These details will put off a potential buyer of your property, part 2

Today we continue the topic begun in the previous article, on details that discourage a buyer from choosing our property. Be sure to read it before you invite viewers into your flat, and remember that a good first impression is more powerful than we realise.

Wardrobes, cupboards and drawers

Sometimes a property is sold together with its furnishings, in which case you must tidy the inside of the furniture. Arrange the books, plates and clothes in the wardrobes and cupboards. Buyers will certainly want to check the condition of the furnishings. The sight of a mess in a kitchen cupboard will certainly not make a good impression on them.

Unwashed dishes

This is a sight a potential buyer must absolutely not see. Nothing puts people off like a sink full of dirty dishes. Seeing something like that, a viewer may feel unwelcome and start to suspect that we do not really want to sell the flat.

Political and religious symbols

We have written before that a flat for sale should be free of personal touches. The same applies to all religious and political aspects. We never know who we will meet, so let us not flaunt our views in front of the buyer, as it may effectively put them off. Religion and politics are topics that arouse the most emotions, and most often negative ones. After all, we want only positive associations, so let us set our worldview aside for the duration of the sale.

Defects

Defects in a flat make a dreadful impression. Whether minor or more serious, they can discourage many a promising buyer. So before you begin presenting your home, make sure everything in it works as it should. Door handles that fall off, leaking taps, windows that do not close properly, peeling wallpaper or parquet with missing blocks are unacceptable. All these shortcomings must be fixed before the viewers arrive.

A broken entry phone or doorbell

Faults of this kind can be very troublesome. People who want to view the flat will be left standing too long at the door or, worse, outside the entrance to the stairwell, and you will not know they have already arrived. Of course, in the age of mobile phones, such a situation is easy to resolve, but it leaves a bad taste and creates a negative first impression. If the building's entry phone is out of order for reasons beyond your control, tell the visitors about it. This way you will avoid uncomfortable situations.

As the old Polish saying goes: "the devil is in the details", and this maxim works perfectly when presenting a property. Although the shortcomings described are not so glaring as to make someone decide against buying a given property, they can cause a poor first impression which, subconsciously, will disqualify our flat in the buyer's eyes. It is therefore worth doing everything possible to make the viewer feel at home in our property. And taking care of the details is the best way to achieve that.