| cleaning the home, etc.
- Are there improvements that could be made to your home that would increase the value beyond the cost of the improvements and help it sell faster?
If you could spend $2,000 on your home and earn an additional $10,000 wouldn’t you want to do it? Things don’t have to be broken or worn out to negatively impact your home’s value or your ability to sell it. It’s amazing, but sometimes $500 in landscaping or a quick touch-up on the outside paint can increase buyer traffic from 2 people a week touring your home to 20 people a week. A few updates inside can mean the difference between a full-price contract the week you list your home and a discounted contract several months later.
More important, your home may have “hidden value”. An unfinished area that could be turned into an additional bedroom or bathroom, for example, could increase your property value by 15-20% or more depending on the market.
- Is your home cluttered, cramped, or crowded with furniture and other “stuff” you’ve collected over the years? Do you have rooms not being used for their original purpose? Is your home decorated with a “distinct” taste?
Your home is your home. Making your home unique to you with all of your personal touches is one of the rights you get with homeownership. When you want to sell your home, however, it’s another story. Basically, you are trying to get other people to visualize what the home would look like if they |
