Selling Your Home This Spring ...How Is The Curb Appeal?

During the winter months it is easy to get away with your yard looking barren. Generally the trees are dormat for the winter and your grass is brown. However; as you enter the spring season all that changes. Home buyers are now looking at your home from the outside first. How is the curb appeal of the house?

I had a buyer the other day when we went out to look at homes that they had picked out to view would not go into two of the homes becuase of the curb appeal. As you prepare to sell your home this spring; think of the saying: first impression. It probably holds truer now more than ever before.

When I asked them their reason for not wanting to go inside and look at the house they answered that if the outside is taken care of this way then chances are the inside of the home is also or they have neglected the maintenance on the house. With everything to chose from, we want somethng that is going to give us the least amount of problems.

A reasoning that is hard to argue with. The photos of the exterior of the home were taken in the winter before spring bloom. So, they could not know what the yard looked like this spring. When I thnk of clients homes that I have listed.....the ones with the nice yards and curb appeal are the same ones that the inside of the homes was well cared for and maintenance was up to date.

Your home is your castle....In this ever competing market you need to enusre your home stands out from other homes in the area. One way to do that is to make sure the curb appeal of your home is up to par. Even banks today have gotten in the habit of ensuring that the yards are cut every two weeks and the shrubs trimmed, and the home looking it's best for potential buyers.

Selling your home this spring......look at it form the outside first. Sometimes a pwerwashing and fresh paint on the trim and door can make a world of difference to the look of the house. If someone cannot get over the exterior look; they are not going to go inside.

Dave diCecco
Realtor/Broker
www.davedicecco.com