Home Selling

Home Selling To Make the Most Money Possible

As a home seller, your goal should be to make all the necessary changes to your home that will appeal to your target buyer so that they easily feel your home is the only home they should consider buying.  Below are some home selling tips to increase the demand for your home and help you get the price you want.

Home Selling and Appliances:

As a general rule, update your appliances if they are more than 10 years old or in a condition that is unappealing to homebuyers.  You don’t have to buy the most expensive appliances for home selling you just need to buy appliances that look attractive to homebuyers.  Remember, a homebuyer will consider appliances that are in poor condition reflective of the rest of the home.

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Home Selling and Bathrooms

Bathrooms are perhaps one of the biggest areas of the home that is ignored when home sellers are preparing their home for a sale.  Yes, they clean the bathtub, counters, mirrors, etc. but don’t pay attention to some of the details necessary to increase the demand for a very profitable sale. 

If you really want to impress your homebuyers, make your bathroom look more like one at a nice hotel than one you get dressed in everyday.  At the very least, clean it like it has never been cleaned before.  Then,

• Add new luxurious towels and floor mats
• Replace the shower curtain
• Remove ALL daily necessities from your countertops
• Wipe excess water from countertops, tub and shower before leaving for the day
• Keep décor to a minimum
• Add candles, simple orchids, matching soaps and whatever else to give appearance of spa
• And a lot more

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Home Selling and Bedrooms

Remember that during the home selling process it is imperative that you help your homebuyers envision relaxing in the bedrooms.  After all, this is where they’ll spend a majority of their relaxation time.  Unless you have more rooms in your home than your target market desires, then make sure to showcase the bedrooms as bedrooms and not as an office or home gym.  Replace bedding, stage the rooms with matching lamps and bedside tables, eliminate wild colors, posters, and personal collections and help the buyer see themselves and their family living there. 

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Home Selling and Cabinets

Cabinets are the first thing your buyers will see when they walk in your kitchen.  If you want to make a good impression then make sure to replace or repair aged, worn, or damaged cabinets.  Find and install reasonably priced, subtle and tasteful hardware that matches the color of the kitchen.  Replace doors if necessary to give a more updated look; just make sure they all match and are appealing to buyers.

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Home Selling and Closets

One of the best ways to impress a homebuyer is to help them see all the storage space you have available in your home.  This can’t be done if your closets and pantries are stuffed full of stuff.  Firstly, eliminate half the items in these areas by packing them away and storing them somewhere off site.  Secondly, organize everything not hanging and get if off the floor.  Third, put pants with pants, shirts with shirts, skirts with skirts, etc., color coordinate, put everything on matching hangers (wood is preferred) and hang them in one direction.  Fourth, neatly fold and arrange everything in linen closets and organize your food pantry like one in a grocery store – like foods together and labels facing out.  Fifth, if necessary, replace or paint shelving with white colors.  Finally, make your closets seem larger by using bright lights.

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Home Selling and Dining Rooms

When buyers see your dining room they will envision their own family gatherings and celebrations.  Help them paint a better picture in their head by eliminating any personal items you may have in this room and staging the area for what it is intended to be used for.  Present casual and formal dining areas as rooms that will be easily remembered when buyers think back to your house.  If you lack furniture for the space, beg borrow, rent or simply buy a dining set.  Leave plenty of walking space around the table, leave extensions out, and don’t place more than four chairs around the table unless the room allows for more.  Clean and/or update any light fixtures in the room, including chandeliers if necessary.  Also, put a beautiful centerpiece and place settings on the table to better set the stage for family gatherings.

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Home Selling and Floors

Examine your flooring closely.  Be honest with yourself.  If it needs more than professional cleaning, replace it.  You don’t have to use the best quality, it just needs to have the appearance that it isn’t worn.  Buyers prefer already replaced flooring to a flooring allowance.  Also, make sure to have neutral colored carpet and well shined tile, laminate, and/or hardwoods.  If you have pets, eliminate any lingering pet stains and odors.

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Home Selling and the Kitchen

For the most successful home selling experience possible your kitchen must be updated with newer appliances, ample counter space, fresh looking cabinets, clean floors and new fixtures.  Remove dated or busy wallpaper and/or paint over any bold paint choices.  If your counters are cluttered with appliances, butcher blocks or other knick knacks remove them.  Buyers want to see the space, not the clutter.  Most importantly, never leave dirty dishes in the sink for showings and keep the room sparkling and smelling clean.

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Home Selling and the Living Room

During the home selling process, the living room should feel warm, inviting and like a great place for socializing and family gatherings.  Create a welcoming and appealing environment by removing dated wallpaper and window treatments or very personal decorating styles. Repaint any dark or bold colored walls with neutral colors.  If your furniture needs to be repaired, replaced or recovered, do it.  Improve the look of the room with tasteful decorator pillows and a nice coordinating throw blanket.  Remove excess furniture to highlight the square footage and details of the room.  Accessorize minimally by using the “rule of 3.”  Objects in scale of hih, medium and low are visually appealing.  Create an atmosphere where your buyers will linger and want to stay a while and, more importantly, will envision themselves living there.

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