What buyers Do NOT want to see!

What Defiance area buyers DO NOT want to see! Well, for starters they do not want to see your house & the way you live in it... sound strange? They want to see them selves living in your listed home! You may be asking "How in the world can I do that Karol?" Let me tell you the ways...

1) If you are listing your home you are going to be moving right? Pack up your personal items, safely pack your family photos... save them for display at your new house! Buyer's WILL look at your wedding photos rather than your crown molding in the living room!

2) De-clutter, then go back and de-clutter again! Minimize your accessories and minimize your furniture, it will make your rooms appear larger!

3) Neutralize your colors... neutral paint and floor covering leaves the buyer open to using their own color selections not yours, remember we want the buyer to picture them selves in your listed house! "But Karol my house needs a dash of color to brighten it up" It's OK to do that, add color with pillows, area rugs, lamps, flowers & greenery... a few accessories can go a long way!

4) Light it up, keep lights on for showings. I showed a house yesterday, the seller had every light in the house on for us... very nice!

5) Clean, clean and clean some more! Bleach, glass cleaner and furniture polish is your best friend while your home is listed... then light a yummy candle for fresh fragrance before the buyer is expected to walk in the front door!

Two years ago my husband and I was sellers, was it work making our listed home buyer ready? Yap is was! Did our house sell? Yap it did, we sold our home is 7 weeks!

So... what do Defiance area buyers NOT want to see? They do not want to see dirty dishes on a full kitchen counter top, a bath room that needs some cleaning, a dining room full of catch all stuff, carpets that need a good shampooing, a front lawn in need of raking and windows that you can't even see out of! Really it is common sense... put your self in the shoes of the buyer, walk around the exterior and interior of your house, then ask yourself... would I want to buy this house?

Here are a few pictures showing great examples of "buyer ready" homes. Call, text, email or find us on Facebook if you are looking for a tad bit of help getting your house ready for the Defiance area real estate market!

Karol
"We choose to give"
karol@realtyfive.com

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Wheeling and dealing in the Defaince area Real Estate Market

Yes, wheeling and dealing in the Defiance area Real Estate Market is happening as I type!

Three specific homes come to mind because of there huge price reductions, they are opposite styles of each other, actually like night and day... yet all of them have sellers who are very much wanting to get their homes SOLD.

We have old world charm to contemporary floor plans, character of original woodwork to custom built pillars, beautiful 6 plus acres with trees of all shapes and varieties to a well maintained pretty landscaped lot in a attractive sub division to a home just a stones throw from Defiance High School. So much more for so much less!!! Prices have been slashed, interest rates are low and a $5000 Grant is available to buyers... truly a never better time to buy a home than now!

Visit our web site at www.realtyfive.com to view our Video Tours, see our price reductions ( one is reduced by $30,000) then set up your personal tour with one of Realty Five's team members. Call, text, email or you can find us on Facebook...

Scott, Karol and Dawn
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Appliances stay, includes dishwasher & FENCED IN BACK YARD!

Appliances stay including dishwasher and fenced in back yard! Sound a little goofy? I'm discovering fenced yards are important to Defiance area buyers!

Perhaps we feel comfort knowing our children, Grandkids and our family pets are safe while playing in a back yard while being protected by a simple fence the wraps the boundaries of our lawns! Spring is around the corner right? We will soon be outside and loving it...

I have showed homes & sold houses for nearly 6 years... and yes I'm seeing an increase in the importantance of a fenced in yard!!! Realty Five of Defiance has a few for sale, remember we can show you any Defiance area listing... those with big fenced back yards or those with a patio & small yard regardless of who has it listed.

Give us a call, text, email or find us on Facebook if a back yard fence is something you and your family are looking for.

Karol

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Fantastic Defiance Open House Locations~ THIS SUNDAY~

Open House Sunday 1:00 to 3:00, three great locations in Defiance~

Now really... who wants to watch Nascar when you could be viewing 3 wonderful homes here in Defiance?

Realty Five of Defiance along with our sellers will be show casing living rooms, family rooms, wonderful fireplaces, attractive and functional kitchens, hardwood floors, 3 season room, offices, big beautiful windows and if mother nature cooperates wonderful back yards too!

1732 Woodhurst****640 Division*****1732 Palmer Dr.

Need bed rooms? We have 4 bed rooms, 3 bed rooms and 2 bed room homes open for you to see. Stop in for a quick visit and a hardy hello to our Realty Five team members: Scott Williams, Dawn Carpenter and Karol Yeager... we are happy to show you these fine Defiance homes this Sunday afternoon! Tours start at 1:00 and will be ending at 3:00 so enjoy your lunch then head to the Open Houses!

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