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That Extra ‘Something’ When Selling… or Just for Fun You can’t always tell what will delight a home buyer. Often it’s some small detail, like the crown molding around your living room ceiling, your red front door, or the delightful container garden you’ve staged your front entry with. What? You don’t have a delightful container garden staging your entry? You can, and it will add a fun detail that could be the thing to put home buyers in a buying mood. Or it’s just fun for your family to enjoy. Here are 4 quick tips. 1. Use Google to look up container garden ideas. 2. You don’t need to buy expensive pots; a thrift or second hand store will have pots you can use. Make sure there’s a drainage hole. Select a variety of sizes and shapes. 3. Use good potting soil from the garden center. 4. Choose a variety of bloom shapes, colors, stem heights and leaf sizes.
Home Improvement in 15 Minutes a Day
What Home Buyers Want these Days
A single list of what “all” home buyers want is impossible. But here are We all have a tendency to go “house blind” to things we live some trends that seem to apply broadly... with day in and day out. We stop noticing stains on the carpet or dated light switch covers. We hardly see the • Open concept homes are still popular. The idea of a “great room” crumpled and threadbare couch cushions. We tolerate the still resonates, with a kitchen-living combo. mismatched lamp. If you suspect you’ve gone “house • Smaller homes are more attractive than “McMansions.” They’re blind” to these kinds of details, here’s a fun exercise for a easier to heat and maintain. fresh perspective: • Correct spaces are more important than large spaces. A laundry room, an office or “zoom room,” an eat-in kitchen, and an outdoor patio STEP 1. Start by sitting in any room of your house and are top requests. simply noticing all those tolerations with a fresh eye. • Green or smart features that enable more energy efficiency. Maybe you notice that your colors look faded, or This includes appliances, efficient windows, and smart lighting and your curtains look dated, or your paintings are crooked. thermostats. Your list might be short, or long. It doesn’t matter. What • Storage, inside and out. Pantries, garages with organized storage, does matter is what you do next... kitchen cabinets, and plenty of closets (though a walk-in closet isn’t a STEP 2. Once you have a list, prioritize it. Start with the items that you can change top priority any more). in 15 minutes or less. Then order the remainder of your list by time or cost involved. Before doing anything to your house “to get a better offer,” talk to me STEP 3. Decide if any of those larger projects can be broken into smaller chunks. about what buyers in your area want. I can tell you what would make Group those chunks into one project, but you don’t have to do the chunks all at the biggest difference... and it might be as simple as paint and staging. once. Call me for a pre-listing appointment. STEP 4. Finally, post the list where you can see it (not buried in your phone where you can forget it exists), and start knocking off items one after another when you can. If you’re planning to do spring maintenance, I can recommend top quality service providers to help out, including handymen, electricians, If your best home improvement strategy is to find a new home, call me for an landscapers, and carpet cleaners. Text me for a name & number! appointment to get started.
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