Kansas City North Real Estate Blog

10.5 Home Features Buyers Want In Kansas City North Homes for Sale

Here are some items that I often hear buyers talk about when I show them Kansas City North homes for sale. If you are a seller, some of these are easily accomplished while others are things out of your control. In those cases, just remember that pricing the home right is the key to selling.

1. New Carpet – buyers want to SEE what the home will look like and they can’t imagine new frieze carpet, nor do they want to foot the bill for new carpet.

2. Warm, earth tone colors – Sherwin Williams Taupe Tone (SW7633) and Modern Gray (SW7632) are great suggestions for just about any home.

3. Good schools.

4. Granite counters – almost everyone loves granite and it’s still considered a big upgrade in the mind of a buyer.  If you’re selling a home that’s over $300,000 in the Kansas City area buyers will expect granite counters in the kitchen.  If it’s over $400,000 they will expect it in the master bath too.

5. Lots of custom trim.

6. Larger kitchens.

7. Stainless steel appliances – white appliances are out under any circumstances. If you don’t go with stainless steel, at least go with all black appliances.

8. New or newer (less than 10 years old) furnace, air conditioner, and roof.

9. Updated light and plumbing fixtures.

10. Extensive landscaping to give the home good curb appeal.

10.5 Something different – most buyers do not want to look out their front window and see the exact same home across the street or next door.  They want to feel like their home is special. Adding a unique kitchen island or a bar in the basement rec room, a beautiful framed mirror in the master bath, or an outdoor living space are all great "something different" ideas.

If you are thinking about putting your Kansas City North home for sale, please call me, Ron Henderson, at 816-651-9001. I can tell you what changes you could make that will help you home sell quickly. I also pay for a professional stager to come to your house to help you with the detail and I pay for a professional photographer to make your home stand out from all the other Kansas City North homes for sale!

 

Why the Photographs Are Critical When Selling Your Kansas City Home

When you are looking for a home for sale in Kansas City, you expect to find a lot of photos of the home...both interior and exterior shots. Some agents however, don't seem to think about how buyers make decisions on which homes to look at in person.

For example, I just took a listing that had expired with their previous agent. That previous agent had put up only four photos of the home and to be honest, they weren't that great.

Here's the before and after:

"Before" is on the left and "After" is on the right. Can you see the difference? The home looks much warmer and certainly more spacious.

And the previous agent only had these 4 shots...nothing else! See the listing on my website by clicking Kansas City North Real Estate.

And if your home is currently listed, make sure your agent has at least 20 good photos. If they don't, then call me! Ron Henderson 816-651-9001

When You List With Me, I Pay For Your Staging

 

What's the difference between homes that are "just okay" and homes that "WOW?" STAGING Regardless of market conditions, professional home staging can ensure that your home "WOWs" - which translates into more money in your pocket! Contact me today for a free consultation on the upgrades that are most likely to have the biggest impact on the sale of your home. And if you know anyone looking to buy or sell a home, I can certainly help with that too!

RON HENDERSON http://ronhenderson.kwrealty.com ronhendersonATkwrealty.com 816-268-4404 (Office)

 

Keller Williams Northland Partners 7915 N Oak Trafficway Kansas City, MO 64118

Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated

Using Facebook to Sell Real Estate (part 2)

My last article told you one of the ways I can post my listings on Facebook buy using a service that allows me to create a real estate "tab" on my Facebook profile, but there are other strategies I use as well. 

I use a tool created by Postlets.com to create a single property website for all my listings. Once the "postlet" is created, I can then post a link directly to my Facebook wall and let my entire network of friends, family, past clients, and other Realtors know about my new listing. The beauty of doing this is I can get immediate feedback when people "comment" below the FB post. Sometimes no one comments about the home, but I still know they're clicking through to the website to view more photos and information. FYI, I don't suggest doing this more than one listing per month, maybe two at most. You'll run the risk of alienating

Another way to let people know I'm in real estate is to post what I call "little hints of real estate" here and there on my wall or on other people's wall too.  For example, I noticed a friend at Church posted on her wall that she was considering painting their kitchen this weekend and wanted to get some color suggestions. I posted to that link and let her know that I have color swatches in my glove compartment that I give to my clients and I would be more than happy to bring them over to her. She seemed to really appreciate that and after I got over there I could tell she really had no clue what to do.

I also like to recommend some of my vendors (A/C, painters, electricians, etc) on my wall from time to time. This serves several purposes. One, the vendors LOVE it. Two, it gives me the opportunity to be thought of as a "total home resource" to people I know. Many times my friends and past clients on Facebook will see these posts, then call or ask me through Facebook if I have someone on my list that could help them with whatever they need; roofing, landscaping, where to buy new appliances, etc.

These are 3 of the ways I utilize Facebook to sell real estate, but please let me know if you have thoughts of your own or if you have a unique way of using Facebook for your listings and/or buyers.