Tips to help sell your home — Part II of III
Spring here in Fresno California is right around the corner and that usually brings out real estate buyers that have been dormant over the past few months. Because of this, if you’ve been thinking about selling your San Joaquin Valley home, now is the perfect time to get it in shape for potential buyers to view.
TIPS TO HELP SELL YOUR HOME
We started this series of articles last Monday morning so it’s not too late to get all caught up.
PART II OF III
This is Part II of III in the series. Part I was published on Tuesday and focused on the exterior of your property.
Here we will pick up the conversation and focus on the living areas and how you can improve them in order to help your chances of a quick and profitable sale.
If you can get potential buyers through the front door, they will spend most of their visit on the inside of the building, evaluating everything from floor plan to paint color to condition of the surfaces. What follows is a list of things you should focus on that will help get that offer to purchase that you are looking for.
- The most important room in your entire house, as far as buyers are concerned, is your kitchen. Therefore, make it bright, attractive and absolutely clean. If the kitchen is dull and out-of-date, do not expect a full-price offer to purchase. Paint is cheap and is your friend. Choose neutral colors that will appeal to a broad base of buyers. Now is not the time to paint your favorite shade of neon color.
- If your kitchen floor is worn, put down new flooring or replace any loose tile.
- Clean the ventilating hood above your stove top. Potential buyers will look. Don’t give them a reason to leave.
- Remove any appliances that you keep on your counter top. This one is very hard to get sellers to do for some reason. Potential buyers don’t care to see your toaster, mixer and stained coffee maker. Besides, clean counters make the kitchen seem larger. Remove the clutter.
- If your faucet has a slow annoying drip, get it fixed. A leaking faucet scares potential buyers.
- Wash your windows. Get as much natural light into your home as possible.
- Replace any broken or cracked sliding glass door or window glass.
- If you have a wood-burning fireplace, clean it out and place some fresh logs in it to make it look inviting and functional.
- Check every room’s ceiling for cracks and stains. Fix the cause of the damage and repaint.
- Unclog all tub, shower and sink drains. A home inspection will catch these and call them out. It’s an easy fix and you might as well fix this now.
- Get all sink, bathtub, shower and toilet stains removed completely. The newer and cleaner they look, the better.
- Replace or repair all window and door screens.
- Make sure all windows and doors open easily.
- Make sure all burned-out light bulbs are replaced.
- Clean out the attic, basement and garage areas and dispose of all items that are no longer needed or you will not be moving. Removing clutter here will make the property seem larger.
- Straighten up the closets and remove excess items that will make the closets appear smaller.
- Solve all squeaky hinges.
- Make floors look as clean and new as possible.
- De-personalize shelves, mantles and table tops. Potential buyers are not in your house to look at your family pictures. Neutralizing and de-cluttering the space will help those potential buyers to see their own family living there.
- Vacuum all carpeted areas.
This is part II in a three-part series, focusing on tips that can help you sell your home. Part III in the series will appear tomorrow and focus on tips that will help you to show your home in the best possible manner.
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