5 Easy Improvements to Help You Sell Your Home
5 Easy Improvements to Help You Sell Your Home
Deciding to sell your home is a big first step, but are you ready? A facelift could make your home look great and bring that selling price up. As a seller you should focus on the appearance and functionality of the property, both inside and out.When picking what remodeling projects to take on think about what prospective buyers will like rather than focusing on your own tastes. If you aren’t sure about which projects will pay off, then you’ll want to start with easy improvements. Here are some easy home improvements that will help to sell your home.
- Update the Kitchen: If you can’t afford to redo the kitchen all together with new cabinets and more expensive upgrades there are a few inexpensive and easy options. You can repaint the cabinet doors to make them look more expensive and modern. Another option is updating the cabinet handles to get a fresh new look. To add more value to your home, replacing the counter-tops is a great way to go. It can get expensive but it is often worth the expense.
- Clean and Organize: This one seems pretty simple, but it doesn’t matter what renovations you do in order to get the value of your house up if it isn’t clean and organized when there is a showing it will not go well. Prospective buyers will be trying to imagine their stuff in the home and it’s harder for them to do that with a cluttered home. Start by giving the whole place a good cleaning including those places you overlook such as windows and baseboards. Get rid of bad odors and make sure even the outdoor areas are clean. Then focus on getting everything organized so there isn’t any clutter. Remember, a few boxes in the garage won’t stop a sale, too many knick-knacks will.
- Fix any minor problems: Call in a pro to inspect and assess your property, including electrical and plumbing systems. These inexpensive fixes will pay off. You don’t want potential buyers to find out that a toilet doesn’t flush or that a faucet is dripping.
- Give the bathroom a facelift: There is something about an old bathroom that feels grungy. You want your bathroom to be immaculate to win over potential buyers. It’s not necessary to remodel the whole bathroom but a few improvements, much like the kitchen, will help. A fresh coat of bright paint will brighten up the whole bathroom. Replacing the mirror, cabinets, handles, and broken tiles will also make it look like a huge upgrade. You can also stage with a new shower curtain & towels.
- Brighten everything up: A house that is bright just looks better in general. Whether you brighten the house by a fresh coat of light paint or add more light this will make everything look better. Adding mirrors will make spaces seem bigger as well as reflecting light and keeping rooms bright. Add lamps to darker areas of the house and open up the curtains.
Selling a house isn’t an easy task and that’s what Torelli Realty is here to help you do. Let the experts at Torelli guide you. We provide you with ideas for improvements & even help you pack-we’ll bring the boxes! Call or click below to meet with Valerie or any of our real estate agents!