the buyers will be out all evening in the dark, and you want your property to feel like a warm haven for them, like their new home!
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