Tips to Make Your Home Appealing to Buyers

10 Tips to Make Your Home More Appealing to Buyers

When selling your home, it is important to make it appealing to buyers. There are many simple things you can do in order prepare your home for the market. Following is a list of 10 tips to make your home more appealing.

1. Create a Nice Entryway: Put a fresh coat of paint on the door. If your home does not have a foyer, arrange the furniture in such a way that it creates one. This gives the buyer the appearance of a formal entryway, even if there isn’t one.

2. Hardwood Floors: Many buyers find the attractiveness and durability of real hardwood flooring appealing. It is easier for them to make the decision about the purchase if it seems there is less work to be done on the home.

3. Excellent Fixtures: The faucets and cabinet hardware should add an attractive, synchronized look in every room of your home.

4. Gorgeous Baths: Having a clean bathroom with sparkling tile, new towels, and a hint of color can seem extraordinary.

5. Quality Countertops: Whether it’s Corian, Concrete, or Granite, slabs have the most appeal to buyers. They don’t want the hassle of cleaning countertop grout lines.

6. Stainless Appliances: Stainless steel appliances are the probably the most popular type of appliance these days. If you can’t get stainless steel, white works the best to create a clean look in a country kitchen. Another option that is becoming trendy is hiding the appliances with panels so they blend in with the cabinetry.

7. Organize Your Closets: Pre-organized closets with closets organizer systems make the closets seems larger and more practical to buyers.

8. Light up Your House: Having plenty of lighting brightens the home and makes it appear cleaner. Installing recessed lighting or sconces with halogen bulbs creates a modern look.

9. Built-ins are a Plus: Built-in bookshelves and cabinets are viewed by buyers as “free” furniture. Make sure to keep them clean, and clutter free, removing any personal items.

10. Grass: Grass is a good seller on the exterior of homes. Instead of a concrete patio or a rock garden, buyers like to see green grass.

About Wendy and Elliot Koolik: Wendy and Elliot Koolik are recognized leaders in the Boca Raton luxury and country club real estate communities. While they are active in all of Palm Beach County, they focus on Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Highland Beach. Since 2000, Wendy and Elliot Koolik have sold more than $339 million dollars in real estate by offering their clients a unique marketing plan for their home and an unparalleled level of customer service.

Wendy and Elliot are part of Koolik Group Realty, a family-owned and operated real estate company serving buyers and sellers since 1990. The real estate firm is known for its responsiveness to clients, knowledge of the neighborhoods they specialize in and, above all, for its boundless passion for the real estate business.

For more information, contact Wendy and Elliot by phone at 561.393.9997 x113, online at www.ElliotKoolik.com, by e-mail at EKoolik@Koolik.com or visit their blog at www.bocaratonluxuryrealestate.blogspot.com