Expert Contributor
3 Tools
by Sarah Forti Forti Homes at Keller Williams Realty
to Get the Most Money for Your Home
may be preparing to spend $500 repainting your teal bedroom, when a home stager can use a few home accessories to make the space pop, saving you hundreds of dollars repainting the space.
Tool #3 – Regular Property Maintenance The final tool is regular and thorough property maintenance. Seasonal maintenance, such as cleaning out gutters, checking the health of window screens and roof shingles, servicing the heater and air conditioners, and other small tasks is paramount to ensuring your home stays in tip-top shape. If you have been lagging in this department, your Realtor can suggest a handyman or contractor to take care of this for you. Consider having the home pre-inspected and/or providing a one-year home warranty, to give buyers peace of mind. Then they will be confident in purchasing a maintained, protected home that they will enjoy for many years to come, just as you have. This will make for a more attractive property and a smoother home inspection process. NS
Newtown Square’s Resident Real Estate Expert “I need to get as much money as possible out of this house.” A sentence spoken by many homeowners to their Realtors while discussing their home’s value. Makes sense, right? For most homeowners, their home is their largest financial asset. Even if you’re not planning to move anytime soon, here are three tools you can use to ensure you get top dollar for your home when it comes time to sell.
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Susan McAnally Realtor
Tool #1 – Kitchen and Bath Fixes Kitchens and baths are the “money makers.” Many buyers decide on a property based on these spaces alone, so it is important to look at it through their eyes. Will buyers walk in and imagine cooking their favorite meals at holidays, or will they scratch their head wondering if their turkey can fit in that tiny 1950’s wall oven? When a full kitchen remodel is not in the budget, painted cabinets, new countertops, and a $2,500 appliance package can go a long way. In the bathroom, if there is no time to retile the shower or floors, consider re-glazing them for a fraction of the cost. It will make an immediate impact; it’s budgetfriendly; and it will take only a few days versus a few weeks.
Tool #2 – Professional Home Staging A professional home stager highlights the positive features of your home while minimizing the negatives. His or her suggestions on where to spend your money will not just save you money, it will make you money in the end! For just a few hundred dollars for a consultation with a stager, you could easily increase your return by thousands. For example, you
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