how Do You Prepare Your Home For A Buyer Showing In Charlotte, NC.?

The houses were dark and gloomy inside. All the blinds and curtains were closed. A couple of homes had lights that did not even work because of the light bulbs being out. In most of these cases we did not even make it out of the entry way or living room of the house because of the poor lighting portrayed when we entered the house. Buying a home and selling a home are the largest transactions that a family makes in their lifetime as well as the largest sale they will make. it is crucial when getting a home ready to sell that when you have potential buyers walking through our house that it is showing in the best possible light. You could be losing potential buyers by not having your home ready to be shown. Buyers work on emotion and use all of their senses when looking at a house and deciding whether that is the right house for them. In one case, the buyer chose a similar house in the neighborhood to negotiate an offer on that was priced higher than that house because of the feeling they received when they walked in the house. Would the buyer have chosen that house had it not shown so dark and gloomy? Maybe. But we will never know because they was turned off by the dark feeling when they entered the house. As Realtors we always tell our clients about staging a house to be shown. One simple thing to do that does not cost any money is to make sure your blinds are open and the lights are either on (if possible) or all the lights work with high wattage bulbs to make the home feel bright...It can and does make a difference to the buyers today when they look at homes. it also may make the difference between selling your home and not. Dave diCecco Realtor/Broker Coldwell Banker United www.davedicecco.com