Politics have been everywhere and on everyone's mind recently. Candidate bumper stickers are on cars, businesses have banners at their entrances and neighbors are touting their favorite candidates with flags and staked signs in their landscaping. Many are passionate about their political position and want to tell the world.
However, when you are trying to sell your home,
homeowners have to put aside partisan issues to get the home sold.
Having political signs and banners all over your yard creates a negative impression for buyers touring your neighborhood and your home.
Obviously, you cannot control the signs posted in your neighbor's yard but you can control signs in yours and in your home.
Unless a buyer is identically aligned with your political beliefs, it can actually hinder interest in your home.
One recent home seller was so impassioned by his political beliefs that his home appeared more like a candidate's headquarters than a home. Despite the buyer clients being of the same party, the buyers opted not to see the home. The seller lost a potential buyer and the buyers may have lost the "perfect" home.
Creating disparity among buyers and sellers is never a good thing.
Therefore, when you are considering a home sale, remember that both the obvious and subtle can work for or against you.
Sell the home and leave politics to the politicians.