Home | Featured Listings | Search Homes | Tips: Buyer / Seller | About Piper's Landing | Financing | Contact Us

Tips for Selling Your Home

Preparing the Exterior

The curbside appeal of your home can be increased by focusing on it's exterior. Your home's exterior is the first thing a potential buyer sees when visiting your home. The following tips will create a strong first impression to potential home buyers.

Fence

Replace missing slats, stakes and posts.
Repair broken hinges and paint or stain the fence if necessary.

Yard

Mow, trim and fertilize the lawn.
Weed flower beds and replace dead plants and trees.

Driveway, Garage, Carport

Clean up the grease or oil spots on concrete surfaces.
Make sure the garage door opens freely and the automatic door opener is working.
Provide an unobstructed view of your home from the street by not parking cars, boats or other vehicles in the driveway.

Front Entry

Polish door handles and door knockers.
Replace worn or broken items, such as unsightly mailbox or rusty doorbell.
Be sure porch lights are working and add welcoming features such as a new door mat and flowering plants.

Siding and Trim

Consider painting the highlight features of your home, such as trim work, shutters, gutters, down spouts and railings.
If necessary, add a fresh coat of exterior paint to the exterior siding.

Roof

Remove debris such as tree branches and leaves.
Straighten the TV antenna.
Make any necessary repairs to worn shingles or cracked surfaces.

Next----> Preparing the Interior