Saturday, April 5, 2008

Some Ideas for Selling in a Soft Market – 2



How Does The Home Look?



Fix it up first: Fixer-uppers tend to be ignored in slow real estate markets. Buyers can find good deals without buying a place that needs to be stripped of textured wall paper.

errrr….am I the only one that doesn’t like that job? ;-))




Curb appeal is critical: There are so many options that if the place doesn’t look isn’t attractive from the street, a prospect will drive past it without even stopping.

There are so many other places that are looking good …


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• Put mulch in the flower beds and around trees



• Mow and trim the lawn. It’s greening up now.



• Replace damaged or ugly window screens



• Yellow flowers by the front door will make it memorable. People remember yellow.









• Change the doorknobs and update the doorbell ringer buttons.








from The Porch…




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Mike B. Class Star®





Next time … some financial maneuvers for a soft market.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Keep up the good work.