Preparing Your Home For Sale

Is It Worth The Time & Investment?

Here are the ten secrets to increase your selling price by an average of 20% according to recent studies.

Freshen up the Home by painting walls a neutral color. Lighter colors appeal to a wider range of buyers and make each room look larger.

First impressions are extremely important. Sweep and clear all clutter from the front sidewalk and entry. Mow lawns and tidy up the yard and garage area. Inside the home, remove the clutter of everyday life - stacks of papers, pictures on fridge, and tidy up the kitchen and bathrooms.

Take a close look at the floor coverings in each room. Have a professional clean the carpets. It's worth it, it'll make you money!

Allow as much light as possible to enter the room. Open up or remove all draperies, blinds, shades, or other window coverings. Leave the lights on for the showing, the realtor will turn the lights off when leaving the home.

Remove furniture from each room that does not go with the decor, such as items that stand out too much and items that are worn or of an unappealing color.

Place the remaining room furnishings in a way that makes best use of the character of the space. A room should be balanced so that people do not focus on one particular piece of furniture.

Now that you've removed the clutter from the home, adding some nice but inexpensive accessories will greatly elevate the value of the home.

Clean, clean, clean. Your home should be spotless and gleaming. Don't underestimate how important "clean" is in the selling of your property. "Clean" Sells! Call a professional if you don't have the time.

You can't over spend on fresh plants, elaborate floral arrangments, and landscape plants. All these provide a strong addition to the ambience you want to create.

Go on vacation! The houses that sell for much higher prices are homes that do not have the slightly disheveled look which comes with showering in the morning and cooking dinner in the evening. Being gone will lower your level of stress and make the home easier to sell. Think of it this way: Your vacation will actually make you money.

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