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How to Get Every Dollar You Deserve....
Getting the Full Value of Your House!
The ability to reap additional profits on the sale of
your home can be accomplished easily enough if you make
the right improvements. Many changes can provide
the prospective buyer with enhanced feelings about your
home. Feelings of more space, more light, more rooms,
more closet space, greater privacy, warmth and security.
Basic, simple and inexpensive improvements can provide
an improved emotional response in a potential buyer.
An example could be something as small as a crack in the
paint on a wall. Simply by applying some plaster and
touch up paint, you eliminated what may be an unstated
concern that your home was poorly maintained. Though the
feeling may be unconscious, its just as important
that the potential buyer feel an overall desire for your
home. If you are working with a small budget these
simple techniques will work absolute wonders:
- The Magic of Mirrors!
- Mirrors can provide a greater sense of space and
elegance when properly placed. Be careful not to
overdo it, but when placed properly throughout your
home, each area will seem larger to the potential
home buyer. Try looking in your attic or basement
for any old mirrors, but be sure they have a nice
frame or at least give the frame a new coat of
paint. You may also want to visit a local flea
market or garage sale, you can almost always get a
great deal on an old mirror or two. Putting one foot
square mirrors on a closet door in the master
bedroom is always an attractive touch.
- Adding Additional Closet Space
- One of the biggest complaints heard from potential
buyers is that there just isnt enough closet
space! Simply purchasing an inexpensive closet
organizer and installing it in any or all of your
closets can make all the difference. You can also
try putting a rod across one corner of a bedroom for
hanging clothes. Also you could try hanging a screen
made from a variety of materials. The screen could
match the material of the bedspread, drapes etc. The
idea here is to be creative so that the "fake
closet" looks as though it was a part of the
room.
- Make a Bare Wall Beautiful
- Wallpaper is inexpensive, quick and easy to do!
The right wallpaper can brighten the room or hallway
and bring it back to life. Be careful to choose
something with a neutral design or pattern, remember
youre trying to move out.
- Bring Old Floors Back to Life!
- Nothing turns off a potential buyer quicker than
dull, dingy, disgusting looking floors. Whether you
have wax, wooden or tiled floors do whatever you can
to make them shine again! For wax floors, either
rent a floor machine and do it yourself or, if
its in your budget, hire a professional. Have a
professional give you an estimate and explain
exactly what they would do to bring your floors back
to life. If you have them explain what they would
do, it may be just as easy to do it yourself. If you
have carpeted floors you should either have the
carpet steam cleaned or install new carpeting. This
may sound expensive but new carpeting can add
thousands of dollars to the value of your home.
- Add Attractive Plants
- Having plants in the house is not only healthy for
you but you create a warm feeling with them. Many
indoor plants are far less expensive then you might
imagine. Attractive pots such as ceramic, brass or
even designer plastic will add a designer flair to
your home. Hanging plants such as Boston ferns are
inexpensive, easy to care for and would go great in
your new home wherever you move.
- Adding a Room Without Calling in the
Contractor!
- This simple but seldom used technique, can give a
buyer the feeling there are more actual rooms in
your house. Floor to ceiling room dividers are
inexpensive and simple to install. When a buyer
walks through your home, they will generally count
the rooms in a subconscious manner. Each room will
present an emotional response as they walk through
your home. By dividing and designing each side of
your room, you create a " separate room"
feeling in the potential buyer. It may sound crazy
but it works!
- Clean Up the Bathroom
- Weve probably all heard that phrase a hundred
times growing up as children! Well guess what?
Its still valid. Give your bathroom a face-lift
if needed: fresh paint, decorative moldings, tile
grout, new designer faucets are allattractive eye
catchers.
- What is That Smell?
- Though people dont like to admit it, everyone's
home has a certain smell to it. We just never
notice it because we live with it day in, day out.
Strategically placing fresh scent devices throughout
the home will be pleasant to the nose of any
potential buyer. As a matter of fact, an old Realtor
trick is to pop some cinnamon rolls in an oven 5
minutes before a showing. I bet you thought all
Realtors just had a sweet-tooth!
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