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Agents reveal sellers secrets
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Small house improvements can add more dollars to a property’s final sale price than large scale renovations.
According to new research by PRDnationwide, owners who sink big dollars into large-scale renovations such as adding rooms or another level in the hope of selling for a profit are destined for disappointment.
The majority of property agents have said home owners would be better off cleaning up before an open house, getting rid of clutter and finishing off any unfinished maintenance jobs such as repairing leaking taps.
“A property must appeal to the senses of sight, hearing and smell,” PRDnationwide Cairns principal Sue Clyde-Smith says.
"Buyers make an assessment of your home long before they arrive,'' he said.
"Their impression of the homes in your street as they drive along will influence their initial impression of your home.
"It is generally the smallest things that are the most obvious to potential buyers.
"The greatest no-no of all is the proliferation of junk mail littering the street in your neighbours' driveways.
"If necessary wander down the street and pick it up yourself and throw it in the bin.
"You will be amazed what a difference what a small thing like that can make to the street appeal of your property.''
- real estate business online