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Get Your Home Ready

7 Actions To Prepare Your Home For Sale

From curb appeal and first impressions, how your home shows is a key sales factor. The buyers need to envision themselves living in your home. Will you be able to see your home through the eyes of the potential buyers? I will showcase your home and suggest things you can do to improve how buyers view your home.

Curb Appeal
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Curb Appeal

To make that all-important first impression, evaluate your curb appeal. Landscaping, lawn care, clean walkways tell a story about your house. The inside may impress, but they might drive past because the outside is unappealing. Adding some seasonal plants, flower pots, and a general clean up will payoff. Curb appeal is more than landscaping, check to see if siding is clean, what needs paint, if the door is off the track. Small fixes can make a big difference.

Cleaning supplies
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Deep Clean

My house is clean! This is the 2nd important impression that your house will make. A thorough cleaning makes a clear statement about how well this house was cared for and maintained. Kitchens, bathrooms, and living areas are obviously the most important. In many cases, it pays to use a professional cleaning service. Pay special attention to pet and smoking odors.

Declutter
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Declutter

No matter how you try to hide it, clutter in any part of the house makes a negative impression. When listing pictures show the clutter, it impacts the number of showings. Throw out items never used, organize spaces especially the garage. basement and attic, even consider temporary storage solutions.

depersonalize
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Depersonalize

There are 2 reasons to depersonalize your home.
#1: You don't know who will be coming through your home so highly personalize items like pictures, heirlooms, expensive knick knacks are safest if hidden.
#2 How you have designed your living space is specific to you. Try to neutralize your space so buyers are not distracted from visualizing themselves living there.

Repairs
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Repair

Now is the time to address that list of repairs that you never seemed to have time to do. View your home from a buyers perspective. Make a list: evaluate the easy stuff but don't ignore the larger issues. Buyers often overestimate repairs, so fixing issues before listing your homee can prevent low offers and unnecessary negotiations. Evaluate cosmetic repairs vs needed maintenance repairs.

Home staging
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Stage Your Space

Level 1: add subtle touches; new throw pillows on the couch, a neutral bedspread to give an updated look. Level 2: fully stage vacant homes, it will get you more qualified buyers, sell your home faster and boosts the listing price. Buyers need to visualize what your home's potential.

Home inspection
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Do a Pre-inspection

You have made it through offer stage and only have to contend with the inspection. Deals do die during this phase because a major defect surprises the seller. Foundation and stucco issues, a $15,000 tree removal fee, these can kill a deal. Find out before you have an offer what repairs will make or break your sale.