1. Odor in Home
A smell is the first thing that a potential buyer can notice about your home, before even walking in the front door. First impressions matter, so make sure that the odor is not chasing people away.

2. Home is Too Personal
You want buyers to imagine themselves living in your home. You do not want buyers to imagine you living in your own home. Put away the personal photos and declutter prior to putting your home on the market.

3. Not Making Your  Home Available
The more availability there is to view your home, the better chance you will have more buyers through and the better chance you will see an offer on your home. By limiting hours in a day, you may lose that one buyer that was willing to submit a full price offer!

4. Stay Around For Showings and Open Houses
You need to not only emotionally remove yourself from the home, but also physically. Buyers like to look at homes with no added pressure. Similar to what I said before, buyers want to imagine themselves in your home and not imagine you in their home.

​5. Not Making Necessary Repairs
Do not leave any obvious items broken or untouched. These items will also not go unnoticed by buyers. For example, if buyers see the doorknob broken on the front door, they will be thinking about what other things are wrong with the house as they are walking through.

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Julian Grape Stomp Festa   Sept. 1
Time/Place: 11am-6pm / Menghini Winery  
For more information: www.visitjulian.com

Burgers & Beers   Sept. 8
More than 20 of San Diego’s best restaurants compete to win the “Best Burger” award. Enjoy unlimited beer samples from over 40 San Diego breweries.
Time/Place: 1-4pm / Golden Hill Park  
For more information: www.readerburgersandbeer.com

KGB Sky Show   Sept. 8
Fireworks display following the SDSU football game.
Time/Place: 5pm / SDCCU Stadium 
For more information: https://101kgb.iheart.com

San Diego Blues Festival   Sept. 8
Time/Place: 12-8pm / Embarcadero Marina Park North  
For more information: www.sdbluesfest.com

Taste of Downtown   Sept. 13
Tastes from more than 40 Restaurants located throughout the East Village, City Center and Gaslamp Quarter.
Time/Place: 5-9pm / Downtown San Diego
For more information: 619-234-0201 / www.downtownsandiego.org

Ironman 70.3 Superfrog   Sept. 16
Time/Place: 7-11am / Imperial Beach Pier  
For more information: www.ironman.com

San Diego Festival of Beer   Sept. 22
Time/Place: 12-5pm / Broadway Pier
For more information: www.sdbeerfest.org

San Diego Restaurant Week   Sept. 23-30 
For more information: www.sandiegorestaurantweek.com

La Mesa Oktoberfest   Sept. 28-30
Time/Place: La Mesa Village  
For more information: www.lamesaoktoberfest.org

Adams Avenue Street Fair   Sept. 29-30
Time/Place: Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 10am-6pm / 34th and Adams Avenue, Normal Heights
For more information: 619-282-7329 / www.adamsavenuebusiness.com

Photo credit: Photo by Brigitte Tohm