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Selling Your North Texas Home? 3 Things Buyers Search For

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If you’re selling your North Texas home, it’s important to know the things that are most important to potential buyers. You have the power to make your home more appealing to buyers, and thus sell it quickly and for the price you want! Here are three things that are top of mind for most buyers.

Curb appeal is extremely important – after all, if your home isn’t appealing from the curb, who’s going to want to come inside? It’s the first impression anyone gets of your home and a tell-tale sign of how neat and cared-for the inside will be. Make sure your lawn, landscaping, and outside of your home look more attractive than others in the neighborhood. Clear away sticks, leaves, broken limbs, and make sure your shrubs and flowerbeds are trimmed and neat. Trim edges around the driveway, sidewalk, and curbs. Wash any dirt or mold off the exterior. Really spruce it up – it WILL make a difference!

Space. Why do most people move from their homes? They need more space, whether they’re a growing family or they’re just too cramped in the home they currently live in. Even if your home has an open floor plan and is spacious, you can create the feeling of even more space by clearing away all the clutter. Clean out the closets and garage, remove everything from the countertops, keep everything to a minimum. You can store all of the out-of-season clothes, yard tools, kid’s toys, and other things in a storage unit until your home sells, and the cost of storage will be well worth it when your home brings the price you want. You may want to move a few pieces of furniture out to create a minimalist and even more spacious feeling.

Updates. Not many people desire a home that looks like it’s straight out of the 80’s, so spend a little time and money to update the kitchen and bathrooms. You don’t have to do a complete remodel, but you do want to replace appliances, countertops, or fixtures that are really outdated. Paint the walls throughout your home using a neutral color to give it a fresh look. In the bathroom, be sure you get rid of the old ragged washcloths and little pieces of slimy soap. For some buyers, this is a huge turn-off and TMI! Put up a new shower curtain, invest in some new towels, and only set out lotions, liquid hand soap, and other items that are brand new and not used.

It’s often the little things that grab a buyer’s attention. Anyone interested in your North Texas home knows it’s not brand new. What buyers do want to know is that you take pride in your home and that it’s been well-cared-for. A few simple changes can make the difference in how buyers view your home, and how quickly it sells!

For more tips or help finding the right buyer for your home, count on the Flower Mound real estate professionals at Team Nelson.

What People Are Saying

We love using Team Nelson to buy and sell homes! The entire team is incredibly knowledgeable, helpful, and responsive. Tara has been are go to for anything we need to know about local market and market trends. They will schedule a meeting in person at your home and give you honest expectations of the sell of your home. They meet and often exceed the expectations they set for their customers.
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Demi Devine
12/30/2022
This is the third house that Team Nelson has sold for us. With sales of homes dropping throughout the Metroplex Team Nelson had us an offer in less than 10 days which we took. The three other homes for sale within a three block area are still on the market after ours has closed.
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11/17/2022
Highly recommend working with Bill & Andra and their team at Your Home Free (Emma & Kelly) for your home buying & selling needs. We thoroughly interviewed 10 other brokers/realtors before deciding to work with their team and never regretted it. They are extremely professional, passionate, responsive, and experienced in the Dallas market. We greatly appreciate them & their time. You will be in goods hands with listing, selling, or buying your home!
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