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Article #177: Tips for a Successful Open House

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You're having the jitters. Your open the eye. Re-painting your house may
house is tomorrow. And first impressions become a must, but do it a few weeks
count! before, that way the fumes don't linger.
Help your Tampa Bay Florida real estate The clutter, please - if you don't want
agent make it a smashing open house. your potential buyers to trip just as
Help him clinch that sale. The rule of they're entering the house, eliminate
thumb is to prepare well in advance, and unnecessary furniture and house
not 24 hours before. Twenty-four hours accessories to allow for more breathing
will not be sufficient time for the room. If visitors can't move about
nitty-gritty that will make or break a freely because there are obstructions
public showing. You remember how it was along the way, chances are they're likely
during school. If we crammed, we most to go somewhere else.
likely failed the exam the next day. But Buyers will want to see the size of the
when we studied weeks in advance, we felt closets, so eliminate the clutter. Leave
we knew the subject matter by heart. The the clothes and shoes neatly hung, but
same principle applies to open houses. remove your grandmother's old sewing
The harder and longer you prepare, the machine. Remember, closets that look
better the results will be. It may even like storage rooms are unattractive.
put a few extra thousand dollars in your Don't make your guests feel that there
pocket! are real skeletons in the closet!
The fact that your house is located in Be considerate - while dogs and other
Tampa Bay or in Pinellas County is pets are adorable creatures, they have no
already half the battle won, because place in an open house. One or two of
these locations have a lot to offer your buyers might not be animal lovers or
people looking for a place to live in are allergic to animal hair. Some buyers
Florida. Think of the commercial and also know of the damage and dirt these
cultural diversity and other attractions creatures leave on their tracks, so keep
that Tampa Bay and Pinellas County are them out of the house (leave them with
famous for. your mother-in-law if she agrees to baby
Make a Lasting First Impression - most sit them) until the open house is over.
real estate agents agree: a clean house Speaking of your mother-in-law who loves
is the # 1 priority. The word "clean", to cook exotic dishes that spew out
however, does not only mean a house that strange smells, postpone the cooking
has been tidied up a few hours earlier, a until the prospective buyers have left.
walkway that was swept and hosed over, or She'll need to be out of the house and so
windows that were cleared of dust and do you. Leave your real estate agent to
dirt. "Clean" means a lot more than do what he does best. Potential buyers
that. feel more comfortable when you are not
Studies have shown that dwellings painted there initially -- they are not ready to
in neutral colors convey a more pleasant meet you yet!
and warmer welcome to visitors; they are And oh yes, how about some nice, delicate
able to visualize better about how their flowers that don't give off a strong
own personal effects can blend with the smell? This simple gesture will do
colors. Imagine having a wall that's wonders to liven up your home. Choose
painted fire engine red or bedrooms that different pastel colors to serve as a
look more like an artist's mural because contrast to the neutral background.
too many psychedelic colors are flooding






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