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Get Top $$$ Dollar Faster, Easier Today
Get Top $$$ Dollar Faster, Easier Today with the following tips that will help you increase your home’s value and get your home sold in the fastest time possible based on my experience working with sellers and buyers over many years and observed the tail tales of the initial real estate sale process.
1. Kitchen
Kitchens and baths are the spotlight of any home. Make sure your kitchen is ready for show. If your appliances are dirty or old, get them cleaned spotless or consider replacing them, not need to spend a fortune replacing your stove or refrigerator with top end appliances, but you do not want buyers walking into a kitchen and see a dirty stove or refrigerator and then walk out? its called the wow!! effect but in the right context.
Do not forget the drawers and cabinets as buyers will open these! If you need a referral to a good cleaning service, we can assist providing a few names.
2. Bathrooms
Your bathrooms will also get the drill sergeant review from buyers, in particular any master bathrooms as with the kitchen, make sure that any old fixtures are replaced and that the floors, bathtub & shower and walls are CLEAN.
Replace bathroom fixtures easily these days without spending a lot of money. And a fresh coat of paint can go a long way here too. I have seen buyers walk out of houses after walking into dirty old bathrooms.
3. Flooring and Painting
A fresh coat of paint will make a room look new and clean and new carpets will give it new life and make it feel new that much more, even better, replace carpets with engineered or good quality laminate at practically the same investment amount. pick a neutral paint color that will appeal to the most people and its mostly contemporaneous and modern. I have seen many buyers walk into a home with rooms painted the seller’s favorite color and seen them just walk out. because they hated it!
Buyers also will always look down at the floor when they walk into a room it’s a must to ensure carpets are clean and if they are worn, consider getting them replaced. Worn or dirty carpets and badly painted or dirty walls will make a buyer think that there are other issues with your home even if there is not.
“Perception, Might Become Reality”
4. Tidy Up Your Home’s Curb Appeal
First impressions count. Similar to a fresh coat of paint for a room, a yard that has the grass cut nicely goes a long way. Walk outside and look at your front yard and the front of the home. Does the front of the house need paint or residing? Are there any broken windows or shutters that need repair? Does the yard need cleaning? You do not need to hire a landscape architect or contractor, but you want to make sure that your yard looks clean and nice.
Do not Forget the Yard
Be sure to pick up any items in the yard, position trash bins so that they are not visible from the street and any other general cleaning / maintenance that might be needed. If you need information for a someone that does this type of work, please by any means contact us and will provide names for your choosing.
5. Energy Efficiency:
These days, buyers ask “What is the average monthly utility cost?” of homes they are looking at to buy. Especially older homes that have not been renovated in the last 20 years or more, most likely less energy efficient in nature and equipped with lesser energy efficient rated appliances, utility companies and third party providers offer free energy audits and even free energy programs to make your home more energy efficient installations. Take advantage of this as it can help you save money now while you get ready to sell your home! Nowadays energy efficiency is becoming more popular starting with low voltage bulbs and appliances to solar energy panels that helps cut ties with expensive utility suppliers and monthly bills.
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6. De-clutter and Organized (Perception Is Sometimes Reality!)
Are you thinking to sell within the next year, start this now. buyers walk through homes that have too much stuff everywhere and comment to me that it just looks messy. When a buyer thinks a home is messy, they figure that there are other problems with the home as well even if there is not! If you don’t use, BOX IT, you’re moving anyways, we tend to get used to stuff laying around and they become oblivious to our attention and almost become invisible! Do CLUTTERING in two PHASES:(It will mean $$$thousands of dollars in your bank account), would you rather that??
1st PHASE:
Get everything that you have not used in last few months (or years!), and do not anticipate using in the foreseeable future boxed up and place it in storage or the basement (NEATLY! please). It will include clothes that not worn in long time, dishes and appliances, paperwork piling up, bathroom, kitchen items, tools, etc and other things that you do not want to throw away or donate, but that you just do not need in your home on a day to day basis.
2nd PHASE:
When getting close to putting up the home for sale. Now you want your home to be ready for buyers to walk through and have a good impression so that they think to themselves, “This is a clean and neat home, the owner must take care of it!” This will also help make moving day easier after your home is sold! Pack up even more clothes that you are not going to wear anytime soon, pack up toys, appliances that are not being used, other kitchen items, bathroom items, tools, books, art, etc Put these in storage or boxed neatly into the attic or basement. Be sure to label all boxes with both the room they belong to, like, “Kitchen” and what is in the box “Dishes”.
7. Get a Real Estate Professional In and Hire a Home Inspector.
Having a Knowledgeable and Experienced Real Estate Professional could be a great first step towards getting your home ready for the market, with insights and un-biased knowledge of the market direction and assist in getting your home more marketable and prevent common pitfalls and nuances that might hinder the flow to a smoother real estate sale transaction.
This might sound a bit drastic since the majority of home owners will not take this first step knowing that the home buyer will undoubtedly do it and that is to consider hiring a home inspector to inspect your home for electrical, plumbing, foundation, roof, heating/HVAC, etc, that might reveal any issues in these areas beforehand, the upfront cost it could also save thousands of dollars in buyers credit, delays and aggravation when you accept an offer on your home and the buyer decides to do their due diligence, a stress free, smooth transaction is worth the price, in addition, the investment might be less if you required a cursory type inspection that will look at most major systems but in a more expedient way by the inspector. We can provide several names of inspectors to choose from and if possible we can come in during the inspection and assist in providing some guidance after the inspection report is delivered.
Our Personal Experience.
After all, based on my on-the-job experience both listing and selling homes for homeowners and helping buyers and investors in hundreds of homes both regular and fixer uppers/lender owned properties.
Our services go above and beyond to generate the right pre-approved serious buyers and negotiate the highest price possible for your property, we want to get top $$$ dollar faster, easier today for your home with fewest inconveniences and delays, avoiding delays and preventing as many pitfalls as possible. I am in the area constantly with clients, so if you need me to come over for a 5-10 minutes review and give any real world advice feel free to contact us.
Getting ready to sell is a process, like in a marathon, requires preparation before you get READY to GO!
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