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Five Curb Appeal Tips to Help Your Cabot Home Sell

The Cabot Arkansas real estate market has slowed down and it always helps to do what you can to make your Cabot home more attractive to potential buyers. I would like to share with you five tips to help add curb appeal to your home and make it more attractive to buyers.

1. Repaint The Exterior

 If your home is more than 5-7 years old or has uniques colors you may think of repainting it. Even if you live in a brick home there should be shutters or other exterior fixtures that you may consider painting to give your home a fresh new look.

2. Give Your Home a Crisp New Look

Make sure there is nothing that sticks out to you that a potential buyer may see. If there are alot of leaves piled up in the yard it may be good to clear them out, If you notice debris on the roof than take it of. Anything that sticks out you may think about removing and then when you do have everything removed ask a neighbor if they see anything that sticks out.

3. Landscaping Make it Easy & Quick

Simple landscaping is all that is needed. Make sure the flower garden does not have weeds in it. Maybe add someflowers around the mailbox post. Be sure to trim any bushes you may have. Remember a bunch of little landscaping touches is better than one big one.

4. Add a Couple of Special Touches

Once again keep it simple. You may try adding a new fancy doorknob. Another good idea may be to add a new fixture to you porch light. SOmething that looks different than all of the other porch light on the block.

5. Make Sure Your Roof is in Good Shape

Be sure that you do not have any missing shingles or shingles that are sticking up. Buyers and agents look at the roof. Most buyers always look to see if the roof look old or if it is missing anything.

 

These are all fairly cheap ways to help add sales appeal to your home. In this market anything you can do will help. Good luck, if you have any questions about adding curb appeal my contact info is at the top of this link.  

Published Sunday, December 09, 2007 9:40 PM by Charles Haverfield

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