If you want to get top dollar for your home, it will require more than just a for sale sign in the yard. Following some of these simple rules could put a bigger smile on your face when you receive an offer from a buyer.

Did you know that approximately 80% of buyers purchase a home based on emotion? We want to capture the buyer’s emotions when they walk in your front door. This isn’t too difficult or expensive to accomplish as long as we put some thought and focus into this.

The first thing you want to do is put on a “buyer hat”, go outside and walk up to your home. How do you feel? Are you excited? Do you like what you see? What could you do to entice the emotions of the buyer? In almost every facet of business we have heard the term “First impressions count”. This is also true in real estate. Another popular saying is “Does the home have curb appeal”? Both the inside and the outside of the home should have “curb appeal”.

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