Imagine how you would feel if you were shopping for a bridal gown. If you’re having a hard time visualizing a bridal gown, imagine you are buying a car. After looking all over town you find the perfect one. A little more than you wanted to spend but it’s perfect! They you notice a tag attached to the train that says, “Train doesn’t go with the gown: Store will replace it with a cheaper one when you pick up the dress.”
That’s exactly how a buyer feels when they walk into a house and see that note attached to a gorgeous chandelier, window treatments, or even a Wolf Range. It feels like bait and switch, and sets the wrong tone from the get-go.
Even worse is to say nothing and then counter with it when an offer comes in.
Yes, you can take it with you. When you’re preparing your home for sale, just take it down, pack it away and replace it before you list. If the buyer never has a chance to see it, they don’t know what they are missing and you will have a much smoother transaction.
Why would someone want to get under a plastic tarp in freezing rain to paint their front door? … Actually no one in their right mind would want to do that but I can’t tell you how many times my clients have found themselves doing exactly that! Why? Because curb appeal is essential and they didn’t do it the previous summer. Since you never know when the urge to move is going to hit you, take a look at the exterior of your home this weekend. Is your paint job on its last leg? Maybe you just need to touch up the trim of find an eye-popping color for your front door. Whatever it is, it will be much more fun to do it this summer than in the dark cold days of January!