Imagine 80 per cent of potential buyers make a call on your house based on their first view of it. What sort of impression do you need to make to encourage them to come inside for a closer inspection rather than driving off after a quick street view?

Whether we like it or not, first impressions do matter. Whether or not first impressions are cruel and can mislead the viewer is irrelevant because that’s the reality with which we have to deal. Now while a trained house hunter like me will not be dissuaded by a first impression, 80 per cent of people rely on first impressions from which they make a huge leap to the final judgement! Do we want to alienate that 80 per cent? No way! And if 80 per cent are so significantly affected by a first impression, shouldn’t we be getting a wow response from that first impression? Absolutely!

For most people, buying a house is an emotional investment. Most buyers form an opinion in the first 30 seconds. If you haven’t grabbed their attention with that wow factor then as sure as night follows day, they will not even expend the energy to get out of their car and come inside.

Here are 3 rarely followed but sure-fire Top $ Tips to greatly enhance the street appeal of your home.

Top $ Tip 1

Get your front windows professionally cleaned. Cleaning windows so they are streak less and blemish free really is a job for professionals. Clean sparkling windows are one of the most powerful, unspoken ways in which a proud homeowner can say welcome, so invest in a professional clean.

Top $ Tip 2

Get your lawn mowed and the edges trimmed. Even if it is a dry patch, make sure it is not a weed-infested dry mat. If you have time, investigate replacing with artificial lawn but if nothing else, at the very least, make sure the “lawn” is cut, fertilised and watered. Green lawns will make you thousands!

Top $ Tip 3

Dress your front entrance. Set the tone for the rest of your home with a welcoming entry featuring a clear path to your front door, well-tended greenery, a beautiful front door (This may require painting or adding a new door handle or new numbers), and striking potted plants as a feature either side of the front door. Creating a welcoming entrance that makes people feel good from the moment they approach your front door will entice them inside. Whatever it takes, make it look better than it did.

Street Appeal embraces everything between the street and your front door. It doesn’t take much to make dramatic style improvements that will add massive value to your home.