If you’re getting ready to list your home for sale, you might be concerned about how to get the most money out of your investment. Thankfully, there are some top projects that will immediately improve your home and help you to get a fair asking price.
Neutral Paint
When you decorate your home you might like to use bold and bright colors – you may have even painted a few accents walls with red or purple to add more color to the space. However, when you are putting your home up for sale, those bright and bold colors can really turn people off who are looking to buy a home. Instead, take the time to paint all of the rooms of your home with neutral tones so that potential home buyers can see a ‘blank’ palette that they can decorate themselves.
Energy-Efficiency Upgrades
Nowadays, when people are looking at homes, they are not only calculating how much the house will cost to purchase – but, also how much it will cost to run. That includes things like the energy and water costs. So, if you have old appliances or heating and cooling systems, consider upgrading to more energy-efficiency options. This could go a long way in inspiring potential home buyers to make the purchase.
Declutter and Clean Up
While you might think that your home is decorated nicely, a potential home buyer might have completely different tastes and dislikes. Instead of trying to decorate your home with all of the odds and ends, open the space up by removing as much as you can and storing it. This is a great way to get packing and you can even consider paying a decorating team to stage your home after you get everything out of it.
Don’t Forget Curb Appeal
Take the time to make sure that the landscaping outside of your home is in good shape. When you’re selling a home, first impressions are essential. Many prospective buyers like to drive by a home and check out the neighborhood before they take the time to walk through it. Make sure that your lawn is manicured and healthy and any trees or shrubs around the outside of your home are trimmed and watered
Upgrade The Fixtures
Kitchen and bathroom remodels are great ways to make a huge improvement to your home and the overall value of it. However, those remodels are not cheap and the benefits don’t always outweigh the investment. Luckily, it doesn’t have to be either/or, You can add new fixtures in the kitchen and bathroom for a fraction of the cost of a complete remodel and those new fixtures will make a tremendous impression on potential home buyers.
It is important to take these few steps to improve the overall value and appeal of your home before you put it on the market. The good news is, each of these items will be a good return on your time and efforts.