When selling a piece of Windermere real estate, you want to attract a buyer’s heart and win him or her over right away. Think of the times that you have been in the audience waiting to hear a speech. When the person walks onto the stage, you are interested in what he or she has to say. In the first minute, he or she either has your attention or you are wondering where you’ll go for dinner later. If he or she has wit, a smile, and a bright voice, you will listen. Otherwise, your mind will be elsewhere.
You will only listen to a boring speaker if you really want to hear what he or she has to say. A home for sale in Windermere is like the speaker. If it appeals in the first minute, the buyer will proceed with interest and enthusiasm. If the first appearance doesn’t draw the buyer in, he or she will approach the viewing of the home with the thought that it is a waste of time. This is where the price of your house comes in. If there is nothing much going for it, then make sure you take the realtor’s advice about the price.
If you know your property is a no-frills home, then the first impression will be critical to set the mood. A realtor calls this curb appeal, and if yours is not able to look ‘fantastic’, it can at least look promising.
Step outside the home for sale, walk to the street and scrutinize the home from the sidewalk. Check for things like scuff marks and broken parts of the fence. Sweep the paths and hide the garbage can. Make sure the gardening is done and clean up all dead weeds on the lawn.
Certain additions can make the home look as if it is cared for, like plants in pots around the front door. A statue or an elegant bird bath placed centrally in the lawn can take away the plainness of a yard. If you are worried about theft, most of these are too heavy to be easily moved.
One trick to make the front yard of a property more visually appealing is to have a very soft bed of flowers in the front of a home. As each season turns, a different group of pot plants can be ‘dug in’ to the soft soil. Once daffodils die, those pots get pulled out until next year and the petunias go in, then chrysanthemums, until finally, it is the winter pansies and the berries. With a bird bath in the center and three small ever green shrubs, your front yard will always have appeal.
You are not just appealing to the type of buyer who likes a nice yard. If the yard is looking good, it will make the buyer think that the rest of the house will be looked after and he or she will approach the viewing of your Windermere luxury home in a positive way. This positive attitude means that the buyer’s frame of mind will be open to the emotional appeal of your home.
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