Getting your home sold isn’t as easy as calling a real estate agent and placing it on the market. You need to consider several things within your home that will make it easier to sell.
- Look at your big impact rooms. Big impact rooms are most often kitchens and bathrooms, and you’ll receive the most bang for your buck when remodeling. Other rooms in your home can be painted or other small things in a buyers mind. The kitchen or bathrooms tend to leave little for the imagination.
- Show off your home’s natural beauty. If you have a contemporary home, go with more contemporary accents to compliment it’s natural potential and the same for a traditional home.
- Welcome an expert with open arms. I understand if you’re totally clueless on what the general public will like. It’s hard to compare what you like to what others like. Don’t be afraid to welcome a professional stager or remodeler that can work with your budget to create a buyer friendly oasis.
- Choose a neutral palate. If you have too many bold colors in your home, buyers can’t envision how their belongings will mesh with your turquoise walls. They think to themselves that nothing they own will match the wall color choices. Now, if you have a neutral colors throughout, one can easily imagine what furniture will go and where. Some of us creative types think that will just be boring for the potential buyers. Add pops of color in your accessories…things you’ll be taking with you when they buy. That way they can picture the potential, but not be turned away from the alterations they’ll have to make.
- Cheap isn’t always best. Some projects just cannot happen on the cheap side of your budget. This is ever true in a high-end, expensive home. If you have a higher list price on your home, many buyers expect to see posh touches. For example, you wouldn’t put vinyl in a bathroom remodel when you have tile, hardwood, and ornate touches throughout your home, would you? Nope. Most buyers will be able to tell you decided to do something cheap, and it’ll turn them off. They won’t even see the value in the new item.
- Stimulate your senses. If you need help flowing those creative juices, pick up a Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn, or Crate and Barrel magazine. These types of companies show what the average consumer desires, so use them as your cheat sheet.
- Keep your budget in mind and plan accordingly. Some of the smallest projects can become out of reach if you have to bring in a contractor. To save on some costs, add several projects together in a days work instead of outsourcing to an hourly contractor.
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