How to get your home ready to sell |
Posted: July 16, 2019 |
Selling a home is definitely a stressful time. There are a ridiculous amount of tasks both in and outside the home that need to be done in order to get everything ready. When we sold our first home, we were doing so short notice, we both had jobs, and we had kids and animals to boot. We ende dup deciding it was easiest for us to stay somewhere else while our home was being shown, as it wasn’t always realistic to drop everything and hustle into the car. If you’re in a similar situation, I recommend doing the same if you’re able to. It definitely takes away a lot of the stress, and you don’t have to worry about keeping everything clean all of the time. Theres a couple of other simple things you can do to make sure your house is prepared, and so I wanted to talk to you about that today.
A fresh coat of paint can definitely do WONDERS for your home. It’s an easy way to get everything looking shiny and new, so if you can do it – do it. It’s probably one of the most affordable transformative things you can do with your home. Personally, I recommend going with a Repose Gray from Sherwin Williams if you’re able to. It’s an incredibly versatile paint that can do well in almost any room. Not only that – but the color doesn’t go out of style.
Curb appeal is a real thing you’re going to be dealing with. First impressions can mean everything when you first meet someone, and the same is true for your home. Make sure you keep the lawn mowed, the weeds pulled, and try to plant a few flowers. You can get perennials for fairly cheap, and there’s plenty of them out there that won’t require a lot of maintenance from you. We had a lovely neighbor who turned off our water for six months without telling us. We couldn’t figure out why the water wasn’t coming on until he jokingly mentioned that he had done this and maybe that’s why our lawn had died. My realtor told us herself that our dry yard turned off a few potential buyers.
It doesn’t matter how nice your house is if people can’t see it. We tend to get used to living in our own clutter, but studies have shown that people are much less likely to purchase a home that is dirty and cluttered, versus a similar home that is uncluttered. Remember, you’re moving anyway so it may be time to box up the things you aren’t using and get them into storage.
If you can’t afford a professional carpet cleaning, see if someone you know owns a DIY machine. Although this will not do as good of a job, it will still help your carpet appear much nicer. Again – the way your house looks DOES matter.
I wish you the best with your move. Keep in mind that as stressful as this is, this time will pass and it will get easier.
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