Taking for granted the "curb appeal" of your home

When you're preparing your house for sale, remember the importance of first impressions. A buyer's first impression can make or break whether they even want to go inside for a look . It estimated that more than half of all houses are sold before the buyers even get out of their cars. With that in mind, be sure to stand outside of your home, and take a realistic "fresh look and then ask yourself what can be done to make the "curb appeal" improve. Also ask your Realtor opinion as to how to improve the curb appeal. It could make a huge difference in your final sales price.

Be upfront and disclose to your Realtor any problems with the property. The problems are going to be discovered anyway. A decade ago , health and safety issue were really a part of most sales contacts. Moreover, in many states as Texas, the seller must disclose t the buyer any knowledge o existing property problems. In many cases, these issues have been or can be factored in to the home,s listing price. Do not try brake a deal because after the inspection some structural problems were found (foundation, roof etc.), because regarding the law in TX you need to disclose it anyway. Your Realtor is the person who needs to walk you trough the negotiating the inspection issues. Negotiating process is where Realtors needs to earn their fee. A good negotiator could net you as much as 10% more and bad negotiator could cost you as much as 10% less, it could be as much as 20% spread.