Perry Noble

Perry Noble

Listing Prep with Amanda

If you are planning on selling your house and scheduling an initial consultation with Team Wycoff, you may not know what to expect. But, please don't be nervous or intimidated! We are here to help! In order to assist you in selling for top dollar in record time, we like to look at the home from not only a buyer's perspective, but also a photography perspective. Based on the condition of your home we will politely make recommendations in order to help you prepare your home to have success on the market! Don't be nervous for your initial consultation! Here is an example of what it might be like...

Get Outta' Here! The first steps towards getting out of your house!

You want to sell your house and move, but where on earth do you start? Here are a few tips. 

1. Store anything you don't use on a daily basis.  Also, store any bulky furniture that intrudes on a walk way,  including tables in your foyer. If you don't have room in your house to store these things, get a POD from The Storage Spot- they will deliver it to your driveway- how convenient! Be ruthless when packing your belongings and filling that unit!  It will help you get a great head start when moving! 

2. Kitchens: Take everything off the top of the cabinets and only leave items you use on a daily basis on the counters.  Hide the trash can, too! Buyers don't want to see or smell your trash!  

3. Anticipate selling before next season, so pack up your out of season clothes. 

Dear Sellers: Think Like a Buyer!

When prepping your house to sell,  try looking at it from both a buyer’s perspective AND a photography perspective. A high percentage of buyers are going online to search for houses and if we don’t entice them with the photos, we are in major trouble! 

Step One: De-personalize! If your house feels bare after de-personalizing the house,  you are on the right track!  Now, please take this with a grain of salt, as we know sometimes moving the massive piano out of the living room isn’t always possible. We won’t cry if you don’t take our advice! But, do try to remember what excited you about the house when YOU bought it. It wasn't the seller's decor, it was what YOUR decor would look like in the space. It was the HOUSE and your future in it, not the nick-nacks. If you focus on thinking of the house as a product,  not a home full of your memories, it will be a whole lot easier to rid your house of your personality and highlight the features that are going to appeal most to your buyer. 

~ Amanda Wycoff