Comparing selling houses and horses..nuts, right? Not entirely. First impressions are first impressions. Therefore, appearance DOES make a difference!
Selling your house? Pay attention to the following..
1. Curb appeal: Make it pop! Clean, freshly painted front door. Flowers and color. Treat cracks in walkway and driveway. New mailbox. New door mats..use your imagination here.
2. Smells: HUGE. Clean and fresh means you care..
3. Appliances: Consider replacing them..stainless sells! Again..it translates for Buyers to “you care, and it’s maintained.”
4. Paint: Cheapest way to change the appearance and freshen up your home.
5. Stage it! Consider this as Buyers can imagine their own things in the home much easier this way.
Selling your horse? Let’s compare points…
1. Coat appeal: Make it shiny! Translation..a healthy horse.
2. Smells: HUGE. Be sure your horses’ teeth are taken care of, no illness or infections in mouth or feet or body.
3. Tack: As with appliances, clean, shiny tack (bridles & saddles) means you care and are invested in your property.
4. Paint??? No, but do be sure the overall picture is one of health, happiness, calm demeaner, shiny coat, clean equipment.
5. Stage it! Absolutely! New shoes, freshly clipped manes and tails, shiny tack..make your pony pop!
See..you can see the commonalities now, right??? Sales are sales..