6 Easy Steps to Get Your House Ready to Sell:

Inspection

You can get ahead of inspection issues and speed up your home sale by completing a pre-sale inspection. Usually, when a pre-sale inspection is conducted, a professional will examine your home before you put it on the market. Meaning, you can make pre-emptive fixes and protect against last-minute surprises that could hold up your sale. As you make updates, be sure you cover the common issues that come up during an inspection. This includes pests, clogs, leaks, water stains, etc.

Maintenance & Renovation Projects

There’s a good chance you have projects that have been sitting on your to-do list for a while that you haven’t quite gotten around to. Before putting your house on the market, it’s important to complete these tasks. If an interested person spots even small repairs that need to be done, they often suspect there are other areas that need fixing up. Take care of any repairs, big or small, before a home inspector or appraiser finds them. A home that’s in great condition will get a higher offer. Although repairs aren’t technically required, they’ll give you better-negotiating power. Renovations are also a great thing to get done before starting the process of selling your home. These projects can be a quick boost of value added to your property before hitting the market.

Deep Clean

If your house isn’t clean, it will turn off buyers or deflate your home’s final sale price. That’s why it is essential to give the entire house a thorough cleaning as you get it ready to sell. Potential buyers touring your home don’t want to look into a home that isn’t well-kept. As you deep clean, be sure to pay attention to common spots that tend to get a lot of looks during showings. This is the first impression. Don’t let smells, dirty floors, or dusty surfaces make a bad one on a potential buyer. This means cleaning toilets, wiping surfaces, mopping floors, cleaning rugs, and scrubbing bathrooms. You can also hire a professional cleaner if you’re too busy or want to be safe.

Declutter & Depersonalize

As you’re getting your home ready to sell, it’s important to remove clutter and put away personal items. It’s great having a clean home, but you don’t need to go overboard with the decor. It’s a good idea to keep it simple and go for a more neutral style when showing your home. When it comes time to start staging your home, you can declutter by traveling room-by-room and tidying up spaces. You can also start putting up personal items in the house. People interested in the home want to start being able to picture themselves and their families in the house. This means putting away most framed photos, bulletin boards, and personal items (photo albums, toys, awards, etc.) throughout the home.

Brighten Up

Upgrading your light fixtures is a quick, affordable way to get your home ready to sell. No one wants to walk into a dark uninviting home. Lights are a simple and cheap option that can make a huge difference. Also, make sure the entry light fixture is fresh and modern. This will set the tone for the rest of the house tour. Besides brightening up your home with new lights and fixtures, a new coat of paint can also do wonders. Start by painting over those bright odd colored walls with neutral colors. Stick to whites, light grays, and light beiges for wall colors. These shades will make your home appear bigger, brighter, and more welcoming. Adding a fresh coat of paint to your home will also help cover the wall’s imperfections and convey a blank slate to potential buyers.

Curb Appeal

Your home’s exterior hits your potential buyer with a first impression that could make or break a sale. That’s why it’s so important to examine your home’s exterior before you list it for a sale. For starters, this could be as simple as power washing your home’s exterior. From there, look out for any spots with chipped paint or siding damage. Additionally, you can improve your home’s exterior by removing any objects cluttering your yard. Just like you did inside the house, examine your lawn and driveway to remove outdoor clutter, such as kids’ toys, knick-knacks, trash cans, or other items that could be distracting. A final way to prepare your home for sale, and drive up value, is to tidy up landscaping. A landscape project or two could completely upgrade your yard and help your home-selling journey. If you don’t have the budget or don’t feel the need for any projects, something simple like re-mulching can go a long way.

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