Selling a Home? Avoid these Home Buyer Turnoffs

 

Selling a Home? Avoid these Home Buyer Turnoffs

There are a lot of things that make a home sellable and then there are some things that make you want to run. You need to be aware of the following so that you can get the best deal for your home and very quickly. You will want to fix some of these issues if you think that it is inhibiting you from selling the house. If anyone notices any of these issues it is a guarantee that they will walk out without even looking at the place. 

The first thing that you have to be concerned with is the smell. House odors happen to be the number one reason why people don't buy them. You will find that pets and smoke makes the house feel, look, and smell funky. You have to do a lot to get rid of the smells in your home. Get rid of the pets by the time that you are showing the house. Also, scrub down all the walls in the rooms that you smoke in. Then open the window and air the house out. Don't try to cover up the smells with candles or perfumes. That can make things worse

Also, dogs are a big problem. Don't let them meet the new people at the door or in the driveway. Dogs tend to frighten some people, especially if they like to bard. You will want to make sure that someone takes the dogs out for a walk or at least remove them from being in the area with the buyer. If you have to, place them in the basement or in the backyard, however, you might just want to get a crate to place them in when strangers are in the house. 

You will also want to check out the bathroom. Bathrooms are gross. You want to make sure that you scrub it down. You may even want to repaint the walls. Make sure that you get a new shower curtain, rugs, and towels so that it looks like you really take care of the place. If you want the house to sell, you're going to have to spend some money on the small things. 

Another thing that you want to avoid is dim-lit rooms. You will want to brighten the home up by replacing some of the fixtures with some that add more light to the major rooms in the house.  You may want even to add things like skylights or paint the rooms lighter so that they can reflect more light. 

Another mistake that many people make is adding wallpaper all over the house. Wallpaper is the worst thing that you can put in your home. A border is very different. When you wallpaper something you limit the dÈcor. You can't paint over it, but you have to remove it by steaming and it can be a very long and dragged out process. Basically, wallpaper is a hassle that people don't want.