Seller Resources

Buyers begin forming their opinions of your home long before they go inside. Curb appeal (the external attractiveness of your property) is critically important. Here are some tried and true ways to enhance your home's curb appeal.

• Painting: Paint your house's exterior before you put it on the market
• Lawn: Keep your lawn freshly mowed and neatly trimmed
• Sidewalks: Sweep your sidewalks daily
• Shrubbery: Remove or replace any dead or dying trees, hedges or shrubs and prune anything that looks scraggly or overgrown.
• Flowers: Filling flower beds with seasonal flowers is an inexpensive way to add color and charm to your property
• Repairs: Be sure that all gutters and down-spouts are in place and clean. Replace missing roof shingles and broken or cracked windows. Check exterior lights to be certain that they're working properly.
• Windows: Keep your windows spotless inside and out throughout the marketing period
• Eliminate or hide clutter: Clear everything out of the garage that you don't need

Curb appeal draws buyers into your home, but appealing interiors make the sale. Little things you do generally give the biggest increase in value. Concentrate on the following list of essential improvements.

• Clean, scrub and polish: Keep your stove, oven, refrigerator, microwave oven and other appliances spotlessly clean inside and out.
• Eliminate odors: Buyers will notice strong smells as soon as they walk through your front door. Eliminate smoke, mildew, and pet odors.
• Fix drippy faucets: If any of your sinks or bathtubs drain slowly, unclog them.
• Get rid of clutter: Keep clutter off of kitchen counters and dirty dishes out of the sink.
• Make cosmetic improvements: Painting isn't expensive if you do it yourself, but be careful when selecting interior colors. Avoid cherry red, canary yellow, cobalt blue, emerald green, and other bold colors with strong visual impact.