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It’s no secret that when you’re selling a home you want to make it as appealing as possible to any potential buyers. How sellers go about this though can vary quite a lot. There are some sound strategies that top real estate agents promote and these are the focus of section three of my book, Sold: Listing to Closing – The Ultimate Home Sellers Guide. Following these guidelines will give a seller the opportunity to get the most out of their sale.

Getting the Home Ready

The first key point in section three of my book, Sold: Listing to Closing – The Ultimate Home Sellers Guide, is that creating curb appeal is of prime importance when selling a home. It’s something that’s often overlooked which is amazing when you consider it’s one of the least costly things a seller can do to raise the value of their home. Making sure your yard is clean and clutter free can mean the difference between a potential sale and a complete lack of interest. As I clarify in the book it won’t matter how beautiful your home is on the inside if you can’t get people through the door in the first place.

A good real estate agent knows from experience what typically appeals to buyers as they look at the outside of your home and the book goes through them step by step. Some of the items may seem relatively obvious such as mowing the lawn and cleaning up any garbage, but I suggest that a seller should go a little further: worn-out outdoor furniture should be removed, rust on air conditioning units should be removed, and broken shutters should be replaced. These are just some of the suggestions you’ll find inside that helped me to build my practice.

Once the outdoor area of a home has been made as appealing as possible it’s time to turn to sprucing up the inside. In section three there are some great ideas to help make this go as smoothly as possible. In most cases some simple inexpensive cleaning and basic maintenance is all you really need to do to maximize the value of the home. Some potential projects include: applying a fresh coat of paint, shampooing the carpets, waxing hardwood floors, and cleaning blinds and curtains. The idea is to make the home look as clean and clutter free as possible.

If there’s one thing the reader should take away from section three of the book it’s that each room of your home needs to be clean and clutter free. That includes the closets as well.

It’s also important to make spaces as open as possible. You might not think potential buyers will pay much attention to how you arrange your furniture, but it does help to create an impression in their mind of what they could potentially do with the space if they were to purchase the home.