We all want to attract buyers in as many ways as possible, whether this means having the carpets shampooed, the walls re-painted or just a good tidy-up it will improve your property’s chances of selling.
One area some sellers overlook is the garden. This is a vital selling point and should be treated as such.You may have a small pokey patch of lawn at the back that you can only fit a few chairs and a water feature in, but at least you have it.Many buyers look for low maintenance gardens that just offer them an outside space to relax in. If you tidy the area up and perhaps display it to advertise its low maintenance status you will probably find someone who thinks it is ideal.
Also a very large garden that has not been well maintained can cause you just as many problems when you are trying to sell the property.The potential buyers will merely see a wilderness that they are going to have to tame. Take a good long look at your garden and try and be objective. Ask yourself if the enormous compost heap covered in morning glories that stretches across the entire back garden wall really emphasises your gardens strong points.
It will cost you some money but if you yourself are not up to the task call in a professional gardening service. Even if all you want them to do is tidy up that compost heap they will at least know the difference between a weed and something that will grow into a beautiful plant that will add value to the garden.
Imagine yourself as a buyer walking out the back door of a house into a small garden that has nothing but a broken washing machine and a dirty braai in it. You would certainly not put that garden onto that houses list of plus points. Don’t use your garden as a storage area for unsightly broken things that you will never get around to fixing anyway.
Another thing sellers overlook in relation to gardens is the amount of animal droppings that are left in full view of anyone entering the garden. The person viewing the property may not be an animal lover and big piles of doggy doo lying around may just put him off for good.
Try and display the garden you have to show off its best assets, otherwise just make sure it is neat and clean and free of anything that may lead people to believe you are running a scrap yard.
