I read the following article on truilia.com, I thought it was a great read and wanted to share. You can read part of the article here, then follow the link at the bottom to continue: One of the first things many homebuyers look for are the unmistakable signs of something called
pride of ownership.
As a whole, it
s a relatively intangible concept: there are just homes that have it
reeking of their owners
love and meticulous care for the property
and homes that, well, don
t. I
ve watched firsthand as buyers who like a cute home that is in generally good shape literally talk themselves into looking at a more homes once they start to notice one rickety gate, which snowballed into a nitpicky laundry list of little, tiny fixes the seller had left undone. The challenge is that between deciding whether and when to sell, staging, interviewing agents and determining a list price, it can be tempting for homeowners to fall into the trap of deferring maintenance on a home they might sell soon. http://www.trulia.com/blog/taranelson/2012/04/7_springtime_home_spruces_to_boost_buyer_interest?ecampaign=cnews201204D6&eurl=www.trulia.com%2Fblog%2Ftaranelson%2F2012%2F04%2F7_springtime_home_spruces_to_boost_buyer_interest