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A couple of things:
List the square footage near the top.
Edit and re-edit the amenities:
$399,000
3 bedrooms
2 baths
For Sale By Owner
Stunning Ranch Home! Well maintained and updated xxxx sq ft 3 bedroom/2 bath home in Hampton Bays. Located in a Friendly<--or choose another, appropriate adjective [upscale, etc.] quiet family neighborhood close to shopping and within biking distance to Tiana Bay beaches! If the schools are good or great, be sure to mention them.
Shy half acre <--not sure if this is the best phrasing
Oil Heat
Central AC installed [list date]
Hardwood floors
Open floor plan
Custom oak and teak cabinetry
Fireplace [gas or wood?]
Irrigation ?? An automatic sprinkler system? manual sprinkler system? flood irrigation?
Lush landscaping
Fenced backyard
1 1/2 car garage
Garden room behind garage
Full unfinished, basement. [surely you would not imply that it might be wet?]
Appliances new in 2006 (or whichever year)
Two full baths, one off of master bedroom with bathtub and bidet. [A full bath is toilet, sink, shower and tub (latter two can be combines or separate); your wording implies that the guest bathroom does not contain a tub]. Better to say something like:
Full Guest [or Hall] Bath
Full Master Bath with separate shower and tub, and also a bidet.
Laundry room anything special here?
3 generously sized bedrooms. [What is generously sized? List sizes or say large]
Freshly painted interior. <--leave this out, let the appearance speak for itself. Many people will want to repaint anyways to select their own colours
Vinyl siding with brick
Talk to someone about staging your home. It could look quite a bit more appealing (please note, I don't dislike it as is, but you want to stand out against competition. I am sure you could easily say far more about what I should correct in my home). Find some model homes to go through, and look at the way they arrange things and what is and is not present. You want enough things to look inviting and show off possibilities, but not so many that it looks untidy or too personal.
I like the bike and ball in the front yard--looks inviting and friendly. Make sure though that the porch doesn't have muddy shoes or extra toys. Make sure to keep the door and windows cleaned and dusted. Consider hanging a "Welcome" wreath or sign on the front door or adjacent wall. Keep the garage door closed (and make sure everything inside it is neatly organized--consider emptying it of just about everything--a month-to-month storage room would give you a place to put things).
DO a major cleanup in the kitchen: Clear off the kitchen counters and the breakfast bar counter. On the counter you can leave the toaster and maybe cannisters. Everything else gets put away. Then add a large decorative fruit bowl with fresh fruit OR an attractive flower arrangement. You can put one live plant at the corner of the window--just make sure it is very fresh and healthy looking. Straighten up the shelves under the breakfast bar. Take all the stuff off the refrigerator--it smacks too much of YOUR family, and you want people to see THEMSELVES. Nothing on top of it, either. Make sure the cabinets are also tidy. This room is the biggest problem I see in your photos.
I like the clean looks of the living room. The spinning wheel gives interest and shows potential, as does the doll house, but neither are overwhelming. It looks like there are smoke stains above the fireplace screen. If so, clean them off and/or consider painting.
The girl's bedroom is okay, but really has a bit too much "stuff" out. Clean up the wall shelf and whatever is between the bed and desk. Angle the bed out from the corner, and prop the pillows more vertically, perhaps with the stuffed animals lined up in front of them. Make sure the closet interior is neat and not overly stuffed.
Similar comments about the boy's room. Pull the climbing unit out from the wall, and angle it. Clean off the shelf, and put some of the toys up there in an attractive display. Get a large covered basket to hold most of the rest of the toys. You can leave one or two large toys out. Ditch or paint the orange thing--it clashes. Put a sham on the pillow or pull the bedspread over it like in hotel rooms, not just pulled over it.
Your bedroom--similar comments, get rid of most of the personal stuff, and add things for interest. Maybe a big vase of flowers or a large piece of artwork. Same comment about the bed pillows. Nothing on the chair seat. Maybe add a side table or a floor lamp beside the chair. Fix the window shade cords for safety as you did in the kids rooms. BTW, I like the chest of drawers--I have one that looks to be its twin
For the bathroom, replace the white towel with a set (just for showing the house, not using until it sells) that brings out the colour of the flower arrangement--a matching lavender or raspberry would be my choice, but you can see the whole room and I only see a portion. Hang it decoratively, not functionally. Make sure the wastebaskets are empty whenever the house is shown.
Love the flowering shrubs in the last photo!
Look over ads by competing homes and see what strikes you both positively and negatively, then look to see that you do incorporate positives and do not accidentally include any of the negatives.
