In a difficult housing market you have to go the extra mile to sell your house. In a tough market there may be many houses that meet the minimum requirements of a potential buyer. The strategy in selling your house is to do a few extra things that will make your house stand above other similar houses. Here's something you can do.

First of all make sure the garage door is pulled down when someone arrive for a home tour. You don't want the inside of the garage to make that first impression in the buyer's mind. If its a growing season then try to have attractive flowers and shrubs planted in the front yard. Choose colors that contrast with the color of your house and enchance its appearance from the street.

The small things you can do don't influence the possible sale when the housing market is booming and houses are selling within a few days on the market. But if your market is difficult then you must go the extra mile and give that buyer another reason to choose your house over another.