What are the major selling points in a house?

ebeez85: What are the major selling points in a house?
We are fixing the house up but we don’t want to fix up the whole house because we are just starting out and can’t afford it. But we are going to fix up the areas that will be the strongest selling points in the house. So we are wondering what they are? We are working on the kitchen right now, because to me that is an area that should be nice.

Answers and Views:

Answer by lyn
PAINT EVERYTHING WHITE, CLEAN AND NEAT, NO CLUTTER, SAME WITH THE YARD, AND GARAGE, NOTHING THAT NEEDS FIXED , LIKE SINK DRIPS, BAKE SOME COOKIES BEFORE YOU SHOW THE HOUSE SO THAT IT SMELLS GOOD, GOT THAT ONE FROM THE TV.

Answer by lisa m
Kitchens, bathrooms, carpet, and paint.
Don’t worry about too much remodeling. If it looks new, that’s all that really matters. But if you are looking to upgrade, those are the rooms to put the majority of your money into.

When people buy a house, they don’t want to do anything but move in. Move in condition is the key selling point.

Answer by mickey
more than one bathroom

garage

minimum 3 bedrooms

large closets

lots of storage areas

curb appeal (landscaping and exterior house paint)

lots of counterspace and cabinets

seperate dining area

large deck or patio

hardwood floors

fireplace

neutral color scheme (mostly pale earth tones)

finished basement

built-in dishwasher

remove clutter, pets and pet smells, children’s messes, cigarette smoke smell : when showing the house

Answer by allen p
definitely the kitchen as you said ,also the bathroom is always a winner but i would say most of all the front of the house must be right or you wont even get people in to view your house,

Answer by luvmycrafties
update kitchen and bath, and flooring. Make sure before open houses that closets are cleaned out. Storage is important too

Answer by Lindsay Caress
Good luck in your project and home building, Atmosphere is important,a feeling of space to a potential buyer is essential,then they can imagine their selves within that space.It also depends on the character,some people like clean lines and minimalism, others prefer a homely feel.Lots of fresh flowers are good especially, if you have cut them from your own garden.People are going back to the garden regions of house hunting.Yes I agree with you about the kitchen women look there first usually,a lot of men do as well,also these days parents like a den for their kids and an area for their own relaxation.Be happy in your space to!Remember its your home,get some help from friends and family if you can , have a house warming to make it your home Lindsay.

Answer by xpseth
I will put them in a list
– Paint
– Flooring
-Space
-Closets
-Bathrooms
Just a Few

Answer by spiritgide41
Lets start with the order of impressions. When a prospective buyer arrives at your house-for-sale, the first impression is made before the car door opens. The more “yes” impressions you create in a row- the weaker any “no” impressions later will be. That means the first look as they drive up will be # one, then the front door as they walk in is #2, each a step in the decision making process.

Out front, a “yes” or “possible” impression will bring them on in. A “No” may end it right then, and keep them going down the road. If that happens- the inside didn’t matter.

Clean and neat are basic but absolute, far more critical than most other considerations. Aside from that, and considering where you should point limited dollars, remember this:

Kitchens, baths and master bedrooms are personal spaces of the people who control the decision. If they aren’t acceptable, you lose. They are also survival areas. They may be willing to put off fixing the porch until next spring, but not the broken toilet or bad dishwasher.

Make sure everything works, and make existing thing as attractive as you can without replacement or major overhaul. If you have things that are really too bad to dress up, replace them economically, but in keeping with the house standard.

Overall, keep each area (bath, kitchen etc) saying “yes” to the buyer as they enter it. If you have something unattractive you can’t get rid of- consider a distraction. My brother told me about the house he just bought, and eleborated on the chandelier over the bath vanity. He failed to notice that the vanity backsplash parts didn’t match or that you could see all the drywall nail spots in the room.

Avoid spending money on things that aren’t visible. People have a hard time adding value to the property for such items.

If you are selling it yourself, try to read your buyer’s interests (ask; casual friendly conversation…) and present the house in a way to fit them. For example, if he is mr. fix-it, you might say “I’ll bet you could turn this garage into a great workshop”. If she thinks she has decorating taste, ask her what she would do with a window treatment or other deco idea. This places them mentally in the house, and thats where you want them- visualizing the potential of the house in terms of the way they see themselves.

Answer by Lou C
1. de clutter everything. toss out everything that keeps the room from looking as spacious as possible.
2.clean, clean,clean
3. fresh paint everywhere….light clean colors. antique beige white trim.etc,
4. curb appeal., make entrance inviting, a bench and basket of flowers etc.
5. kitchen, bath most important and make the first impression very charming and inviting(curb appeal)
6. fresh smell throughout the house.