Selling your Home
Inch by Inch Life is a Cinch
Your new year resolution may include making big changes, like selling your home for instance. This may be so you can downsize, upgrade or travel the world even. One thing you need to know going in to this venture is it is a team effort with you and a Real Estate pro, that is if you want a less stressful transaction. Selling your home in Spring or early Summer are traditionally good times to sell your home. So starting now will get you ready right on time. Here are a few things to add to your mini resolution list to achieve your major 2017 goal of selling a house.
Hire an Agent
– Price Guidance
– Neighborhood Knowledge
– Handling Paperwork
– Professional Networking
Declutter
Clean blinds, ceiling fans, baseboards and under furniture. Pack away knickknacks and de-clutter counter tops. Steam carpets to remove dirt and pet odors and organize closets to utilize available space.
– Hold a Garage Sale
Pump Up Curb Appeal
our curb appeal is the first thing potential buyers notice when searching for a new home, even when they visit without an agent and do a drive by. $400-$500 can return 4 times this amount when invested in landscaping
– Trim bushes
– Power Wash siding & sidewalks
– Wash Windows
– Freshly Paint Front Door
– Purchase a new Doormat
Photography
Be sure your agent uses a professional photographer when capturing your home. Millennials (people between the age of 18-34) will be your buying market and they use the internet to shop. So visuals that are crisp and illustrate your home in the best light is a must.
Bluewater Agents have a photographer on the ready!
Staging
– Brighten up with lights (100 watts for every 50 sqft)
– Vary wall hangings (try grouping items and abandoning the expected “hanging line”)
– Bring in greenery and flowers
– Add some color in the form of paint (warm tans, honeys and soft blue-greens)
– Rearrange furniture to open up space
– CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN
Garage Sale Tips and Tricks
