Then, take a drive around your neighborhood and surrounding area and see which homes for sale appeal to you and note why or surf the web for homes for sale and see what pictures catch your eye. Well-tended homes with groomed lawns, clean windows, attractive landscaping, and a clutter free “grand entrance” will be more impressive than homes with an unkempt walkway, uncut grass, and a paint-peeling front door. If the home is not upgraded, please be sure it is reflected in the asking price and should be sold "as is”. Potential homebuyers are drawn to welcoming entries and uncluttered yards. They are unlikely to be attracted to a home with a weather-worn exterior. It is no stretch to think a buyer will believe the home is neglected on the inside as well.
Look at your home as a prospect would.
Take inventory of everything that needs attention. Low-cost investments go a long way, like clean windows to let the sunshine. The house repainting trim, manicure the lawn, add flowers inside and out if there is a patio. Give your house more the edge. Simple improvements like clean floors, sparkling appliances, uncluttered kitchen and bathroom countertops. The goal is having the buyer envision themselves living in the home that you are selling. Improve the appearance of a home with little to no expense, add a pop of color with new throw pillows, clean mirrors, clean curtains or blinds a simple hack is to change the cabinet handles in the kitchen and bathroom instead of the entire cabinets. If you are living in the home, make it as organized as possible. Repair and repainting are costlier, but often tell in sale price. The goal here is to get MORE MONEY for your home. Homebuyers generally aren’t interested in a home that needs work, unless you want to sell below market value or are specifically looking for a fixer upper. Homebuyers want a
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