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Oleg
Potemkin (RA), Partner Hawaii Realty International, LLC
Honolulu Oahu Hawaii
Tel:
(808) 398-9987 Fax: (808) 356-1737 Email:
oleg@hawaii-realty.com
Showing Your House to
Home Buyers
This is it. The icing
to your cake. The moment you’ve been waiting for ever since you
decide to sell your home. The price is right, the marketing is going
well, and you watch with enthusiasm as the response started coming:
the home buyers are coming! It’s now time to take your marketing to
the next level: house showings. How are you preparing for it? You’ve
inspected, checked and cleaned your house thoroughly. You made sure
everything’s in place, or if they’re not, in the most ideal place
to be shown.
Showings are, after all, the chance to impress the home buyers by
flaunting everything your house has.
Now relax. Showing your house to home buyers is especially easy when
you’re trying to sell your own house by yourself. This is a good
opportunity to get personal – homebuyers would want to see more than
just the house they saw in the advertisement picture. As you move
throughout the house, pay special attention to objects that created
some memories during your stay. Things like “My father does this
beautiful carving when he was 18” will add some personal note to
your home. And while you’re on the business of using your family,
don’t hesitate to let your family members take part. Assign jobs for
them in advance for emergencies or short-notice showings.
You want the home buyer’s full attention on your house. But at the
same time you want some elements on your house to be insignificant
enough to provide a comfortable environment. Make sure the house is
well aired and lighted by opening windows (during possible weathers)
and positioning all the coverings to show maximum sunlight. A dark
house, especially when it’s a big house, will create the effect of
gloom and depression; not exactly the kind of house you’d buy.
During those times when you’re forced to keep all your windows shut,
make sure the air inside your house is in good, clean condition. Some
homeowners will bake cookies to keep that “fresh” air hanging, but
if you’re not keen on taking it that far, just be sure to wipe out
any pet / bathroom odors or smoke. In house showings, the air should
do what it needs to do – allows human to breathe – and do nothing
more.
Having a pet around is highly discouraged. No matter how well behaved
they are, or how much the homebuyers may love them, it’s not a good
idea to bring out your animal. God knows what kind of behavior they
can suddenly break into in front of your guests!
Last of all, if an agent is showing your house to home buyers, try as
hard as you can not to be at home. Homebuyers tend to feel like
intruders when they’re checking details of a house with its owners
watching.
Your
Hawaii Real Estate Specialist
Oleg Potemkin (RA), Partner Hawaii
Realty International, LLC
1888 Kalakaua Avenue, Suite C-312, Honolulu,
Hawaii 96815 USA
Tel: (808) 398-9987 Fax:
(808) 356-1737 Email: oleg@hawaii-realty.com
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