| Now here is the grail of home sales! What is | | | | old appliances from 1970 are not likely to |
| it that buyers actually want? Well, agreeably | | | | cause a positive reaction. Buyers like to see |
| this will differ with each buyer but it's | | | | shiny, new, matching appliances. Another |
| pretty easy to generalize about the things | | | | thing buyers look for is a new paint job. |
| that buyers look for in a home and it's also | | | | Take that old tired paint job and chuck it |
| just as easy to say what they don't want. For | | | | away. Nothing brings out the charm and |
| starters we will look at some general things | | | | character of a home like a new paint job. It |
| that buyers like to see when looking for a | | | | will also drastically increase your curb |
| new home and then we will move on to the "NO" | | | | appeal and the buyer's first impression of |
| list. | | | | the home. |
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| The most important thing that can be stressed | | | | Now, what is it that buyers don't want? Most |
| here is that buyers want to see a clean home. | | | | of all they don't want to have to do any |
| Not just everyday clean either, they want | | | | additional work after moving. Most will not |
| "show home" clean. This can be hard to | | | | want to have to spend hours hacking through |
| achieve while actually living in the home as | | | | overgrown gardens and lawns, shampooing dirty |
| living on a daily basis creates a mess. It | | | | carpets or replacing broken fixtures. It is |
| may be slight depending on how you live | | | | understandable that some homes are sold in |
| day-to-day but it is still going to be there. | | | | this condition as "fixer-uppers" but that is |
| So the name of the game here is maintenance. | | | | another thing altogether. Most buyers are |
| A good idea is to get some professional | | | | looking for a home where they will have to |
| cleaners in to do the initial work and then | | | | put out as little money and energy as |
| you simply have to keep the home in the same | | | | possible in making your old house into their |
| shape throughout the showings. The other | | | | new home. Keep these things in mind and the |
| major areas of interest for buyers are the | | | | home selling process should be much more |
| appliances that come with the home. Rickety | | | | fulfilling, and profitable. |