If you are on the selling end, there is nothing more important than you need to know than what make potential buyers shut their door on you. Putting your home on the market is a challenging scenario, and you don't want to make it even harder by blindly diving in.
Here are 5 biggest turn offs for homebuyers according to Realty Times:
Overpricing your home
How would you feel when you cashed out more than you're supposed to for a purchase? That's right. Potential buyers are looking to invest wisely, too. Don't risk getting negative feedback by overpricing your home to people who most likely have an idea on how the market is currently priced. Potential buyers who are actually qualified to buy your home won't even get to see your listing since their scouting on a lower price range. It's not going to take long before they find a similar home in a much lower price.
Smells
If you don't like a smelly home, then it should not make sense to think that you can sell your home without dealing with the stench. While you can be lucky and find someone who's willing to invest, expect to be offered a bargain. Even so, the home inspection could reveal the source of smell which in turn leaves you with a severely discounted price.
Clutter
Don't make it difficult for potential buyers to see the potentials of your home by leaving your tables full to the edges, and floor filled with piles and piles of things. Clutter confuses the eyes, and when buyers can't see what they want to see, they'd be out of the door in no time.
Deferred maintenance
Don't give potential buyers the impression that you have lost interest in keeping your house in good shape or they'd feel the same negativity too. No matter how much you try, wearing out, breakage and weather happen, and they unfortunately affect the structure of your home.
As the home owner, it's up to you to oversee the maintenance and to make sure that your house well-maintained. The last thing potential buyers have to worry about is what is going to break next and how much it is going to cost.
Dated décor
While potential buyers are looking for a good deal, they are not that willing to sacrifice how a property looks. Dated décor can always bring a home sale down, so get rid of the avocado fridge, soft blues and mauves from the 80's, and jewel tones from the 90's and keep your home updated and staged in a modern way.
