Dress for Success, but Less is Always Best!
No, this does not mean you should parade in skimpy bathers or bikini, but it does reflect on two hugely important “drivers” or “killers” of sales. Put simply, you must look at your home through the eyes of a buyer and then remove any and all negative influences. Go to the front gate and look at the fence, the path, front entry area and ‘spruce up’ or clear away anything that a potential buyer would feel is untidy or not needed.
Once at the front door, stop. Look at what the visitor will see looking in. Rule number one from every doorway is to have the viewer’s eye taken to something in the distance. If it’s a wall, place a stunning piece of art there or a small table with one impressive flower arrangement in a special vase. If there’s a doorway, highlight what is beyond. What you are trying to do is to draw the viewer onward and onward, always being enticed to the next area of the home.
Remember less is best! Take away all the clutter, the rocks from Haast Pass, the coloured sand from Rotorua and sorry, even remove most of the family photos along the sideboard – aim for clean and uncluttered with one or two prime items that stand out. The rest go into storage.
And so to outdoor living; focus on that. We in NZ love the access to the outdoors, so flaunt it if you’ve got it. And once on the deck, and especially if you have a family home, make sure the eye of the beholding parent is dragged across the lawn to some feature their children will enjoy: A swing, slide, hut, clean fenced play area.
Don’t forget that the idea is to clear the path people follow to the next feature or doorway. Sure, it may not be how you would and do live, but “showing your house to sell” is different from daily living.
Filed under: REAL ESTATE | Tagged: Real Estate