So you're thinking of selling your home, and you want it to be presented in its best possible light to potential buyers. You've probably heard this before, but the way you live when your house is for sale is NOT the way you normally live. I mean, who do you know that has zero appliances on their kitchen counter? Or absolutely nothing on their bathroom counters except for a stack of perfectly rolled up...
Selling
Fix whatever is broken before putting your house up for sale. When the time comes to put your home on the market, you will go from being a homeowner to a home seller. Make no mistake, the two are very different, and if you don't want to scare away the buyers, you will need to make a few sacrifices. However, if you avoid the following dumb mistakes, and keep your eyes on the prize, your home will be...
The top three reasons that a house does not sell are: It is in poor condition. The house is priced too high. The immediate surroundings, general area or housing market may be a bit depressed. Sprucing up areas that need improvement generally pays for itself, especially in areas of higher priced homes. By all means, avoid a negative home inspection report. Unfavorable home inspection reports have...
Staging is about illusions. It's beyond decorating and cleaning. It's about perfecting the art of creating moods. Staging makes your space look bigger, brighter, cleaner, warmer, more loving and, best of all, it makes buyers want to buy it. Ask most people which room is the most important room in the house, though, and they will answer: the kitchen. Kitchens also tend to cost the most to remodel. It's not...