When selling your Pittsburgh Area home, one of the hardest things to do is to see it as a buyer does. Your home is where you brought your babies home from the hospital, where you and your friends had that great 4th of July cookout, where all the neighbors hung out during the snowstorm and it is difficult to not have all those wonderful, warm feelings color the way you view your home. But when trying to sell your home, one of the most important things you can do is to forget the fun times you had in your Pittsburgh Area home and really lookat it with fresh eyes. Here is an exercise that might help:

The next time you come home, park across the street, where you have the greatest view of you home, then stand back and critique your home as though you were house hunting. Would you want you buy your home as is, or would you be looking for some trimmed bushes and flowers around the mail box? What is your first impression of the house and yard area? What is the best exterior features? How can you enhance them? What are the worst? How can you minimize or improve it? Follow these Pittsburgh Real Estate Moving tips, and you will dramatically improve your curb appeal to potential Pittsburgh Home Buyers:

*Kill mold and mildew on the house, sidewalks, roof or driveway.

*Stow away unnecessary garden implements and tools

*Clean windows and gutters

*Pressure wash dirty siding and dingy decks

*Edge sidewalks and remove vegetation growing between concrete or bricks

*Mow the lawn and get rid of weeds

*Rake and dispose of leaves, even if your lot is wooded

*Trim tree limbs that are near or touchign the home’s roof.

A mistake many home sellers make? DON’T FORGET THE BACKYARD/REAR VIEW OF YOUR HOME. Potential buyers will be going into your backyard; tidy it up and make it appealing. Plant colorful flowers and sweep your deck or patio area so it is nice and clean. Tidy up the kid’s toys, too. Home buyers with kids will understand the mess toys cause, but with kid clutter everywhere you can alienate home buyers that don’t have children by making areas look smaller and dirtier, so clean up before open houses or home viewings as much as possible.

More questions or concerns about how to add curb appeal and value to your Pittsburgh Real Estate? Then contact me, your Pittsburgh Real Estate Agent.