Stay ahead of the game with current real estate information and tips that will save you time and money!
- Quick Fixes To Sell Your Home Faster
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- Flooring – Replace worn or stained carpet. Always choose a neutral color. Replace chipped or cracked tiles and clean or replace the grout.
- Paint Ceilings and Walls – Buyers look at ceilings for leaks. Make sure they don’t see grease, smoke or cracks!
- Kitchen Improvements – Beat up or old cabinets could kill your sale. Low to mid-range kitchen remodels return the most money. Granite counter make a great impression! Fix that leaky faucet!
- Bathrooms – The national average of recouped cost is over %100 for bathrooms!
- Roof & Exterior – Another big selling point. If it needs to be fixed…DO IT.
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- Patch cement
- Resurface asphalt
- Plant flowers
- Caulk windows
- Replace knobs and locks
- Paint & repair fences
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- When to get a home inspection
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- Having an inspection done before you list the home is a good idea because it allows you to identify and repair any issues, which might jump out at a prospective buyer.
- A typical inspection will run between $200 and $400 for a three or four bedroom home.
- Because most buyers will have an inspection done anyway, you place yourself ahead of the competition by volunteering the inspection and results.
- Recent statistics show that for every $1 of identified repairs, the buyer is likely to ask for double that in a price reduction.
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- Beat The Sluggish marke
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- Use the secrets of staging experts, or hire one.
- Find out what’s wrong with the house and get it fixed.
- Come up with a comprehensive home-selling strategy.
- Offer incentives that put money in the buyer’s pocket.
- Make the house move-in ready. Throw in the furniture, flat-screen TV, washer/dryer, appliances, backyard Jacuzzi AND the kitchen sink.
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- Some Home Improvement Facts…
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- Not all remodels are good. Keep the buyer’s interest in mind, not your own.
- Do it yourself. You may be convinced that you can do it just as well as a contractor, but news flash! You can’t.
- Pools add value. In many areas, a pool is a big liability and a pain to maintain. A swimming pool can easily turn into a money pit.
- Follow the latest design trends. Trends fade and must be updated. Neutral color and design are the safest bet!
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- Is it Real Property or Personal Property?
What goes with the home and what stays? The general rules is: “If it is attached to the structure or to the ground, it stays with the house.”