No one wants to spend money on the home they are getting ready to sell, but it can be crucial if you want to sell the house quickly and for the price you want. There are areas where some money may need to be spent, beyond basic decluttering and cleaning. While there are some areas that aren't necessary to spend money on, you may need to spend a little cash in order to get your property sold.
Although it's obvious, this is a good beginning. Clean every inch of the house thoroughly. Make clutter disappear. Discard things you haven't used in several months. Wash ceilings, walls, woodwork, windows, and floors. Clean grout in your tiled floors, walls, and countertops. Throw rugs can be washed or replaced, and carpets should be steam cleaned. Repair anything that is broken. Fix or replace worn or broken window shades or blinds, patch or replace screens in windows, replace cracked or broken windows, replace broken light fixtures, patch holes or cracks.
Any unfinished repair work that you have left should be done. Not only will the buyer's home inspector find those issues anyway, but you are hindering offers if there are obvious repairs that need to be made. Unfinished repairs or projects reflect badly on the overall maintenance of the home and send up a red flag to would-be buyers. Nothing will make a buyer pull out of a deal and run for the hills faster than a home inspection report riddled with needed repairs and safety concerns.
Make sure you paint. The ceilings are where you start. Buyers spend more time than you would think staring at ceilings. You don't want them to see stains from grease or smoke and ceiling cracks, while they are looking for signs of a leaky roof. Nothing says freshness like new paint, and it's the most cost effective improvement. Fiberglass tape covers large cracks, then is covered with joint compound and sanded. Paint a neutral color such as light tan.
Old or stained carpet could be replaced before it goes up for sale. Often a professional cleaning is enough to get it ready to show, but sometimes that just won't do the trick. Stained or dated carpet is a huge turnoff to potential buyers, especially if you have pets. No one is interested in purchasing a house with carpet stained by other peoples' pets, even if they are pet lovers themselves.
The light available in your home should be maximized. Every buyer cites good light as the one thing that that they want in a home, after location. Clean the windows, change the lampshades, take down the drapes, increase the wattage of your light bulbs and cut the bushes outside to let in sunshine. Do what you have to do make your house bright and cheery - it will make it more sellable.
If you do it yourself and use some creative planning and ideas, fixing up your home can be painless and inexpensive. You're off to a good start with these tips.
Although it's obvious, this is a good beginning. Clean every inch of the house thoroughly. Make clutter disappear. Discard things you haven't used in several months. Wash ceilings, walls, woodwork, windows, and floors. Clean grout in your tiled floors, walls, and countertops. Throw rugs can be washed or replaced, and carpets should be steam cleaned. Repair anything that is broken. Fix or replace worn or broken window shades or blinds, patch or replace screens in windows, replace cracked or broken windows, replace broken light fixtures, patch holes or cracks.
Any unfinished repair work that you have left should be done. Not only will the buyer's home inspector find those issues anyway, but you are hindering offers if there are obvious repairs that need to be made. Unfinished repairs or projects reflect badly on the overall maintenance of the home and send up a red flag to would-be buyers. Nothing will make a buyer pull out of a deal and run for the hills faster than a home inspection report riddled with needed repairs and safety concerns.
Make sure you paint. The ceilings are where you start. Buyers spend more time than you would think staring at ceilings. You don't want them to see stains from grease or smoke and ceiling cracks, while they are looking for signs of a leaky roof. Nothing says freshness like new paint, and it's the most cost effective improvement. Fiberglass tape covers large cracks, then is covered with joint compound and sanded. Paint a neutral color such as light tan.
Old or stained carpet could be replaced before it goes up for sale. Often a professional cleaning is enough to get it ready to show, but sometimes that just won't do the trick. Stained or dated carpet is a huge turnoff to potential buyers, especially if you have pets. No one is interested in purchasing a house with carpet stained by other peoples' pets, even if they are pet lovers themselves.
The light available in your home should be maximized. Every buyer cites good light as the one thing that that they want in a home, after location. Clean the windows, change the lampshades, take down the drapes, increase the wattage of your light bulbs and cut the bushes outside to let in sunshine. Do what you have to do make your house bright and cheery - it will make it more sellable.
If you do it yourself and use some creative planning and ideas, fixing up your home can be painless and inexpensive. You're off to a good start with these tips.
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