1.) The most important thing you can do when getting your home ready to sell is to declutter the home. If you are going to be living in the home while it is on the market get a storage unit or pod and declutter your home. It will make the home look cleaner, more organized and bigger. When you are decluttering your home remember to try to get as much out of your closets as possible. You want them to look as big and spacious as possible since that ranks very high on most buyers list of wants.
2.) Don’t be afraid to move furniture around once you have taken care of the clutter. Just because you bought a piece of furniture to go in a certain spot does not mean it has to stay there when you put the house on the market. You are no longer appealing to your taste but instead trying to appeal to your buyer pool. You can transform a room that use for storage into a crafts room simply by buying some cheap fabric and staging it. Think outside the box to get the most out of the space you have.
3.) Make sure each room is very well lit it will make the house look brighter. I would recommend increasing the wattage in all of your light bulbs to make the current lighting brighter. Also, you should aim to have multiple types of lighting in each room (overhead lighting, lamps, under cabinet, reading lighting, etc.)
4.) Paint your home in neutral colors. This does not mean you have to paint the whole house off white nor do I recommend that. I do however recommend using neutral colors such as beige and pastel blue greens. Bold jump off the wall colors reduce the chance of you selling your home and while you may love your lime green kitchen your potential buyer may not be as enthusiastic about it.
5.) Add some outdoors to the inside of your home. Incorporate some fresh flowers or fall foliage into your home. Use what you have available in the spring and summer you can use fresh flowers to brighten up your home in the winter arrange some holly with berries to warm up your home.
6.) Finish any unfinished projects you have around the house. However small you think they may be the buyer will always think they are bigger and that they will have to do work on the home as soon as they move in. If the siding needs power washing or the gutters need to be cleaned get it done before you put the house on the market. Things you may think are small may be the difference in a buyer buying your home and buying the neighbors home.
This is not an all inclusive list but if you follow these tips I promise you will be on the way to getting your home sold fast and for the highest dollar. For more tips and to get your home sold fast call James Brinkmann "your neighborhood real estate expert" at 314-277-2633
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