Selling and Presentation Tips

The way your home presents will affect the initial impression formed by prospective purchasers whether at a physical inspection or through your professional photography through a variety of marketing mediums.

To assist you with your presentation, campbell potts has collated a list of simple ways to assist in maximizing the effectiveness of your presentation.

• First and foremost, ask a trusted friend to inspect your home as a buyer would and request that they highlight any flaws they see in your presentation. This quickly provides a list of to do's some of which can be remedied with minimal effort. Larger items can be assessed on a cost benefit basis.
• Inspect your property from the street as this is where buyers will often make their initial decision whether to inspect or not. Simple tasks include mowing lawns, trimming plants, weeding garden beds and clearing unsightly items. Also ensure the number of the house is clearly visible.
• If your garden is a little bare consider the advantage of potted plants beside the front door or window boxes with flowering annuals. You can take these items with you after the home settles so their cost is not lost to the new owner.
• Most of us acquire too much furniture over the years which can give a cluttered appearance to rooms and make them look smaller than they actually are.
• If you have a garage or garden shed store unwanted items here as purchasers expect these areas to be cluttered or used for storage. This ensures the rooms in the house will convey their full potential to prospective purchasers.
• Any obvious faults like loose or missing tiles, missing fence palings, broken appliances or incomplete renovations should be attended to where possible as these items convey a lack of care to prospective purchasers. While you may not lack care it can create doubt in a purchasers mind regarding other unseen things that may not be right.
• Nothing impresses purchasers more than a home that is recently cleaned. Have carpets and windows cleaned, remove excess rubbish and garden debris so purchasers can easily walk around the house and garden. Make sure toys are away and beds neatly made.
• Finally on inspection days have flowers on display, kitchen benches clear, set a table, in winter light a fire, bake a cake or brew coffee. In this way you will appeal to a purchasers sense of smell, sight and touch which all helps create a wonderful warmth and atmosphere.