When you're meeting someone important for the first time, you want to make a good impression. Imagine yourself going to an interview, or out for a blind date. You'd want to make yourself look nice. You'd take extra care with your hair, iron out the wrinkles in your clothes, and make sure there are no specks of dirt on your shoes. The same thing goes for your house! When you have a buyer coming to view your home for a showing, that first impression is incredibly important and the front door area is that first impression to a buyer.
The first thing is first. Just take a stroll out the front door and make sure everything is intact. No noticeable cracks in the sidewalk, no dead plants in pots, no cobwebs in the corners. This is the time to really focus and clean up that area. Give the door a new coat of paint, and shine up the hardware. Sweep off the front porch, knock down old bird nests on the windows, and dust away the spiderwebs. Put down a clean new doormat-- but note that it's advised to stray away from ones with personal phrases. You don't want your potential buyer to feel like a guest but a future owner. In addition, consider taking off any old screens or storm doors to allow your door to be easily viewed instead of hidden behind an unneeded layer.
If you have time to pressure wash your sidewalk or the sides of your house, take some time to do that big clean. And, of course, be sure to take a sponge to the mailbox to thoroughly clean it. If it's rusty or broken? Consider buying a replacement, even if it isn't the most expensive type of mailbox-- a clean, in-tact mailbox makes a better impression than one falling apart no matter the quality.
Overall, the door into your house is the first impression-- the first handshake-- out to a potential buyer. Because of that, you need to make sure to spruce it up for that meeting!
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