The Best Ways to Prepare Your Home for Selling
The decision to sell your home is not easy and is usually preceded by lots of humming and hawing, trying to decide if it’s the best decision. The whole experience can be overwhelming and finding ways to simplify the process can take the pressure off. When you’re selling your home, your goal is to get as much as you possibly can for it. You lived there and loved it, and you need to portray that to potential buyers.
Properly preparing your home for selling will help you get the most for it and help streamline the process making it as stress-free as possible.
Get a storage unit
Clutter doesn’t look good in a house, especially not to potential buyers. Even though you might be attached to your great grandmother’s china cabinet that is in less than perfect condition, but people viewing your home may not make the connection. Getting a storage unit during the process will allow you to de-clutter your home and safely store items that will detract from the presentation of your house. You can find various-sized storage units from Storage Area at storagearea.com. Not to mention you’ll already have a bunch of your furniture moved out of your house, making the actual moving day more manageable.
Maintenance
If there are general repairs you’ve been putting off, now is the time to deal with them. Since you are moving out, you may not want to invest money in larger-scale issues, but some light maintenance is essential. Chipped paint, outdoor moss build-up, clogged gutters, or broken light fixtures will need to be repaired before you sell your home. Missing this crucial step will dramatically lower your chances of getting your asking price for the property. Most of the time, you can handle the maintenance yourself, so you won’t need to worry about labor costs.
Return to the neutrals
If you’ve added your personality to your home with fun and vibrant colors, it might be worth taking it back to neutrals. Neutral tones will make your house easier to sell since they will appeal to more buyers. Paints are relatively inexpensive but can increase the value of your property by a lot.
The same goes for your furnishings. Basic is better when it comes to showing your home as buyers will be able to envision themselves in the property. Neutrals also make everything look cleaner. You can hire a home staging company, who can swap some of your pieces out for modern options during the house viewings.
Understand the market
Depending on the neighborhood you live in, your home will attract a unique type of buyer. You likely know the general tone of the area, and you should adapt your house accordingly to appeal to that market. Have a look at other homes in the area that are for sale and their interiors. If you live in an upscale area, you’ll want your home to reflect that. Whereas if you’re in an artistic neighborhood, you can be more relaxed and creative with how you style your home.
Tribeca loft / interior by Broderic Design & photos by Sean Litchfield
