home isn’t enough. You need pictures showing off the full yard, attractive outbuildings, and pictures of the interior, as well. In the interior, focus on features such as a fireplace, unique ceiling, window treatments, as well as bathrooms and kitchens. These are easily the most important features when trying to sell a home. The interior pictures must be shot with adequate lighting, and the exteriors should be shot with the best of the daylight available. It is also important that the home must be properly prepared before listing it. Fix up your house. Declutter and declutter some more. Survey your home from the buyer’s point of view. As much as possible, remove things that make it personal to you as you want the buyers to see themselves living there, not you. Outside, the goal is to increase your home’s “curb appeal.” Anything you can to make your home look its best and stand out as potential buyers drive by or drive up to inspect the house will significantly help your chances for a sale. The appeal of the exterior of your home forms the first impression of the home in the buyers’ minds. Give especial importance to the main door with two or three coats of fresh paint. Remove, replace, and repair damaged doors, handles, and knobs. Place some big potted plants on either side of the doorway. Replace the old, outdated light fixtures with new trendy ones. Repair the paving and power-wash the garage and decks. Mow the lawns and clean the windows, repairing them, if needed. Edge the garden for a neat look, install some outdoor lights, and go over everything one more time to ensure there isn’t thing simple that you could still do.
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