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Absaroka's Gems that bring our sellers more money!
- Cultivate curb charisma. Some of the best buyers are the most impatient because they have to
make a decision fast. If the view of your house from the street turns them off, they may not even
stop. Shape up the front yard!
- Take a critical look at your house's front side. If it's weathered looking, or if anything that needs
repair can be seen, eliminate these problems. Don't turn your buyers off before the inside can turn
them on.
- Never stay in your house with house hunters. Let the agent handle it, and remove yourself if
you possibly can. Remember, the agent has worked many hours with these people, and knows
what they're looking for, and how to work with them. Let him or her do the job without interference.
- Give your dogs and cats a vacation. They need it. So does your pocketbook. Having pets
(especially aggressive dogs) around when you're selling your home can be incredibly expensive.
Many people are acutely uncomfortable around some animals, and simply can't think "buy" when
their minds are on "bye".
- You can't find a better investment when you're selling a house than some putty and a few cans of paint and
brighten up its interior.
- Drips do worse than run up your water bill. They make possible buyers worry about your
the entire plumbing system of your house. Fix these little problems before they cost you a sale.
- Squeaking doors and creaking floors. Torn or missing screens, cracked glass, and anything in
need of repair dampens the house hunters' enthusiasm. Many of them believe there'll always be
ten problems they haven't noticed for every one they do see.
- Hide (or neatly arrange) everything that looks like work. Lawnmowers, hoses, vacuum cleaners,
all the gear you used to fix up the house.
- De-clutter. Repack compactly, dispose of unneeded items, or rent a mini storage room and
move out as much material as you can. Your home's storage space can't look adequate to a buyer
if you've got it jampacked!
- You can sell pride of ownership faster and for more money. It's
called cleanliness, and cleanliness has more buyers than used dirt. Put
sparkle into your bathrooms and kitchen!
Broker Jennifer Monroe is the Realtor tip person for NBC's "Montana Today Show".
She also hosted the nationally syndicated "American Dream Real Estate Show"
for a year in Bozeman and writes many articles
educating the public on the changing world of real estate.
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