If you’re like most people selling a home, you want to earn as much as possible. This guide can help you do that.

5 Secrets to Getting Higher Offers on Your Home

When you’re selling your home in Midland, you most likely want to maximize your profits. Your real estate agent will do what they can to help you earn as much as possible on the sale, but in the meantime, check out these five secrets to getting higher offers on your home:

  1. Boost your curb appeal
  2. Repurpose “catch-all” rooms
  3. List a little under current market value (maybe)
  4. Use plants in home staging
  5. Appeal to buyers’ sense of smell

Here’s a closer look at each.

Secret #1 to Getting Higher Offers: Boost Your Curb Appeal

Buyers begin forming an opinion of your home before they even set foot through the front door. In fact, buyers start watching for your home as they drive up your street, and they’ll create a first impression based on what they see outside. That means you need to do what you can to boost your home’s curb appeal. Head outdoors and:

  • Repaint your fence
  • Upgrade or update your mailbox
  • Clear all debris from your lawn
  • Cut and edge the grass
  • Freshen mulch
  • Plant new, native plants if necessary
  • Power-wash your driveway
  • Clean your windows until they sparkle
  • Consider repainting your front door
  • Have your exterior paint touched up as necessary

When your curb appeal is on-point, buyers will carry their favorable first impression indoors for the home tour.

Related: How to stage your kids’ bedrooms

Secret #2 to Getting Higher Offers: Repurpose “Catch-All” Rooms

If you have a room in your home that serves as a storage space, guest bedroom, Home Office, and whatever else you need it to be, it’s time to pull everything out of it and give it a definite purpose. (That’s purpose, singular!) Talk to your real estate agent about what buyers are looking for. It may add more value to your home if you stage the space as a bedroom, or it may serve you better as a home office. Your real estate agent will let you know what buyers are looking for so you can stage the room appropriately.

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Secret #3 to Getting Higher Offers: List a Little Under Current Market Value (Maybe)

Sometimes it’s appropriate to price a home just a little bit under current market value. That’s because, in hot markets, a number of buyers will pounce on the deal. This can spark a bidding war, in which buyers try to outdo each other with higher and higher offers. In a situation like this, the seller is generally the winner (along with the buyer who’s lucky enough to come up with the best offer).

Secret #4 to Getting Higher Offers: Use Plants in Home Staging

Using plants in home staging can make buyers feel right at home. Generally, bringing the outdoors in through potted plants is a great way to accent your home’s best features, show buyers that your space is lively and vibrant, and sell your home faster and for more money. There are a number of great plants you can use in home staging, including peace lilies and mother-in-law’s tongue, and the best part is that when you move, your plants go with you.

Related: 3 tips for successfully using plants in home staging

Secret #5 to Getting Higher Offers: Appeal to Buyers’ Sense of Smell

Buyers will be using their sense of sight as they tour your home, looking at all the amazing features the space has to offer. But there are other senses are important, too – including their sense of smell. You can help ensure you connect with prospective buyers by:

  • Grinding a half-lemon in the garbage disposal before showings
  • Opening a box of dryer sheets (and leaving it open) in the laundry room before you leave
  • Boiling cider on the stove or baking cookies before buyers come to see your home
  • Rubbing a dryer sheet over your duvet cover prior to a showing
  • Adding flowering plants to certain spaces, such as the bathroom

Related: Should you build a “She-Shed” to sell your home?

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