Maximize Your Home’s Curb Appeal: Real Estate-Staging Tips
Curb Appeal Real Estate Staging Tips for Home Sellers
Curb Appeal Real Estate Staging Tips for Home Sellers:
First Step
One area which some home sellers tend to neglect is the exterior entryway to the home. The exterior entryway should be clean and in good repair. Cracked concrete steps or missing steps should also be repaired.
For houses which were recently renovated, do not forget to re-install the front steps. A potential home buyer does not like having to step on planks or through mud just to enter the house.
Go the extra mile and purchase a brand new “Welcome” mat to place outside the door.
Curb Appeal Exterior Real Estate Staging Tips for Home Sellers:
Clean the Gutters
Cleaning the gutters is one way to do your own real estate staging for the home’s exterior. Cleaning the gutters can also help water drain properly. This is especially important to do in a non-owner occupied home. Leaving leaves and debris in the gutters may cause unforeseen water damage and water can drain where it should not drain, damaging the home.
Curb Appeal Exterior Real Estate Staging Tips for Home Sellers:
Loose Railings or Boards
A loose railing on a porch is not a good sign for prospective house buyers. If a wooden entry way has loose steps or boards, they need to be repaired. The same is true for railings. In addition to being a safety hazard for you and for potential home buyers, a loose railing is not the first thing the potential home buyer wants to see when they approach the house.
Curb Appeal Real Estate Staging Tips for Home Sellers:
Make the Front Door Attractive
A screen door and an exterior door should be cleaned thoroughly, including the doorknob, any windows, and the grooves on the ground.
If necessary, paint the front door to make it look the best that it can.
Curb Appeal Real Estate Staging Tips for Home Sellers:
Got Mail?
Make sure mailbox is properly attached and it is clean. If the mailbox is falling apart, simply replace it. This may seem minor, but it is an easy enough fix for any home owner using real estate staging to improve their house’s exterior.
Curb Appeal Real Estate Staging Tips for Home Sellers:
Clean Windows from the Outside
Windows on the first floor, especially those in the front of the house should be properly cleaned. All storm windows and screens should also be in place, especially if the windows are not new.
