Things Ottawa Buyers May Notice #3 & #4 – Kitchen Counters and Freezers

Posted on April 21, 2008 
Filed Under Listing and Selling Your Home, Things Buyers May Notice, Valerie Zinger

KITCHEN COUNTER TOPS and OVERSTUFFED FREEZER 

As I go out with Buyers looking at houses and host Open Houses on Sundays, there are things buyers seem to repeatedly notice.  This series looks at the good and the not-so-good things that buyers have noticed.

Good – Kitchen Counter Top.  The kitchen counter top is important.  Buyers want to know if there is enough space for them to prepare food.  Show them that you can put a kettle/toaster/coffee maker on the counter and still have room.  Do not take everything off the counters and think that buyers will be fooled into thinking there are miles of preparation space.  Keep the counter spotlessly clean.

Not-so-good –  Overstuffed Fridge Freezer.  If the fridge is included, buyers will open the fridge and freezer compartment doors.  On one recent buying trip, a ziplock bag of frozen chicken breasts fell out of an overstuffed freezer and almost got my Buyer on the toe.  Either eat some of the frozen food or move it to a freezer in the basement.  The buyer wants to think there is room in the fridge freezer for his or her things. 

BE PROUD  OF THE HOUSE YOU ARE SELLING

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Valerie Zinger ~ Ottawa, Canada ~ Ph. 613-723-5300 ~ Email vzinger@royallepage.ca

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