All you need to know to prepare for a summer sale
Everything is at its best in summer – the temperatures are up, the sun is out and your garden is flourishing.
All of these factors coming together make your property look its best, and buyers are more willing to head out and view open homes when the weather is on their side.
While you will want to slip on your jandals and head to the beach, if you are listing your home this summer here are some tips to keep in mind to wow potential buyers.
Style for the season
Everything is full of life this season, and your home should be too. Inside you want to introduce light and bright summer colours. Hide any heavy curtains, rugs or cushions in darker colours, because they detract from the season when you want your home to look light, bright and airy.
Pull out the fresh fragrant diffusers and fill your home with floral scents to bring the smell of your garden indoors to suit the weather. The smell of gardenias dancing beneath your nose can create a positive impact and can bring back happy memories.
Now your indoors match the season, it’s time to reflect that outside.
Outdoor living
Who wants to be stuck inside on a gorgeous summer day? No one, right. Which is why outdoor living spaces need to be inviting and comfortable.
Adding plants that add colour, aroma and life to your garden is one part, but having outdoor furniture and a BBQ area is going to create a whole new living space. Without realising it, buyers will start to image the gatherings they can have there and how they can share that space with guests for entertaining, or just relaxing on a summer’s day.
It goes without saying, but we will remind you anyway, make sure your lawns are mown, weeds are pulled, and give your house a water blast to remove dust and grime, and maybe give the exterior a fresh coat of paint to freshen it up.
Same for the windows, give them a good clean, make sure they are crystal clear so buyers can get excited about the amount of natural light filling the living room or master suite.
Complete any maintenance
Although the buyers may be attracted to the beautiful outdoors and your bright and natural-light-filled living spaces, the serious buyers will notice any repairs that need to be addressed. If there are little things at home bugging you, it is likely they will bug someone else, so this is the perfect time to fix them.
Serious buyers will be looking for reasons to negotiate a price decrease, so you want to minimise all those red lights. It’s also a good idea to get all of your pipes checked to make sure there are no leaks, repair any cracked tiles and fix that peeling wallpaper in your bedroom.
Embrace the cool
The weather outside maybe toasty, but we all like to retreat to a cool, airconditioned area when it’s hot and that breeze is not cutting it. When it is open home time, keep your air conditioning running at a cool, but comfortable temperature. If you do not have air conditioning, get a nice breeze flowing through the house to show buyer how you can keep your home cool while its hot outside.
Summer is a great time to sell your home because it shows off your property at its very best.
