hen you get ready to depending upon your budget, you
sell your home, it's can make relatively inexpensive
important to make it (but often dramatic) upgrades,
sparkle, especially when compared such as paint, new knobs for
to your neighbors' houses. Every kitchen cabinets, or new towel
real estate agent knows that racks in the bathroom.
well-polished houses not only
sell faster, but they also sell On the outside, make sure your
for higher prices. home looks nice from the street,
since that's the first impression
When planning the "spruce up" every buyer will have. Keep the
strategy for your home, you'll lawn mowed and the sidewalks
first want to consider how much edged. That's important, and
you want to spend, and then how doesn't cost anything extra,
much of that money to allocate to since you'd be doing that whether
the outside and the inside in your home was for sale or not.
order to help sell your home the Plant a few annual flowers along
most quickly and for the best the walkway and around the house.
price. They'll add a touch of hominess
and color, and make a good
How much should you spend? The impression on buyers.
answer is simple: as little as
possible. The idea is to make Keep flower gardens and shrubbery
your home shine by addressing well-maintained, and make sure
areas that will make a good the front door is nicely painted
impression on buyers, without and opens easily without
spending money you won't be able creaking. If the paint is peeling
to recoup at sale time. on the outside of your home,
Generally, that means a serious especially the windows and doors,
clean-up, inside and out. Then, it's time to repaint with a color
that attracts your buyer's your buyers will love.
profile.
Pay special attention to
If there are shingles missing, bathrooms and the kitchen. If the
they should be replaced, but floor looks old and worn in the
don't put on a new roof unless kitchen, new linoleum tiles are
it's absolutely necessary; you'll easy to install and can instantly
rarely recoup such a major give old kitchens new sparkle.
expense. If the driveway is Repair or replace any dripping
covered with oil stains, there faucets--another relatively
are some good products that can inexpensive repair that can pay
remove them without a great deal big dividends.
of cost.
You don't have to spend a lot of
Inside, go through each room, money to get your home ready to
doing a thorough cleaning and sell, but you do want to make it
removing clutter. Have a friend as attractive as you can (without
walk through with you, telling spending a lot) if you want to
you what catches their eye, sell it quickly--and at the
because you may have grown highest possible price.
accustomed to things that will
create a negative impression in Copyright 2006 Jeanette J.
the minds of prospective buyers. Fisher. Publish with active
If rooms need paint, repaint links.
them, using colors that you know
About the Author:
Jeanette Fisher, author of interior design, real estate investing, and home staging books teaches home sellers five ways to get more money from their home sale. Home Staging Free home seller's reports http://sellfast.info
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