NBR: if you were buying a house

hannah&ben · March 2010

and the lawn and trees at the house you were looking at looked like total crap because it was still cold outside, would you appreciate seeing some photos of what the lawn and trees look like in the spring and fall (say, sitting out on the kitchen table when you came to see the house?)

or would you think it was weird?

our lot is .39 acres, most is lawn but the property line is wooded (mature oaks) and it all looks so beautiful when it's green.... the view out the kitchen window is so nice! but right now it looks like garbage because everything is bare and brown....

just trying to entice buyers wdyt?

firsttogo · March 2010

I would rather see it with the greens! Our house has more curb-appeal in warmer months, and looks like crap in the winter.... We saw it in the summer, and may have been turned off in the winter!

ladychicago · March 2010

it is pretty common here to see photos of houses from the outside in both winter and spring. i don't think its weird at all! you want the buyer to see what it'll look like all year round.

LCB34 · March 2010

Could you just mount some pretty outside pictures somewhere in the house (on the kitchen counter, entry way, etc) so that buyers can see it when they look at the house?

I would want to know and I know that if it was really pretty, it would play into my decision about the house.

BoxTer · March 2010

Definitely anything to help the buyer make an informed decision is appreciated, and anything that will let you put your home's "best foot" forward. Another thing you could do would be to put any before/after pictures into an album that the buyer could look at to see what type of work you've put into it. When we tried to sell last year, our Realtor had us do a spreadsheet that listed all the improvements we'd made and the amount we'd spent on them (we've put a LOT of work into our house).

LovingLife_06 · March 2010

I think its a great idea to show a picture of when everything is green. I would appreciate that as a buyer.

LisaMarisa · March 2010

YES! I just went to look at a house yesterday and there is a nasty looking tree out front that just looks yuck but they had pictures that showed what it looks like in the spring/summer and it definitely changed my opinion!

kimberic · March 2010

I'd want to see the nice pretty pictures too. It would be a big selling point for me.

LALASEPT05 · March 2010

I think from your perspective its probably much easier to get interest in your property if you can have pics of the greens. That being said if I really loved a home and a neighborhood the outside would not be a deal breaker for me.