The Top 10 Things you can do to Help Sell your Home

Seller

Do you want to sell your Jacksonville home quickly and painlessly?

If you answered yes to the above question (and who wouldn’t?), then it pays to know some tried-and-true secrets of home selling:

  1. Clean it up – Now is the time to scrub your kitchen appliances, give your carpets a steam cleaning, scour the sink and detail the tile grout in the bathtub.
  2. Clear out the clutter – Any unnecessary clutter in your home will only distract buyers and make the rooms appear smaller. Sell, donate, discard or recycle as much as you can.
  3. De-personalize – Buyers want to imagine themselves in your home, and your wall of family photos or your teacup collection makes this difficult to do. Get a head start and pack up these items in preparation for your move.
  4. Organize – A great way to make your home appear larger is to organize your closets, your pantry and your garage.
  5. Stage it to sell – Read up on the art of staging your home. Keep only essential furniture in each room and arrange it to play up the room’s key features.
  6. Create curb appeal – If it’s true that the first impression is the most important then don’t neglect your home’s curb appeal. Trim hedges, plant colorful flowers, add a fresh coat of paint to the shutters, and weed the plant and flower beds.
  7. Take care of repairs – Take a stroll through your home and make notes of small repair items that need to be made. Examples may include burned out light bulbs, leaky faucets, cracked floor tiles or missing switch plates.
  8. Consider a fresh coat of paint – One of the most inexpensive – yet most effective – home improvements you can make before selling your home is painting the rooms with a warm, neutral color.
  9. Accentuate the home’s positive aspects – If you have a great backyard then open the blinds on your patio door to show buyers as they tour the home. If your fireplace is beautiful, arrange your furniture around it so that buyers notice it immediately when they walk in the room.
  10. Consider updating – Talk with your real estate agent about possible updates and if they will increase the value of your home.

Date: 2009-08-19 13:12:00
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