Tip #7 – Define the use of each room
While living in a house the use of certain rooms can become blurred over time, for example:
- Lounges often become part office.
- Spare bedrooms tend to become storage rooms.
- Dinning rooms quickly become the kids play area.
If this has happened in your house consider converting these rooms back to their original use.
This makes sound financial sense and will help raise your achievable sale price because certain rooms hold a greater perceived value than others, for example:
- Buyers perceive bedrooms to be worth more than offices.
- Buyers perceive dinning rooms to be worth more than playrooms.
As you are considering the use of each room you’ll also find that now is a good opportunity to make your property look bigger.
If you remove all the furniture (and other items) that isn’t crucial to the role of the room you’ll free up valuable floor space.
If there is a new development close by that has show house you may find it to go and have a snoop around one weekend.
You’ll see for yourself just how little furniture is actually needed to define the use of a room and sell a house fast.
Aim for this because at the end of the day, space sells.
Tip #8 - Eliminate smells!
- Cooking
- Smoking
- Pets
- Damp
- Blocked drains
All of these things produce odors that turn-off buyers! Smell is a funny thing and something that we tend to build a resistance to.
It may be embarrassing but it’s always a good idea to ask a trusted friend to come by and have a sniff. An estate agent will never point anything as personal as this out to you.
Finally, don’t forget to air your house often while it’s on the market.
CONCLUSION
The 8 steps above will make sure your house is saleable however, if you want to go further and get creative you need to understand an important concept:
“Buyers are not looking to buy property! What they’re really looking to buy is a better life (property just happens to be the way they’ll get it)”
For the presentation of your house to really attract buyers (and the highest offers) you need to make buyers want what you have - show them a glimpse of a better life.
Article kindly provided by TheAdvisory.co.uk