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10 Easy Tips to Sell For More Dollars
 Courtesy of Out of Chaos Professional Organization Solutions
Do you know what first impressions play in a buyers mind? You may think your home is perfect, but a prospective buyer may be less than impressed.
Professional Organizers can help you to enhance ‘curb appeal’ and make your homes more attractive to homebuyers. In a market that is returning to normal, staging (house dressing or fluffing) your home is becoming a necessity. You don’t want your home to be sitting on the market for a longer than average time because you are ready to move on. You want the highest possible price.
Dress up your home with these 10 Tips, so that you can sell your home at the highest possible price.
- Painting
Selling your home is the best time for a fresh coat of paint. Fresh, clean and neutral – this is not the time to experiment with trendy colours. Include the exterior shutters and windows.
- Carpeting
’Oh my…Green shag carpet’. This is not the first impression you want. Replace old, matted carpeting. Don’t allow your home to sit on the market and not sell. Hardwood floors continue to be popular features, so remove carpeting to expose any hardwood floors underneath.
- Repairs
Selling your home is no excuse to avoid those nagging repairs. Leaky faucets, sticky doors, holes in screens – all must be fixed before you start showing your home.
- Old Appliances
Potential buyers do not want to face the thought of having to spend more money or time to replace old appliances. New appliances are big selling points.
- Clutter
Remove those piles of newspapers and magazines, appliances that you never use crammed into your cupboards, collections of knickknacks covered in dust. By doing so, your home will appear larger and cleaner.
- Closets
Spacious and uncluttered closets are a winning feature, when selling your home. Streamline your possessions by donating unused items or removing and storing infrequently used items.
- Depersonalize
Remove family photographs and other cherished possessions. You want homebuyers to imagine themselves living there not you. They are inspecting their future home, not invading yours.
- Clean
From top to bottom, your home should be cleaned. This includes walls, furniture and every surface. No dirty dishes, unfolded laundry, or crumbs on the counters.
- Curb Appeal
From the curb, does your home look warm and inviting? Mow the lawn, weed the gardens, trim the hedges, reseal the driveway, sweep the porch and wash your outdoor vinyl siding.
- Front Door
Repaint, polish the doorknob, and clean the glass and screen door. When the homebuyer is waiting at the door to enter, ensure that they see how well you have cared for their potential home.
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