Selling Your Home
When you're selling your home, you only have one chance to make a first impression. The first impression and curb appeal play an important role in the selling of your home. Knowing how to prepare your home is crucial.
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Necessary repairs should be done first, in order to make your home look its best. Be careful not to do large-scale or overly expensive improvements such as room additions. Your return on these types of investments is not good. It is easier and more cost effective to disclose any problem areas and offer price adjustments for them.
Although major pre-sale renovations are not advised, it is wise to invest in cleaning and painting your home. The key factors that will help your home sell are how clean it is and its condition; be objective about it. If you are able to notice cracks and dirty or peeling paint, you can be sure the buyer will also notice. The appearance should be clean and neat throughout — you want the buyer to feel "at home".
Preparing Your Home for Sale
- Plant flowers in the front of your home. It is an inexpensive way to dress it up.
- Keep the lawn trimmed, remove weeds, keep the driveway clean, trash cans out of sight, and garage doors shut.
- The front door should be clean and freshly painted.
- Clean windows, and where possible, open draperies to brighten up the house.
- Patch and paint cracked plaster, nicks, or other unsightly features on walls.
- Kitchens and bathrooms should sparkle. Fresh towels, attractive shower curtains, and clean area rugs help to spruce up bathrooms.
- Heat cookies slowly in the oven or heat a pan on the stove and add a few drops of vanilla to provide pleasant scents in the home.
- Remove furniture from crowded rooms.
- Pack up knick-knacks and paperwork to create an uncluttered atmosphere.
- Dishes should be put away and counter-top appliances hidden.
- Carpet and area rugs should be cleaned.
- Clean out closets and pantries.
- Throw out items you haven’t used in the last year—this will make moving easier as well!
- Turn on lights in every room to show your home at its best.
- If you have a pool, make sure it is clean and in good condition.
- You and your pets should not be around during showings, as buyers tend to feel like they are intruding, and will hurry though the house. Large dogs in particular should be contained to avoid intimidation.
Be prepared to show your home at the buyer’s convenience. With the busy schedules many people have, you may not get a second opportunity.
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