Sell Your Evanston Home Before Buyers Enter the Front Door

You may feel it's too early to be thinking about Spring- especially with Evanston's unpredictable winters!  However, you may also be hoping to take advantage of the "move-up" buyers tax credit and are considering putting your Evanston home up for sale this Spring!  Move into your Evanston dream home quickly by making your current home irresistible to buyers.

First impressions are vital in the sale of your Evanston home, and we want to make sure yours makes a positive lasting first impression!  By creating beautiful curb appeal, buyers will get a sense that you care for your property and have the same respect and care for your home.  The lawn and exterior sets the tone for how the buyers will view your home- making it a very important aspect of the home sale.

Below are a few landscaping tips that will "wow" buyers.  They may not even realize why they are drawn to your home, but the goal is that they view your home as set apart from all other properties they've seen.

1.  Add splashes of color - A landscape should provide a new display of colors, textures, and fragrances.

2. Size trees and shrubs to scale - These should be planted in the right scale for the house so that they don’t block windows, doors, and other architectural features on the home’s facade.

3. Maintain a perfect lawn - A velvety green lawn demonstrates tender loving care, so be sure sellers’ homes don’t have brown spots.

4. Light up the outside - Good illumination allows buyers to see a home at night and adds drama.

5. Let them hear water - The sound of water appeals to buyers, and you shouldn’t just reserve this for your backyard.

6. Use decorative architectural elements - A new mailbox, planted window boxes, and a low fence wrapped in potato vines add cachet.  Just don't overdo!

View the full article 6 Landscaping Tricks That Wow Buyers on Realtor.org.

Start planning now on how you will spruce up your Evanston home once the warm air blows Spring our way!  If you have planned ahead- this will make improvements more efficient, allowing your home to be placed on the market and sell more quickly.  I have years of experience in the Evanston market and know that I can make your home sale a quick and stress-free process!  Finding a new Evanston home is something I'm passionate about helping buyers with as well as I have a strong base of properties for sale and a solid network in the Evanston real estate market.  Contact me today to set up a meeting!

Judy Newton
Your Evanston Real Estate Expert
Coldwell Banker

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