Selling your home can be stressful if you let it. Many gay people and gay couples find the idea of selling their home exciting since you are moving forward into another chapter of your life but sometimes the idea of opening up our homes to strangers is a little stressful.
1- Weed your flower beds and add fresh mulch or gravel. Buyers will start to critique your home from the street so curb appeal is important.
2- Pressure wash or paint the outside of your home if needed. Why? See Number 1.
3- De-Clutter. My friend Jim likes to cal this "de-gayifying" the house. The less knick knacks or collectables the buyers see the better. We want them focused on the rooms and not your collectables. Maybe swap out your Tom of Finland art for something more bland and that Herb Ritts book....lets get that put away too. A good rule of thumb is "3". No more than 3 items per shelf, counter or table surface.
4- Start Packing! Yes, start packing up anything you will not be using in the next 3-6 months. Motivated buyers like motivated sellers and having a few boxes in the garage or bedroom shows the buyers your motivation. Buyers are ready to buy and close on the house and if your home loss like you are settled in for the next 30 years, they may think your timeframe to sell does not fit their timeframe to buy.
5- SHOWTIME! Stage your home and mood for all showings. Turn down the air conditioning and turn on your ceiling fans. A hot house in Florida is not inviting to your buyers. Turn on all the main living area lights and lights in parts of the home that may be dark like hallways or bathrooms with poor natural light. Play soft music in the background and light a melt warmer or candle in a light, fresh scent (lemon grass, linen, etc..) to make your house feel like a home and some place the buyer can see themselves living.
The rest of the job is up to your Realtor(R) we will advertise and market your home to get the buyers in the door but the presentation of the house is something we cannot control. Contact me online if you or someone you know is in need of a real estate professional to assist in selling or buying a home in the western Pasco county Florida areas of Port Richey, New Port Richey or Trinity Florida.
1- Weed your flower beds and add fresh mulch or gravel. Buyers will start to critique your home from the street so curb appeal is important.
2- Pressure wash or paint the outside of your home if needed. Why? See Number 1.
3- De-Clutter. My friend Jim likes to cal this "de-gayifying" the house. The less knick knacks or collectables the buyers see the better. We want them focused on the rooms and not your collectables. Maybe swap out your Tom of Finland art for something more bland and that Herb Ritts book....lets get that put away too. A good rule of thumb is "3". No more than 3 items per shelf, counter or table surface.
4- Start Packing! Yes, start packing up anything you will not be using in the next 3-6 months. Motivated buyers like motivated sellers and having a few boxes in the garage or bedroom shows the buyers your motivation. Buyers are ready to buy and close on the house and if your home loss like you are settled in for the next 30 years, they may think your timeframe to sell does not fit their timeframe to buy.
5- SHOWTIME! Stage your home and mood for all showings. Turn down the air conditioning and turn on your ceiling fans. A hot house in Florida is not inviting to your buyers. Turn on all the main living area lights and lights in parts of the home that may be dark like hallways or bathrooms with poor natural light. Play soft music in the background and light a melt warmer or candle in a light, fresh scent (lemon grass, linen, etc..) to make your house feel like a home and some place the buyer can see themselves living.
The rest of the job is up to your Realtor(R) we will advertise and market your home to get the buyers in the door but the presentation of the house is something we cannot control. Contact me online if you or someone you know is in need of a real estate professional to assist in selling or buying a home in the western Pasco county Florida areas of Port Richey, New Port Richey or Trinity Florida.
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