I’ve blogged in the past about investors’ concerns about getting stuck with properties. It is never a good thing when you have a property for sale and aren’t getting any interested parties, especially if you can’t make the payments. Hopefully, you don’t get in this situation because you are diligent in evaluating your deals and the numbers before buying them. There are many different things you can do to make your property attractive to buyers buy one that is an absolute must is curb appeal. Curb appeal is simply what your property looks like “from the curb� or the condition of the exterior. It is absolutely critical that when a buyer pulls up to your property they are impressed with what they see.
A survey of almost 500 real estate agents commissioned by JELD-WEN Windows & Doors indicates the increasing importance of curb appeal in selling a home.
According to the Real Estate Agent Community Trends survey, 82 percent of practitioners polled said buyers unimpressed with a home’s exterior will not want to look inside. The results also found that 90 percent of respondents said a sale depends on first impressions of the front entry, while 91 percent said the home’s exterior is just as important as what is inside.
Additionally, 75 percent of those surveyed said natural light is important; while the appearance of windows and doors and the presence of energy-efficient products were mentioned by 71 percent and 63 percent, respectively.
Universal design features are gaining in popularity as well, according to 65 percent of agents.
Source: BuildingOnline (03/18/08)
Posted by Carter Brown
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