| The days when any and all property sold like | | | | and shudders and finally jolts into place |
| proverbial hot-cakes are rapidly drawing to a | | | | overhead while Brian and Claire politely back |
| close. We are rapidly entering a buyers' | | | | away in horror. |
| market and this means re-evaluating property | | | | |
| and enhancing the value to the buyer rather | | | | People care about their cars. Who wants to |
| than pushing for a fast sale. | | | | put their second most valuable asset in a |
| | | | hovel? Think of all the time and effort |
| As a seller you are bound to ask yourself | | | | wasted when the buyer doesn't come back! You |
| "So, how can I make my property sell?" | | | | could wait an eternity to find a buyer |
| | | | without a car. The sensible alternative is to |
| The answer lies in reassuring the buyer that | | | | fit a nice, clean, new garage door. |
| they are making a wise investment. The person | | | | |
| who eventually buys your property will be the | | | | Other Benefits |
| person who is most convinced that they are | | | | |
| getting something good. Even one poor feature | | | | A new garage door will totally upgrade the |
| can be enough to dent the buyer's confidence | | | | look of your home. The smooth finish of a |
| and lose a sale. | | | | hi-tech metallic door will move a beach-house |
| | | | into the 24th century while the richness of |
| Of course the outside of the building is the | | | | real, high quality wood adds an air of |
| first thing people see and if the first | | | | elegance to any home. |
| impression is poor then the rest of the house | | | | |
| will seem far less appealing. The first thing | | | | A really good garage door supplier will be |
| most people do is give their house a new coat | | | | able to create a garage door that is |
| of paint. That is all well and good, but | | | | perfectly suited to your property's |
| there is something that's left forgotten all | | | | architecture. You can either give them a |
| too often. Tragically, most people never even | | | | general specification of what you envision |
| realise that they forgot a vital part of | | | | for the garage door or you can leave all the |
| their property until a lot of time has | | | | work up to your garage door supplier. Good |
| already been wasted and a lot of buyers have | | | | garage door suppliers have an enormous range |
| been lost. The appearance of even the most | | | | of styles to suit any building and if they |
| beautiful property can be ruined by a shabby | | | | can't find something that will match |
| garage door. | | | | perfectly they will adapt or create one from |
| | | | scratch for you. |
| Best Case Scenario | | | | |
| | | | Besides the obvious cosmetic improvement to |
| Susan is a property agent with 15 years of | | | | your home, the improved safety features that |
| experience. She is really good at her job. | | | | are standard in modern garage doors will add |
| She is looking forward to showing Brian and | | | | an enormous amount of value to the price of |
| Claire around a beautiful suburban home on a | | | | your home. Instead of trying to hide your |
| quiet cul-de-sac in a great neighbourhood. As | | | | garage door, it can become a major selling |
| the crisp, professional agent shows her | | | | point on your house. Buyers' confidence |
| buyers around she watches their enthusiasm | | | | increases drastically when they see a new |
| grow. | | | | garage door as it implies that the rest of |
| | | | the house is also well cared for. Flaking |
| Brian turns to Susan in a casual way and asks | | | | paint or varnish and rusted handles and |
| about the parking. Susan visibly cringes when | | | | hinges are not the best things to inspire |
| he asks. She carefully steers the | | | | confidence. The relatively minor effort of |
| conversation toward the beautifully cared for | | | | installing a shiny new garage door will |
| garden and lovely view. After a while Claire | | | | produce enormous results, both in the number |
| also asks to see the garage. Susan's heart | | | | of buyers who ask to view the property, and |
| sinks as she takes them outside. | | | | in the size of the eventual purchase offers. |
| | | | |
| Nervously talking a mile-a-minute, she grasps | | | | Ensure that you make the most of your |
| the rusted handle and hauls the flaking, grey | | | | property. Get the greatest improvement in |
| wood of the door into motion. It screeches | | | | value in the simplest way possible. |