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When you decide to sell your home, many details come into play. One of the most important
will be making your home as attractive as possible to potential buyers.
A REALTOR® will help you look after all the ins and outs of selling your home
including a plan to give your home strong "curb appeal" and improve its "saleability." Your
REALTOR® can provide many tips and low cost suggestions to not only attract more potential
buyers, but to sell your home faster and for the best possible price.
It's true that first impressions count and the outside of the home speaks volumes about
what the inside may look like. Often potential buyers won't get past the front door if the outside of a home
looks run down or shabby. Your REALTOR® may suggest some simple "quick fixes" like a fresh coat of
paint, flowers or shrubs and clean windows. Many of these suggestions are worth the minimal costs involved as
they not only increase the saleability of your home, but could potentially add value equal to the money spent
on paint for example.
With that in mind, your REALTOR® will likely caution you to stick to minor
improvements. Bigger, more expensive renovations or repairs are probably best handled by adjusting your price
to reflect the cost of the repairs.
A home that looks well-cared for is most attractive to potential buyers. Take a close look
around the outside of your home and assess whether you need to tidy up, paint, trim bushes, repair ripped
screens or clean the windows. Consider renting a pressure washer for the day - these do a great job on dirty
siding and eaves.
Lots of minor repairs can be done by the "do-it-yourselfer." Things like fixing window
screens, replacing the odd loose roof shingle, repairing door hinges and such are relatively simple. Advice
is available at your local home improvement centre on everything from caulking windows to removing peeling
paint to replacing screens.
Where to begin
Take a tour of your entire home to see what needs to be cleaned, what needs to be cleared out and what needs
to be repaired.
Contact Scarlett for a free consultation and evaluation session, Scarlett can surely help you.
Tips to prepare your home for sale
Inside your home:
Floor coverings
Walls and Ceilings
Doors
Windows
Window Coverings
Lighting
Pet Areas
Entryways and hallways
Closets and storage areas
Kitchen
Living room, dining room, bedrooms, den and study
Bathrooms/powder room
Basement, furnace room, garage, attic storeroom
Outside your home:
Exterior surfaces
Front door
Eaves troughs/downspouts
Gates
Fences
Sidewalks
Driveway
Yard and environment
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