2011 Selling in Summer/Fall
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Top 10 Tips (hints) to Home selling in the summer/fall months
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Wash windows inside and out / polish all mirrors
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Sparkle is free, and sparkle sells homes...
A potential buyer may not realize why your home seems so inviting but will feel drawn to it if the windows are spotless and your mirrors reflect sunlight. Cleaning is the first step to preparing your home for sale.
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Rake the yard / trim back bushes
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Clean out dead leaves and debris in your lawn. Don't let overgrown vegetation block the windows or path to the entrance. Cutting bushes and tree limbs will let the sun inside and showcase the exterior of your home.
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Mow diagonally and edge lawn along driveway / sidewalks
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Artfully manicured lawns are edged and tell buyers you pay attention to small details. Diagonally mowed lawns make your yard appear larger.
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Transplant tulips and daffodils or buy flowers in containers
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Yellow flowers stimulate buying urges.
After a long winter, everybody is anxious to see the first signs of spring.
Yellow tulips and daffodils induce feelings of happiness and contentment. Arrange containers in groups of three or five near the entrance
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Clean drapes, curtains & blinds and open every window
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Toss blinds into a soapy bathtub for a quick wash.
Get rid of all accumulated dust and spider webs. Crisp linens and a spring-time breeze through the windows invites the season inside.
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Set out fresh-smelling flowers such as just-clipped lilacs branches or peonies
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Why not flatter your neighbors and ask if you can borrow flowers from their yards?
Natural scents are more appealing than artificial and trigger fewer allergies among those susceptible.
Peony vases are designed to hold peonies upright, but wash the flowers first to avoid carrying ants inside.
Clever home staging brings color and fragrance indoors.
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Polish floors to a high gloss
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Your hardwood floors should be refinished, if necessary.
Make your ceramic and linoleum floors twinkle and shine.
Bleach dull grout. Thoroughly clean all area rugs.
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Utilize towels, throws, pillows in light colors – yellows, pinks, pale blues, lavenders
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Even if it means replacing items, towels, linens, throws and sofa pillows are inexpensive accents you can buy.
In soft spring colors, they will light up a room. Layer towels on bathroom towel racks and place rolled wash cloths on the counters in a fashionable pyramid.
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Offer an outside mat for cleaning shoes & put umbrella stand at entrance
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No matter where you live, spring weather is often unpredictable.
It could be snowing one day...and raining the next...Toronto weather...
If it's raining, give buyers a place to both:
stash umbrellas and wipe their feet before entering your home.
Some sellers lay down plastic runners across floors for protection, but that tends to ruin the effect of a glittering polish job.
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Set out treats, individually wrapped in cellophane & tied w/ribbon
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Touring homes makes buyers hungry. Give them a snack.
It will give buyers an opportunity to linger in your kitchen and marvel at its elegant appointments, which might otherwise be overlooked.
Karen's suggestion: The Bulk Barn,
has a great selection of treat's
that are individually wrapped: 'Digestive Cookie's'
...and for something to drink:
bottled water works nicely too! |
Contact Karen Reimann today: 416-699-9292 to list your home for sale
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