Mark Nash, author of 1001 Tips for Buying and Selling a Home, offers homebuyers trendy home runs and strikeouts when buying a home. It may not be obvious that the clothes you wear when looking for a home can affect what you pay for a home. Years of showing houses and introducing potential buyers to home sellers, the way buyers project themselves on fashion makes a big impression.

The first impressions of real estate agents and home sellers are all they have when evaluating potential buyers. If you look well-groomed, understated, and wear clothing appropriate to your home’s price range, you could pay less than the tattooed, long-haired, jewel-overloaded, and ripped jeans buyer you compete with in multiple deals for the same home. . Buying a home is a business transaction, think about business clothing when buying a home.

Women

-The pants are fine, but make sure they are not low.

-Ditch the T-shirts, tank tops and tube tops. The search for a home is not a vacation.

-The skirts are great. The minis send the wrong message.

-Wear comfortable but presentable shoes. You will walk a lot, climb stairs, and get in and out of transport.

-Forget about high heels. Spiked heels on shoes can easily dent bamboo and other softer hardwood floors. Also, if you walk into the patio to take a look at the roof, you could end up aerating the lawn.

-Save the animal prints for when you go to a disco. Busy or fussy fashion looks can be distracting and not make the top ten fashions list of all.

-Simple jewelry and limited quantities accentuate your business outlook. Skip the “bling,” otherwise you could end up paying more for a home, because sellers think you can afford it.

-Simplify makeup, hairstyle and manicure styles to appeal to the most people. You won’t get a better deal because sellers love your fabulous acrylic nails.

-No fur coats, ever. It’s an outrageous, political statement that could cost you an extra house or $ 10,000.

-No low-cut or revealing looks. Very rarely do homebuyers get a sex discount.

Men

-Check that the soles of the shoes are not covered in mud before entering any open house. Many homebuyers never made it to the kitchen after walking on a freshly cleaned carpet in dirty shoes.

-No jogging, gym clothes, bike shorts or bathing suits. Unless you are testing the training facilities in a condo building on your second visit.

-Business casual pants are best, but if you must wear jeans, make sure they are clean and not ripped.

-Open neck shirts work well, but real estate agents and home sellers don’t need to see your polished or not so polished chest or four gold chains.

-Think twice before wearing more than one earring. If we were all the same, life would be boring.

-Skip muscle tops and undershirts and show no elastic waistbands in underwear, please. You could excite Mrs. Home Salesman, but it is possible that Mr.

-Limit exposure to tattoos, they are fashionable, but not for everyone. The same goes for the ladies in this case.

-Wear simple patterned shirts with matching plain pants. Remember that red denotes power.

-Don’t dress too much to impress. Leave cufflinks and cuffed shirts at home.

Both

-Coffee cups are not a fashion accessory. Coffee easily spills onto rugs when climbing stairs or opening cabinets and cabinets when touring properties.

-Baseball caps are for days with bad hair. Also, they send the wrong trading message when they buy the largest asset you will own.

-Damp umbrellas should be parked outside the front door, not on hardwood floors or entry tables and chairs.

-Wear slip-on shoes when touring open houses. You may be asked to remove your shoes out of cultural respect for the owner, inclement weather, or newly installed floor coverings.

-If you don’t want to take your shoes off, buy and wear disposable blue surgical boots, or ask your agent for a pair.

-You must wear socks or stockings. No sandals, period. If you are asked to remove your shoes, the owners do not necessarily want your bare feet to be on the floor.

-Cell phones. If you need to make or receive a call, go to a place where you will not disturb others on the open house. Never negotiate a home purchase contract on a different property contract while viewing a home.

-Take bicycle and motorcycle helmets with you. Ask before parking them on any surface.

-Shorts are fine if they are close to the knee. No ripped or too tight styles.

-Dress for the season. Don’t wear snow shorts or black wool in August, even if it’s your best house-hunting outfit.

-Take off sunglasses when inside buildings. People expect some eye contact.

-Be careful with the perfume. Many people are allergic to it today and they could be the owners of the house they fell in love with.

-Put cigarettes, cigars and pipes out of sight. They are not exactly a popular fad or political statement in 2006.

Kids

-Requires blouses, pants, shoes and socks.

-Diapers are not in fashion.