Your house might be Pinterest-worthy but if your neighbors’ house looks like it’s haunted, don’t expect to sell your home in the near future. Messy neighbors are among the Things That Decrease Your Property Value faster than you could say ‘Howdy, neighbor”. If you don’t want to lose a major opportunity to sell your house for big bucks, talk to your neighbors and ask for their help in making a good impression by tidying their yard.
In case your neighbors are older and unable to perform any outdoor labor, you could step in and mow their lawn, prune their shrubs, or hire someone to do it. It will be a win-win for you as well as for them. If you cannot convince them to keep their yard clean and organized, you could install a wood privacy fence that prevents buyers from seeing what’s on the other side of the fence.
You might be proud of your custom drapes, sheers and curtain but the truth is buyers dislike them profoundly, says Agnes Seminara-Holzberg, a real-estate agent with Sotheby’s International Realty in Scarsdale, N.Y. Custom window treatments have recently been debated on home-related sites such as Houzz.com and TheSpruce.com, and 80 percent of users don’t think highly of such home-features.
Apart from obscuring the windows, they are also dusty and prevent natural light from coming in. Natural lighting is the cheapest and most effective way to increase your home’s likeability. And if you didn’t know it by now, natural light can make you healthier so it’s important to get as much natural light as possible. If you want to enjoy your privacy, at least make sure your drapes or curtains are not full of dust and open them every morning to let in as much natural light as you can. Or you could just install some roller shades that are easy to take down.
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