3 Things to Do When Selling Your Home

Selling a home is a major project! If you’ve ever done it before you’re well aware of how much work goes into preparing the house for listing. It’s exciting, but it’s also stressful. And the matter of the fact is – if you’re planning on selling your home, you want to get as much for it as possible.

Luckily, at the current moment it is a seller’s market which makes moving significantly easier if you are selling your home! But that doesn’t change the fact that everything you can do to appraise the value of your house is worthwhile. So, if that’s where you’re at, here are 3 things you can be doing when selling your home to ensure for the best outcome!

Fix Everything That’s Broken

Anything that’s broken or needs replacing is a major turn-off to buyers. Even if you can sell your house easily, you will almost always be making less on the sale if your home needs significant repairs.

It’s amazing how things as simple as broken water heaters, plumbing issues, and electrical wiring problems can drop the price of a home. Something that may cost you $2,500 to repair may drop the value of your home to a buyer by $5,000-$10,000.

If something is broken, get it fixed before you list your home!

Upgrades & Renovations

This is similar to the last point but not entirely. There are definitely plenty of remodels you would essentially be “throwing money away” with. Dumping a bunch of money into a very specific style of remodel, quirky addition, or renovation that isn’t universally functional for everyone who may be checking out your home is almost always not worth it. However, making necessary updates to bring a facelift to your home usually will appraise the value of your home beyond what you’ll put into the renovation!

Declutter, Declutter, Declutter

Did we say it enough times? It’s true – if you want to sell your home, make it presentable. Obviously while considering what you need to be living there, try to make it as “move-in ready” as possible. What’s on your nightstand? Do you have old mail sitting out? Any additional stuff laying out that isn’t necessary for presenting your home’s potential to buyers isn’t worth it and only detracts from the view.

Buyer’s don’t want to see a home that looks lived in – they want to see a space that they can mentally model their living situation around, and clutter in every corner leads them further away from that ideal. Declutter your home to make it more presentable for potential buyers!