Prepare Your Home For Sale!

Have you been thinking of selling your home? Now is the season! Did you know most homes are listed and sold between the months of May to July before vacations and holidays interfere with time of looking buyers. The preparing a home for sale can be an overwhelming process with many factors to consider. The best way to begin is to have your Realtor of choice assess the home for marketability What does that mean?! First have a CMA (comparative market analysis) to find the value of your home in your current market and neighborhood. Then you can decide the costs of improvements, if any need to be factored into the sale. The next step is to have your Realtor make a list of things that need improvement that will help make your home stand out from the rest. Top of the list? A first impression! Do you know it takes a buyer when viewing your home through pictures on the interest or when entering your home only 10 seconds to decide if they like your home? Making that first impression is key! So, here is a DIY list to start making your home more attractive to buyers:

DO THESE PRE-SALE TIPS:

1. Curbside appeal- clean and tidy yard? – does landscape need trimming, new lawn, remove debris?
2. Clean Fresh Paint- does house need new paint, a power wash,  have clean gutters, clean roof ?
3. Inviting Entry- add flowers, new door mats, painted front door, need new hardware, entry lights ?
4.  Clean, Clear & Declutter- remove excess furniture, clear counter tops, clean carpets, need interior paint, order-free?

The biggest BEFORE and AFTER transformations are in the kitchen! Make it inviting. Declutter, declutter, declutter! Check out the above kitchen transformation clients, Mark and Janis did before putting their home at 195 Richards Blvd, Sonoma on the market. What a difference new paint can make! This translates into better photos published to the internet and better appeal brings more buyers.

Contact me for more information about how to prepare your home for sale!