Hello World! Welcome Friends! You might be thinking about selling your property. Before you open your home to viewings there is a long list of things you must do to get everything in order. Take a look at this helpful guide and your home should be ready to sell in no time. Doing the following will ensure your home sells quickly and at a great price.
Clear Out
One of the first things you need to do before you put your home on the market is declutter and clear out all the ‘junk’ you no longer require. When potential buyers come and view your home they like to be able to envision their own belongings, if your items are clogging up the place they won’t be able to do that. Another great reason to declutter is to give the impression of a larger space available. Nothing sells a home more than space, if buyers see a big open space they will want to snap your home up straight away.
A great way to declutter is to go to each room in your home and sort your items into three piles. Stuff you want to keep, belongings you want to sell, and the items you wish to throw away. You may be shocked at the amount of stuff that you no longer need. You could hold a garage sale to get rid of the stuff you want to sell. This is a great way to make some extra cash for the move.
Clean
Once you have decluttered and spent some time putting everything away it is a good idea to deep clean. The reason you should thoroughly deep clean is so your property is clean and fresh for potential buyers. If they come around and the place is dirty and unclean they may be put off and you could lose a sale. You also don’t know if people are allergic to dust or other debris such as pet hair and dander. A deep thorough clean will ensure all of this is eradicated and your home is sparkling.
You should focus your attention on each room but especially make sure the kitchen and bathroom are cleaned. You don’t want any black mold around the edges of the bath or shower.
If you are unsure of how to do a thorough clean or you simply don’t have time then you can call in the professionals to help you with this. They are very used to doing big cleaning jobs and your home will look brand new once they are finished.
Repairs
It is a well-known fact that most buyers do not want to move into a fixer-upper. If your home is in need of repairs then they should be carried out before you move out. Have you been putting off your repairs to-do list? Then now is the time to do them, before anyone comes to visit your home. You especially need to make sure the roof isn’t damaged, this can lead to more serious structural damage if left. If you have a leaky roof, it can run into the floorboards and the walls causing rot and mold to form.
If you are thinking about selling your home, it is important to maintain your roof. Roof Financing options will provide a significant amount of money to help you with the costs of maintaining your roof.
Curb Appeal
You might have heard of curb appeal, this is how your property looks from the outside. If you are unsure as to how it looks, why not stand for a while and take it in. You could also ask your family or friends to take a look for you and tell you what could be improved.
You need to take note of how the windows and doors look as well as the garden. If you look closely, is the paint chipping away, or have the door handles seen better days? If potential buyers are coming around they will notice all this and could be put off if anything is looking worn out. Think about painting the doors and replacing handles and letterboxes if they are damaged or old.
What you also need to maintain is the garden, make sure the grass is taken care of and you get rid of any weeds that have grown. Using weed control will help you keep on top of any weeds that seem out of control.
If you are struggling to find the time or motivation to take care of your garden you could call in the experts to help. Think about hiring gardeners to help you with the maintenance side of things. Your potential buyers will thank you for maintaining the garden when they take over.
Photography
Once you have sorted everything with your home and garden it is time to call in the photographers. You need to have great pictures of your clean, tidy home for the agent’s website so prospective buyers can view your property. You can of course take the pictures yourself but it is much better to have a professional do it. This is because they know exactly what they are doing and will make your rooms look wonderful.
To find a great photographer will take a bit of research. You could take a look online or you could ask your family and friends if they can recommend anyone to take pictures for you.
Agent
In order to sell your home, you need to decide if you are doing it privately or if you are going to go through a real estate agent. Using a realtor will make things much more simple and save you tonnes of stress and time. Time that could be put towards packing up and looking for your new home. Your realtor will manage your home and viewings and give you a call if anyone is interested in viewing your home.
We hope you found this article useful and it gave you lots of helpful advice and tools to get your home ready to sell.
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