Selling your home? Focus on the details
Written on April 29, 2011 by Brooke Wardlaw
Weeds poking out through cracks in the driveway. A grimy front door. A dirty kitchen. Closets crammed with stuff. Too many garden gnomes. Garages that can no longer fit any cars.
Although sellers often think about replacing big-items such as roofs and flooring, veteran Realtors say the former often overlook small and inexpensive fixes that can help eliminate big turnoffs for potential homebuyers.
“It’s amazing how much small things matter,” said Orem Realtor Chris Nichols. “The little details really do add up quickly.”
If you are thinking of selling your home, Nichols and other real estate agents have some thoughts on how to get your home show-ready, on the cheap:
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Declutter (and declutter some more) » “I think we become blind to what our home really looks like because we see it all the time,” Nichols said. “The trick is to step back and look at your home through the eyers of a buyer.”
Having trouble doing that? Enlist the help of someone who isn’t in your home every day. Ask them to be brutally honest. That deer head on the wall? Perhaps it’s time to pack that away, now.
Realtor Mary Olsen said for those who don’t want to part with all their stuff, packing it up and storing it off-site can increase a property’s appeal. “I’m always telling people, ‘Get a storage unit.’ ”
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