Thursday 9 February 2012

How to improve your chances of renting your place

First impressions do count. So when looking at a property either to buy or to put in the market to rent/sell you have the know that the property can stand out from the rest and improve the chances to get a higher demand.

Consider looking at the following factors:

Is the property in a good location?. As the popular says go, in real estate is all about location, location location!
Does it have a good curb appeal? Make sure that the garden and the front yard its well kept and clean. Does it have nice plants and flowers around that highlights the property?.
Is it easy to access? Remember that with a growing baby boomer population the property has to be ADA  (American with disabilities act)
Can you help with the views? People pay a lot of money for the vies. Specially if its water views. Make sure that you do all possible to highlight the potential view by chopping branches and putting plants in strategic places.
Highlight some feature of the house. Make sure that the house has some wow factor to it. This will make it stand out from the rest. Remember that when they are house hunting after looking at so many properties eventually they all becomes a blur, so you make sure your property has a nice feature  to remember it by.
Anything that makes the house safer is an extra selling point. Gates, alarms, safe, etc  Families with kids would be happier to pay more rent for a safer place.
Make the house show neutral features and colours, remember that the red walls its not everyone taste, you have to make sure to appeal a broaden audience of potential buyer or renters by making them seeing him/herself living there.  In order to achieve this try to depersonalize the house, any personal objects like trophies, and pictures should be removed as well as try to uncluttered the house a much as possible. Needless to say the house should be spotless and well decorated with nice healthy looking plants.  It's crucial that that feeling that the person get from the house is a positive one.
High quality finishes without going over budget its always something that can make a difference in the outcome of an open home.

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