A couple of things:
List the square footage near the top.
Edit and re-edit the amenities:
$399,000
3 bedrooms
2 baths
For Sale By Owner
Stunning Ranch Home! Well maintained and updated xxxx sq ft 3 bedroom/2 bath home in Hampton Bays. Located in a Friendly<--or choose another, appropriate adjective [upscale, etc.] quiet family neighborhood close to shopping and within biking distance to Tiana Bay beaches! If the schools are good or great, be sure to mention them.
Shy half acre <--not sure if this is the best phrasing
Oil Heat
Central AC installed [list date]
Hardwood floors
Open floor plan
Custom oak and teak cabinetry
Fireplace [gas or wood?]
Irrigation ?? An automatic sprinkler system? manual sprinkler system? flood irrigation?
Lush landscaping
Fenced backyard
1 1/2 car garage
Garden room behind garage
Full unfinished, basement. [surely you would not imply that it might be wet?]
Appliances new in 2006 (or whichever year)
Two full baths, one off of master bedroom with bathtub and bidet. [A full bath is toilet, sink, shower and tub (latter two can be combines or separate); your wording implies that the guest bathroom does not contain a tub]. Better to say something like:
Full Guest [or Hall] Bath
Full Master Bath with separate shower and tub, and also a bidet.
Laundry room anything special here?
3 generously sized bedrooms. [What is generously sized? List sizes or say large]
Freshly painted interior. <--leave this out, let the appearance speak for itself. Many people will want to repaint anyways to select their own colours
Vinyl siding with brick
Talk to someone about staging your home. It could look quite a bit more appealing (please note, I don't dislike it as is, but you want to stand out against competition. I am sure you could easily say far more about what I should correct in my home). Find some model homes to go through, and look at the way they arrange things and what is and is not present. You want enough things to look inviting and show off possibilities, but not so many that it looks untidy or too personal.
I like the bike and ball in the front yard--looks inviting and friendly. Make sure though that the porch doesn't have muddy shoes or extra toys. Make sure to keep the door and windows cleaned and dusted. Consider hanging a "Welcome" wreath or sign on the front door or adjacent wall. Keep the garage door closed (and make sure everything inside it is neatly organized--consider emptying it of just about everything--a month-to-month storage room would give you a place to put things).
DO a major cleanup in the kitchen: Clear off the kitchen counters and the breakfast bar counter. On the counter you can leave the toaster and maybe cannisters. Everything else gets put away. Then add a large decorative fruit bowl with fresh fruit OR an attractive flower arrangement. You can put one live plant at the corner of the window--just make sure it is very fresh and healthy looking. Straighten up the shelves under the breakfast bar. Take all the stuff off the refrigerator--it smacks too much of YOUR family, and you want people to see THEMSELVES. Nothing on top of it, either. Make sure the cabinets are also tidy. This room is the biggest problem I see in your photos.
I like the clean looks of the living room. The spinning wheel gives interest and shows potential, as does the doll house, but neither are overwhelming. It looks like there are smoke stains above the fireplace screen. If so, clean them off and/or consider painting.
The girl's bedroom is okay, but really has a bit too much "stuff" out. Clean up the wall shelf and whatever is between the bed and desk. Angle the bed out from the corner, and prop the pillows more vertically, perhaps with the stuffed animals lined up in front of them. Make sure the closet interior is neat and not overly stuffed.
Similar comments about the boy's room. Pull the climbing unit out from the wall, and angle it. Clean off the shelf, and put some of the toys up there in an attractive display. Get a large covered basket to hold most of the rest of the toys. You can leave one or two large toys out. Ditch or paint the orange thing--it clashes. Put a sham on the pillow or pull the bedspread over it like in hotel rooms, not just pulled over it.
Your bedroom--similar comments, get rid of most of the personal stuff, and add things for interest. Maybe a big vase of flowers or a large piece of artwork. Same comment about the bed pillows. Nothing on the chair seat. Maybe add a side table or a floor lamp beside the chair. Fix the window shade cords for safety as you did in the kids rooms. BTW, I like the chest of drawers--I have one that looks to be its twin
For the bathroom, replace the white towel with a set (just for showing the house, not using until it sells) that brings out the colour of the flower arrangement--a matching lavender or raspberry would be my choice, but you can see the whole room and I only see a portion. Hang it decoratively, not functionally. Make sure the wastebaskets are empty whenever the house is shown.
Love the flowering shrubs in the last photo!
Look over ads by competing homes and see what strikes you both positively and negatively, then look to see that you do incorporate positives and do not accidentally include any of the negatives.
