Selling Your Home By Auction: 9 Tips For Property Improvement
Want to know how to improve the appearance of your property in 2 days ? The outside of the “For Sale By Owner” home is the “first impression” the buyer will have of this home, but the inside of the home is the lasting impression of the home. Your home must look perfect; clean, tidy, gleaming and spacious. Just because you’re selling your home at auction doesn’t mean that you won’t have potential viewers-you will. Take these simple steps.
The first thing you should do is de-clutter. Get rid of anything you don’t need in the house. Clothes,ornaments,toys, furniture- put everything in storage,create space or forget selling! It may hurt but a buyer is not interested in your personal things. You must approach selling like a business so be ruthless. Your buyer must focus purely on the way your home looks and it has to look great!!
Most people and especially home buyers hate bright or garish colors so if your home is decorated like this then re-decorate fast and do it now! Neutral or light colors are best as these allow your home to be seen to its advantage and create light and a feeling of space. Increase this feeling of light and space by increasing the power of your light bulbs and by increasing the number of your lights. A light,airy home is a home that sells.
If your carpets are worn, dirty or stained you should,whenever possible,replace them. If you can’t afford to or if they’re not too bad then clean them very,very thoroughly. Clean and polish all windows and mirrors so they gleam!
* Give your stove and oven a thorough cleaning. Clean the oven and the drip pans under each burner. Make sure to remove all grease and dirt build-up. Polish the shine on the outside of the stove and oven. Clean your refrigerator and any other appliances including the dishwasher. Work it until it shines!
Clean.Clean,Clean! Clean all your walls especially walls around waste baskets, clean fingerprints off the walls around light switches and doorknobs. Clean all your blinds.
Clean,de-clutter.These are the key words. Remove as much as possible from your kitchen cabinets and from all your cabinets.Clean your kitchen countertops and leave them as empty as possible.
* Arrange your clothes in your closets to where they hang neatly and not over crowded and remove some of the items off the shelves and everything on the floors leaving them looking spacious and clear. Make sure to clean and organize your garage, basement and attic space.
Your home must appear perfect to potential buyers. So now make sure that there are no leaks, squeaks, or rattles in your home. If you’ve had any water damage repair and make sure all signs of this are fixed. If any nuts, bolts or screws are loose tighten them up, fix them! Potential buyers must not think that there are any repairs to do in their new home!
If you have pets or young children your home may have odors. Ask a friendly neighbor to check as you will have become accustomed to them. Make your home smell fresh and clean.Try aromatherapy oils not artificial chemical air fresheners.
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