Get your home market ready.
- This space should be neutral. Painting is one of the easiest and least expensive ways to do this. Neutralizing colour will make the place look larger plus go with any potential buyer’s décor. This means the house is move-in ready. Statistics indicate over 60% of people will pay more for a house that is move-in ready house.
- Flooring should be current and in good shape. A cost-effective replacement option is carpeting. Neutral flooring needs to be installed. Today’s home buyers are generally looking for hardwood flooring and often these homes will sell faster. Carpet can be less expensive than vinyl, tile, laminate, or hardwood.
- Buyers today are looking for ample storage space. This means that you will need to pack away and store out of season items. Go through every closet and remove 2/3 of your items that you have stored in there. Do this also for the kitchen and bathroom drawers and cupboards.
- De-personalize your home. Yes, we have all heard this one before. It is more than just removing your family It is removing all the things that emotionally block a buyer from connecting to feeling it is a home that they can picture themselves living in. Buyers generally need to feel an emotional connection in order to buy what they consider their next home.
- De-clutter your home. Yes, we have all heard this one too. De-cluttering to live in is very different from decluttering to move.
- Remove odours. If a buyer smells offensive odours they will immediately not feel that they want to live You must eliminate all offensive odours. This includes last night’s fish dinner, smoking odours and pet odours. Buyers make a decision about a home within the first few minutes. Remember buyers buy based on an emotional connection to the home.
- Upgrade lighting fixtures to what is the current trend.
- Upgrade the kitchen. If this room isn’t comparable to other homes in your area that are on the market, then you can expect a lower price. Buyers today are looking for up-dated counter tops. Consider replacing your tile and grout countertops with a new less expensive option. You can get a comparable look that will not break your budget. Finish the upgrade by adding a new faucet and hardware. If your appliances are showing their age, then consider replacing them. Your real estate agent can advertise that the kitchen has been updated and has new appliances. This is a great selling point.
- Curb appeal. Replace or paint the front door if this is an option. Painting the front door with a fresh colour will increase overall curb appeal. You want the front door to say “Welcome” add a new welcome mat. Depending on the season potted plants at the front door.
- Clean up the yard. Remove any unhealthy and overgrown shrubs. Keep the lawn trimmed and
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A professional stager can set your home apart from the competition resulting in a faster sale and for often for more money.