Have you ever considered how your home’s curb appeal influences potential buyers the moment they see it from across the street? Go across the street and look up. Often the eaves-troughs, roof, and chimney are visible from the far side of your street. Do they need maintenance or repair? Does your house have painted elements that need attention? Now scan down to street level again. Is your landscaping neat, tidy, and weed-free? Look at your driveway, garage, and entryway: the porch, steps, railings, and front door.
The overall impression you want your house to give is “Welcome! Come on in!” Your home needs to look especially inviting to attract buyer interest. Curb appeal is a major part of getting people through the front door. It starts online, when your home is first viewed. Below is a list of areas to assess and address to improve your home’s first impression.
Dave’s Been-there, Done-that: Our customer called us about water infiltration after a sudden heavy downpour. We’d installed a backwater prevention valve in his sewer line three years earlier after he’d had basement flooding due to a sewer backup, so this was very unusual. We were concerned, so I went over right away. I brought my top plumber, and we scoped out the drain to find the source of the problem. The backwater valve was working. In fact, the water in the basement was clean—it wasn’t from the sewer. We discovered that two of three downspouts were directed right into the foundation. They should have been running away from the house. We redirected them, and the problem was solved.
Selling your home can be a very stressful experience, but our customers give us hugs and high-fives! They tell us they feel like we’ve lifted the weight of the whole world from their shoulders and made the moving experience much less painful. Those who embrace their new minimalist environments often say they feel lighter and, with fewer possessions to care for, clean, and maintain, they have more free time to enjoy themselves.
Upgrading your home and then reaping the extra dollars on resale might just be the cheapest tax-free money you ever make. At Prep’n Sell, our “One Call Does it All” approach helps take the needless stress out of selling your home.
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