Selling your San Mateo home is part beauty contest and part price war. We’ve written numerous articles about the price and value side of the equation, let’s talk about the beauty contest side now.
Selling Your Home is Like Going to a Black and White Ball
Metaphorically speaking, selling your home is a little like going to a fancy formal party – the kind of party where you really want to impress people – like a Black and White Ball. You wouldn’t attend an important affair in your paint clothes. You would get all dressed up in your most fashionable clothes; you would look good, smell good and feel good. When it comes to selling your home, the old adage “you’ll never get a second chance to make a great first impression” is spot on. Selling your San Mateo home starts with curb appeal.
Selling Your Home Starts with Curb Appeal
Curb appeal, in the real estate industry’s lexicon, means your home’s external appearance is so appealing that prospective home buyers will feel compelled to see the inside. Experts say that boosting your home’s curb appeal can increase its value by 5% – 10% when it comes time to sell. Here are several ideas:
What Can You Do Outside to Improve Curb Appeal?
- Landscaping – well thought and cohesive landscaping does not have to be expensive; a simple garden can make a huge difference in the overall appearance.
- Garage facelift – in San Mateo County where we have so many homes with garages that face the street, a new garage door and contrasting paint trim can be an attractive alternative to the weathered and faded existing garage door
- New porch or deck – gives the appearance of extra living area while inviting people to spend time enjoying the outside
- Update exterior hardware – a new mail box and front door latch and key add sparkle
- Install low voltage exterior lighting – winter season home buyers will approach your home with a sense of security and a feeling that you have lovingly maintained your home
What About the Inside?
In my next post, I’ll give you some tips about preparing the inside of your home to sell.
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Raymond Stoklosa, Chela Stoklosa and Rebecca Williamson are Realtors with The RayChel Realty Group specializing in Santa Clara and San Mateo Real Estate.
Raymond Stoklosa, Broker/Co-Owner
Chela Stoklosa, Realtor/Co-Owner
