Selling Your Home - Why Should Buyers Choose Yours? Assuming certain factors are the same - such as location, amenities, approximate price range, features - what would entice a buyer to put an offer on your house instead of another in your subdivision? It’s been my experience that most buyers lack imagination when it comes to looking at properties. They are effected by your decorating, your taste and how your home makes them feel. Only about 20% can detach themselves from your decorations and imagine their home in its place. So how do you appeal to the 80% of buyers who want to walk into your house and feel at home? The first step is to de-clutter your home. Any clutter translates into a read-between-the-lines detractor of “not enough storage space”. If you truly don’t have enough storage space for all of your possessions, treasured though they may be, then rent a small storage space. Go through your home and remove everything except the most flattering and visually appealing items. Your home does not want to look bare, but it needs to give the impressions of elegance and space. The next step is to take care of any maintenance issues before you put the home on the market. You may be temped to say, “I’ll fix anything their home inspector finds”, but in my experience, your initial offer will be lower (or even non-existent) if the impression the buyers get is that you have not taken care of the home. So replace rotten wood, fix and paint damaged or grubby walls, replace torn or damaged flooring, service HVAC units before you call your real estate agent. The final step is to thoroughly clean the home. Hire someone to help you do a deep spring cleaning - clean baseboards, polish mirrors, shampoo carpets. Make your home sparkle. Buyers will notice on a subconscious level that the home is clean. Why do you think new homes are so attractive to buyers? It’s because no-one’s dirt is there - it’s virgin and pristine. Once you have listed the home, keep it clean and tidy. Make beds and put away dishes before you leave in the morning. So often I’ve tried to make appointments to show a home, and the seller has said that we’ll have to come back another day because they left the home in a mess that day. Normally there is no “another day”. So if there is a day you’ve had to run out in a hurry, take a deep breath and let it be shown anyway and hope that the buyers are the 20% that can imagine the dishes in their right place! About Sandi Bare I am a Relocation Specialist & Sales and Marketing Specialist with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. To assist you when selling your home, I am also an Accredited Staging Professional R E Agent and belong to the International Association of Home Staging Professionals. I am licensed in MD & PA with my sales focus on Harford & Cecil County, Md. along with York County, Pa. As a real estate agent since 1990, I have the right tools and knowledge to assist Buyers in making a stress-free investment in a new home. To assist Sellers in the current market climate, I have in place a strong marketing action plan along with dedication to my clients to get you to the settlement table. I am associated with educated, well trained and dedicated support staff to assist me. My goal is to provide my clients "TOP OF THE LINE" professional service with a "PERSONAL TOUCH". You can contact me directly 410-274-3977 (cell) or email me at sbare@cbmove.com I can provide references upon request. As of 03/15/10 the Sandi Bare RePage is ranked at 579 with 785 points. The monthly top RePage owner will receive a cash prize. Help this agent by bookmarking this site and posting it to blogs and other Web pages and encourage others to visit.

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Latitude: 39.536707 -- Longitude: -76.34828

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ZIP Codes for Bel Air, Maryland	21014  21015
Area Code for Bel Air, Maryland	410
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