3 Tips to Help Show Your Home

3 Tips to Help Show Your Home in Des Moines, by Des Moines Real Estate Experts RE/MAX Real Estate Concepts

There are a few things you can do that will make an incredible difference to your Des Moines home when it comes time to show it. Let’s take a look at the potential buyers’ viewpoint as they first enter your home in the Des Moines area. What are the first things they are going to notice according to their senses?

Smell

A buyer’s sense of smell will be stimulated by any strong odors and this can turn them off the home in Des Moines completely. Remember to change the kitty litter if you are a cat owner, and don’t cook any foods with a strong odor before a showing. Of course, there are some baking smells that are very pleasant, such as bread or cinnamon rolls, and that is the kind of odor that can add to the overall appeal of the home.

Sight

Take a look at the first things that your potential buyers will see as they walk in the front door. Usually it will be the front hallway, but depending on the layout of the house their eyes may be diverted quickly to another room. Pay special attention to these noticeable things and make sure they are clean and neat. If, for example, you believe the front hallway floor is an initial focal point, then make sure it is spotless for their arrival.

Hearing

When your guests first walk in you should make sure that there is no loud music playing. You can put on some low music that you feel adds to the atmosphere of the home, or drowns out the sound of the neighbor’s dog barking, but usually the sound of quiet is preferred. This allows open communication between the buyer, seller and Des Moines real estate agent. It is communication, above all else, that is the most important part of selling and buying a Des Moines home.

There is a lot of free information available to you about buying, selling or investing in Des Moines real estate. For complete information about the Des Moines real estate market including current homes for sale, property values and more please visit the most complete website online dedicated to everything Des Moines real estate at Real Estate with RE/MAX. Please feel free to contact us with any of your real estate or mortgage related questions and we will be more than glad to answer your questions. Call us at 1-800-708-5890 or email us at dsm@realestateconcepts.net.