10 Tips For Making Your Oceanfront Home Sell Quickly
1. No Clutter. Throw out old newspapers and magazines. Pack away most of your small items like figurines and other trinkets. Store clothing that won’t be used in the near future to make closets seem roomier. Clean out the garage. Buyers like to visualize their possessions in the house and that is hard to do when the ocean home is full of clutter.
2. Wash your windows and screens. Washing the windows will allow more light into the home and will allow buyers to see the beautiful view. Plus, dirty windows are a turn off.
3. Give your oceanfront home a deep cleaning. Wipe down the doors, door knobs, and light switch plates to remove dirt and fingerprints. Clean the floors and shampoo the carpet. Clean any appliances and dust the furniture. A clean home makes a great first impression and shows the buyers that the ocean home has been well taken cared of.
4. Put brighter bulbs in light sockets and clean any dirty window treatments like draperies and blinds to make rooms appear brighter, especially dark rooms. Replace any burnt-out bulbs. Turn all lights on before buyers come to view the home.
5. Make all minor repairs that you can find. Everything you don’t repair now will be revealed in the home inspection and can create a bad impression. Small problems such as sticky doors, torn screens, cracked caulking, cracked receptacle covers or a dripping faucet may seem trivial, but they’ll give buyers the impression that the house isn’t well maintained. You can also go a step further and get a sellers home inspection to see for yourself what the home inspector will see. You can also market the home as being pre-inspected.
6. Get the most out of your curb appeal. Mow the lawn, trim the shrubbery, rake straw and leaves, and edge the driveway and walks. Plant some bright colored seasonal flowers and place some potted plants near the entry to brighten up the landscape.
7. Repair cracks and holes that exist in the driveway. Once repaired apply a sealant for added protection.
8. Clean dirty gutters.
9. Install new lock set on the front door and new door numbers.
10. Get rid of odors in the home. Shampoo the carpeting and wash the curtains to make the house smell fresh and clean. If the carpet is worn and won’t come clean, maybe you should replace it. The new carpet will add value to the home. This added value will probably be a lot more than the expense of the new carpet. Also, open the windows to let some fresh air in.
Hubert Miles is the founder of Waterfront Houses USA, an online advertising service that offers Oceanfront Homes and Ocean Homes available in the US and Canada.






































