A few tips to help your home sell quick
Putting your home on the market soon? If your window of time is short, and you budget is small, consider these small costmetic fixes to help your house show better to potential buyers.
Replace small fixtures
Kitchen looking outdated, but don’t have the time to remodel? Think of replacing smaller things like light switch and outlet covers, and cabinet handles and knobs. If you have more of a budget, try replacing your kitchen faucet, or replacing and updating some appliances.
Ditto goes for other rooms, but none is more important than the kitchen. For other rooms, in addition to simply replacing switch and outlet covers, think of replacing old light fixtures, installing ceiling fans, tearing down track lighting. Take down outdated window dressings, you might be better off with simple blind verus kitchen that bring back memories of past decades.
Remove Wallpaper
Its a big task, but it might just be enough to turn off a buyer. Chances are, they won’t like your taste in wallpaper, and see wallpaper removal as a dauting and unattractive task.
Avoid certain HG Network tips
Although bright and bold colors are fashionable, again, chances are, they won’t share your taste in the vivid color you chose to paint the bedroom. Improve your chances by painting in neutral light colors. This will not only make your home seem bigger, it won’t turn as many buyers off as the thought of how many coats of paint it will take to cover up the bright orange they dislike so much.
Eliminate outdated furniture
Put away furniture that looks painfully old, especially “sets” of look-alike furniture.
Get rid of the carpet
Tear up your carpet and buff and shine the hardwood floors beneath. Although this isn’t a very cost-effective or quick solution, it definitely helps the house look more updated and larger.
One Response to “A few tips to help your home sell quick”
The Twin Cities Real Estate Blog » Blog Archive » Increase the value of your home with improvements Says:May 2nd, 2006 at 9:56 pm
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