Making Your Sarasota Home for Sale
Attractive To Buyers

INSIDE YOUR HOME

• Get rid of clutter everywhere -- especially on kitchen countertops, cabinets and drawers, but also in closets, bath vanities, book shelves, and the garage.  Follow this rule: "If you don't use it, lose it."  Remove unnecessary furniture. nbsp;Clutter makes everything look smaller.  Neat rooms look larger.
  
  Remember how little furniture was in the last model home you saw. You don't have to buy new furniture like that beautiful model home in the new development -- what you want is the feel of that new model home -- clean, uncluttered, and fresh.
• Remove personal pictures.  Your prospective buyers need to mentally "see themselves living in your home."  Your personal items make that difficult.
• Clean carpets, drapes & windows.  Repaint where it will make the room brighter.
• Install larger light bulbs and have lamps on during showings.  Brighter rooms look larger.
• Play soft music during showings.  It helps prospective buyers relax during a stressful time.
• Allow your Realtor® to put a lockbox on the property.  Some agents won't show homes if they have to meet another Realtor® or the owner there.

OUTSIDE YOUR HOME

     Remember that the Buyer's most lasting impression of your home will be what they see as they drive up.   It's called "Curb Appeal."

• Remove everything outside the home that doesn't need to be there.  Move things into the garage.  Keep the garage door down.
• Check gutters & roof for damage or peeling paint and get it repaired.
• Your front door is the first thing prospective buyers see up close. Give it a fresh coat of paint and a new doormat.
• Mow and fertilize the lawn.  Keep it neatly edged.  Prune bushes & trees so they don't block windows.  Put down fresh wood chips.

     Remember, after location, the most important item to a Sarasota real estate buyer is a well-maintained home.  If you refuse to make the needed repairs and alterations, prospective buyers will simply deduct from their offers, their "idea" of what those repairs will cost.  And, buyers tend to deduct about double the actual cost of such repairs.  Invest a bit to put your Sarasota home for sale in "mint" condition.  You'll reap the best return on your investment and your Sarasota area home or condo home will sell sooner.