best and cheapest way to make house more appealing for sale

[tea lady]

I think what everyone has said about the garden is what would make a differance. At the moment with no plants at all it looks hot, uninviting and a bit "rental". You can tell the rental houses around here by the lack of garden. Something to give a bit of shade and break up the square starkness would be great. Get an advanced tree of perhaps something weeping- cerry or ghoast gum or maple. (I don't know what will grow in Sydney. Is Frangepany to cleche?)
Maybe a pic from a differant angle of the spa would be better, because it does look a bit weird with the loo in the first photo you see.
Thats my 2 cents.
Good luck.

Have fun with bub. Best thing in the world.

[abitfishy]

I'd like to know who designed the bathroom, forgot the loo and had to stick it somewhere!!!

[Dirty Doogie]

WHOOPS !!! that was Need 2 Sell's property that I was laughing at in Post #20 (laughing at the bathroom ).

What is that box thing behind the WC in the bathroom?

As I said in Post 20 the place needs a little bit of street appeal and a bit of a bathroom work over IMO. I wouldnt worry about rendering the bricks.


I'm really not surprised it hasnt attracted much buying interest - trying to sell with tenants in place is a real pain. I know off many cases where properties have sold within a few weeks after the tenants departed and the house was dressed and tricked to look good. Agents get a bit miffed about having arrange viewing appiontments well in advance.

[Dirty Doogie]

What do you think?

[abitfishy]

WHOOPS !!! that was Need 2 Sell's property that I was laughing at in Post #20 (laughing at the bathroom ).

Ha Ha, I thought you somehow knew!

I don't think 'whoops' is in order. If anything, I think it might give need2sell some insight as to what the general public are going to think when THEY see it. As someone said, remove the bathroom pic or take it at a different angle leaving out the dunny.

[abitfishy]

What do you think?

Whats with the Christmas trees in the front yard?

[Dirty Doogie]

LoL i know they look like xmas trees ROFL Xmas trees would be cheap this time of year. I was sort of thinking maybe large - um - hibiscus - Frangipani is good too cos you can just cut off a huge chunk of trunck and it will grow - instant tree.

[Dirty Doogie]

But I think just from the VERY quick sketch the front begins looking better - would everyone agree?

[Dirty Doogie]

IN the kitchen I'd change those cheap-nasty-butte-ugly black mushroom door and drawer knobs to small round metal ones. http://budgethandles.com.au/index.ph...products_id=50 And anywhere else they appear in the house. ( I bet everyone thinks I'm gay now for suggesting it LOL)

In the bathroom I would extend a wall up behind the loo and put a squarish hole in the wall backed by mirror - that gives an opportunity to create some shelves next to spa for towels and "spa" toys. If I get around to it I'll draw another pic .

[tea lady]

I agree that shelves or something behind the loo in that corner would make it look less after thought. Bit of greenery or something too would be nice.
Potted plants either side of front door.

I think it would be hard to do all this while tenants are in situ.

A new estate agent would probably be a help. Hope fully they'll do more than turn up with a clip board.

[Dirty Doogie]

I suppose we'll have to wait for need2 sell to consider things. Not sure how much he is prepared to spend and /or whether he will have to employ ppl to do the work.

[Studley 2436]

I reckon the wire fence out front should go and be replaced by something nice. I thought White Picket when I saw it but whatever does the job for the price is fine.

The gutters and facias look like they are peeling. I wouldn't render but would get the gutters and facias painted. Make the place look like it is cared for.

There was a place in our street that sold a couple of years ago for $225K then one year later they sold it again with only a nice new fence out front and a pretty average deck out the back. Bathroom still needed work I was skeptical about the plumbing in general BUT it sold quickly for $350K! That second sale was about 2 years ago now.

Can you believe that but it is all about looks.

Studley

[Barry_White]

What do you think?

Rather than paint the drive I think it would look better if the drive and the front patio were stencilcreted.

[Dirty Doogie]

Yeh Barry - stencil crete would be good - I was just considering price. The front fence definitely needs work - I was going to draw in pickets but it was going to take too long LOL.

[echnidna]

I wouldn't do very much at all.
I'd treat it like a sales exercise.

I'd get the highest resolution images available of the various suggestions that have been made then print posters out of them showing how a few dollars will greatly improve the property at minimal cost.