OzFree Online Real Estate

Snag their attention. You want your house to get the attention it deserves. Most home buyers check out property for sale by driving by to neighborhoods first. If your house has something catchy but elegant, like a brightly-painted door, or startling flowers in a well-kept garden, then people zooming by in their cars are bound to notice your house for sale and pull over; or if not, come back some other day (Make sure then that your house number is visible). Remember, first impressions count, so make unforgettable but right ones. Catchy and elegant. Not flamboyant and tacky.

Declutter. Once your prospective buyers are inside the property, give them space and breathing room. Don’t totally clear out your house though. You just want to give them the chance to visualize their new living arrangement in your house, but they can’t do that if that imposing lion statue or that rocking chair is standing in their way. This is the perfect time to discard those things you don’t use anymore and which are just gathering dust in the basement. Start a garage sale or donate them to charity.

Think like a buyer. Buyers are nitpickers; they notice everything. From floors to ceiling, door hinges, faucets, gutters, light bulbs, window panes, lawn, carpet, shelves, bathroom tiles, cabinets, fences, sinks, the list goes on. Check everything, and nitpick your own house unforgiving—all in the name of making a sale. Whatever needs to be cleaned, swept, or wiped up, do them now. Whatever needs to be repaired, redecorated, or replaced, do them now. Don’t wait for your prospective buyers to point them out.

It’s all in the details. Indoor plants say all the nice things, provided they do not crowd the house. Get some plants inside your property to give it a fresh, vibrant mood. Mirrors too create the illusion of space and brighten up any room.

Smells count. What you don’t know is that smells can make or break a property sale. Odors register with such an impact on people’s feelings and moods. You don’t want your house viewers (and smeller) to be welcomed by pet odors and cigarette fumes. Instead you want them smelling the right, pleasant, and purchase-inducing aromas. Brew coffee, bake bread with cinnamon, and light subtly perfumed candles.

Take a good photo of your house for sale. Pictures say a thousand words. If you’re uploading photos on any of the free classifieds in the Internet like Oz Free Online, you might as well take the most flattering picture of your property. Get a good camera, stage your shots well, and make sure you have the best vantage point for the room. Remember, all it takes is a click by that short-attention spanned buyer to get to the next property on another page, so make sure your house for sale is worthy of a second look.