A few hastily planted flowering shrubs can also make a big buck difference and a nice looking garden shed or greenhouse can be the clincher. A couple of citrus trees, a Eureka lemon and a grapefruit are turn-ons and can be bought in an advanced state of growth from most nurseries. And, of course, if there is a pool the water in it must be perfect. The thing to remember always is that the buyer has been out, sometimes for weeks, looking at houses most of which are identical in appearance to yours. The difference, providing your place isn't positively falling down, will be the little things.
Most people buy a home on first impressions.
The emotional impact they receive in the first few moments can be critical to the way they bid at auction or bargain when it comes down to the sale. Last of all, don't let the real estate bloke tell you that these little touches don't help. Most real estate people don't even see a house, they are house-blind. Your house is a name on a list - one of three they have to be at that morning. After six weeks of supervising regular inspections at my house, I asked the real estate man to close his eyes and describe my home to me.