Other Improvements To Make For Resale
Most of us can do one simple and free thing to greatly improve the look of our homes for resale and create the look of more space, edit and de-clutter.
Exterior
- Nice landscaping, add a splash of colour with some planted flowers in your gardens
- Place a welcoming potted plant at your front door or an appealing door mat
- A green healthy lawn
- Keep up with the weeding and mowing
- Tidy up your yard and garden, remove or store items laying around your property
- Make sure your gutters are intact and not dripping
- Power wash dirty sidewalks or driveways, or reseal your driveway
- make sure gates and doors are functioning properly
Interior
- Clean windows and floors
- Cosmetic upgrades to key spaces such as kitchens and bathrooms
- New lighting fixtures and cupboard hardware
- Replace old style light switches and electrical outlets
- Edit furniture and knickknacks, find a place to store extra furniture if you need to
- De-clutter counter tops in bathrooms and the kitchen
- Put some decorative touches in bathrooms and kitchens, a candle in a dish of pebbles, a bowl full of apples on the kitchen counter
- A vase of fresh cut flowers or a potted orchid on your fireplace mantle or dining room table
- Get a set of nicely coloured towels to hang in the bathroom, maybe a new bathmat
- Add some new life to old bedding or living room sofas by getting some inexpensive throw cushions
- Organize things that must be left out in the open into attractive looking baskets
- De-clutter your closets so they look spacious and organized
- If you have pets be sure to get rid of any smell, quite often the homeowners do not realize how strong the pet odor has become
- Have your garage clean so it can actually park the cars, if it is cluttered with stuff it will give the buyers the impression there is not enough storage room elsewhere in the house