What are some easy, low-cost things I can do to prepare my home for sale?
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Submitted by Jay Thompson on April 27, 2008 - 10:57pm.
The single best thing almost every home owner can do to prepare a home for sale:
Paint
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Submitted by chuck armbruster on May 2, 2008 - 9:31am.
change doorknobs
change kitchen cabinetknobs
install new dishwasher
pay a landscaper to give your property a face-lift
simple!
Submitted by Christine Donovan - Costa Mesa Real Estate on June 23, 2008 - 10:26pm.
Make sure the house is clean. Think the drill sergeant is coming to do a white glove inspection type clean. Buyers do not want someone else's dirt.
Also, declutter the house. The seller is moving any way, and it will make the house bigger.
Finally, paint.
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Submitted by Eliese Pivarnik on October 1, 2008 - 4:38pm.
Pack up anything you don't use and get it out of the house so it appears spacious.
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Submitted by Spencer Mason on September 9, 2009 - 12:47pm.
Without seeing your place here are some things that have helped our clients prepare for sale and reduce market time:
Better Marketing – Do you have professional photographs on the MLS? This can make a HUGE difference when people are sorting through a ton of listings. Open Houses, etc.
Staging (presentation) – this can make a bad place look great and spacious and a nice place look horrible depending on how your furniture is placed in the house. To quote a wise old agent “the way we live in our house is not the way we sell our house.” This place is no longer your home it is a commodity! You need to remove any bold paint colors that you may have. Put all of your personal stuff such as family photos etc in a box and get them out of there. The goal is to make your place look like something someone could see themselves in. That is harder to do if you have photos of your trip to Aspen on the way etc. Take a hard look at your furniture in the house – now remove at least one third of it; seriously. Get it out of there! Nothing makes a space look cramped like too much furniture. Add light sources such as lamps to every room and make sure they’re all on when you do a showing. This goes without saying, but KEEP YOUR PLACE CLEAN! No clutter, no open toilet seats, no spots on the mirror. Throw some fresh cut flowers on the dining room table (make sure they match the color scheme of their surroundings). Get my point? If you need to fix something, get it fixed, no one wants to hear “oh that’ll be cheap to repair…” People want a unit that is move-in condition, not something that they will have to put time and money into once they move in. Make sure your agent pitches the neighborhood and any building amenities that you have, if any. Good luck!
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