Quick Sale: The Fastest Way To Add Value To A Home
With the way the market has been acting lately, a lot of homeowners are looking to speed up the prep time before putting their houses on the market. One way to do this is to focus on the faster ways to add significant home value before a sale. Here are our favorite ways to impact home value when time is short.
Focus on the Exterior
When a visitor comes to see the home, they will probably already know the full asking price. As soon as they pull up, they begin questioning whether or not the price is worth it. If the outside of the home is as neat and as tidy as possible, this will helps to make that powerful first impression that can often help potential buyers overlook some of the smaller details. It’s not expensive to get some weeding or to fix a fence - or even paint your windowsills, door, or re-stain the porch.
Make your Home Brighter
Light is crucial to create the illusion of a lot of space. A darker property simply isn’t worth as much as a nice, light property. Making the home brighter is a very cheap and easy way for you to rocket the value. A few fast ways to do this is to clean the windows to let way more light into the home and putting up thinner curtains. Installing some bright light bulbs as well as this will help the rooms to come across bigger than they actually are. Having a skylight or even some sliding patio doors can help out a lot here too. This can be more expensive to do but it is often worth it and certainly appealing to buyers.
Decorate and Paint
Doing some odd jobs around the house is also a fantastic way to rocket a home’s value. It can also add a lot of appeal. Skip color - painting a room using lime green paint will only highlight the fact that they will need to redecorate as soon as they move in. Consider that every job we do has to be one less job for the next person. Remember we’re not decorating for ourselves; we’re decorating for potential buyer. As for the kitchen, it may be wise to look into custom kitchen cabinets. This way you can get ones that reflect light rather than absorb it. Another faster option is to repaint the ones you have with a more reflective paint.
Flooring and Carpeting
If the carpets are old, now may be the time to either clean them or replace them. A home cleaning kit can make all the difference to the general appearance of the home as well. Freshen up wooden floors by simply sanding them down and then adding another coat of varnish.
