Curb Appeal ? First Impressions Count When Selling

Curb appeal is the key to selling a townhouse or condo. Since common areas are controlled by a homeowners? association, paying attention to details can make all the difference.

Townhouses

The same rules that apply to selling a house apply to townhouses except that the scale of things has to fit a smaller space and nothing can go around to the side unless you own an end unit. Townhouses do have some unique challenges. What the neighbors do affects how your home ?shows? from the curb.

You can ask for your neighbors? cooperation if you know and like them. You can explain that you?re selling your home and are going to try hard to get your trash containers and children?s bikes policed up quickly to make a good first impression on potential buyers. You would really appreciate it if they?d be as vigilant as possible. Maybe even ask if they?d mind if you took their trash containers to the back if you get home first (assuming you can do it without going through private space).

If your neighbors aren?t pleasant, just try to keep things picked up the best you can and sweep the public walk in front of the entire building you?re located in. You might even want to cut the grass and edge it along the public walk and curb in front of the building. Anything you can think of to do to make things look tidy and well cared for without starting World War III is good.

Condos and Apartments

All the things already mentioned apply to the extent they can. Apartments and apartment style condos often have a lot of common areas. It?s not typically your job to take care of them. However, if it is not being done well, do it yourself. Vacuum the foyer or hall approaching your unit. Shampoo the carpet if that?s needed. Sweep the walks out front. Windex the glass in the front door. In a perfect world, all those things will be taken care of and you won?t have to bother at all. If your world isn?t perfect, build a fire under the person or committee responsible, or do it yourself.

Good curb appeal can make the difference between a potential buyer?s driving on by or his stopping to come in to look at your home. Make your home the one the buyer is anxious to see.

Posted by Larry Berzas on December 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Latitude: 32.361538 -- Longitude: -86.279118

ZIP Codes for Montgomery, Alabama	36101 36102 36103 36104 36105 36106 36107 36108 36109 36110 36111 36112 36112 36113 36113 36114 36114 36114 36115 36115 36116 36117 36118 36118 36119 36120 36121 36123 36124 36125 36130 36131 36132 36133 36134 36135 36140 36141 36142 36177 36191
Area Code for Montgomery, Alabama	334
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Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama. The second largest city in Alabama, it is located on the Alabama River in Montgomery County (of which it is the seat) in south central part of the state. Montgomery is notable for its association with the Civil War for being the first capital of the Confederacy and the Civil Rights Movement, including the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott. Incorporated in 1819, the city was named for General Richard Montgomery, who died in the American Revolutionary War attempting to capture Quebec, Canada. Montgomery was the fifth capital of Alabama. The territorial capital, St. Stephens on the Tombigbee River, had been supplanted by Huntsville then Cahawba and Tuscaloosa [1]. It was the first capital of the Confederate States of America, whose president, Jefferson Davis, was inaugurated on its steps. It is located on the north portion of the Alabama River. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Alabama 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Montgomery	Alabama	United States
Population	201,568	4,447,100	281,421,906
Median age	32.9	35.8	35.3
Median age for Male	30.8	34.4	34
Median age for Female	34.9	37.2	36.5
Households	78,384	1,737,080	105,480,101
Household population	191,381	4,332,380	273,643,273
Average household size	2.44	2.49	2.59
Families	51,084	1,215,968	71,787,347
Average family size	3.06	3.01	3.14
Housing units	86,787	1,963,711	115,904,641
Occupied units	78,384	1,737,080	105,480,101
Vacant units	8,403	226,631	10,424,540

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Curb Appeal ? First Impressions Count When Selling

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