THE PRIME EXAMPLE OF CURB APPEAL
This home sold the other day for more than 3/4 of a million dollars, and it did it in a neighborhood where there is currently more than a two year supply of listings.
The home was not my listing and I wasn't the selling agent. Where it is or whose listing it is or who sold it isn't the reason I'm showing you this photo.
Throughout my many decades as a Realtor, and the marketing of several thousand homes, the one issue I've never been able to successfully impress on most homeowners is how important curb appeal is.
If you removed the front flower bed with its spray of great colors, stuck silly little new Home Depot shrubs in beds near the porch, put 10 buck plastic chairs and a table or two on the porch, and painted the front door gray, you would have reduced the curb appeal by at least 80%.
Yet, if you add up the cost of the "curb appeal" in this photo, it's got to be less than $1,500.
So $1,500 caused a frame home to sell in a market full of competition, to do so in almost a split second, and to bring a very serious price. This is genius.
I'm going to keep this photo in among my listing presentation things, and show it over and over. Maybe I'll be able to increase my ability to get my clients to understand this concept. You might want to, too.
BILL CHERRY, REALTORS
Dallas - Park Cities
Our 45th Year
214 503-8563
Great looking home.
Bill....when you list a home, you would be doing the homeowner an injustice if you did not fully and specifically describe what the definition of curb appeal really is.....showing that photo does it perfectly.
I absolutely agree, Barbara. And I know you're a swell agent.
Every market is different. 3/4 of a mil yikees ! After the shock you are right the house looks great and you really set the table. The old saying you eat with your eyes first comes to mind
I would say that house is as inviting as it could possibly be -- beautiful!
First impressions are powerful and will make the difference whether or not the property sells. This one is a beauty.
Hi Bill ~ Charm is my #1 criteria when buying a house - and this one has it in spades!
Liz
Bill,
Just the picture has such a wow factor. I imagine seeing the property itself was a real eye catcher.
Beautiful! It reminds me of Brykerwoods and North Pemberton here in Austin, Texas!