If you have plans to sell your
home, then to make this whole process easy and hassle free, you should go for a
“to-do list”. As home selling is a bit daunting process, having a list like
this can make the whole process quite easier for you. There are a lot of things
which you need to incorporate in this list, but broadly all these things can be
classified into three main categories and these are – evaluating and fixing up
your home, understanding the value of your home and discussing whether you
should go for a real estate agent or not.
First thing that you have to do,
once you have made up your mind to sell
your home, is to evaluate your home properly. It is recommended to see
your house with the eye of a potential buyer. Always start from the outside and
look carefully for dead patches of grass, untrimmed bushes, and also the broken
birdbaths, that need to be repaired or replaced immediately. Make sure things
like bags of mulch or thrashes are not affecting the curb appeal of your house.
Also remove all dead plants, which give a shabby look to your house.
Make sure your house and the area
around looks impeccably clean and spacious. To make your home look attractive,
it is recommended to light all the dark corners of your house, and also clean
and arrange all the things properly. Do not allow knick knacks to spoil the
look of your house. A kitchen is an integral part of every house, make sure it
looks spic and span and at the same time do not forget to flaunt your
appliances in a smart way, so that buyers can get an idea about the whole area
and usability of the kitchen.
When you have evaluated the house
and have arranged it properly, now it is time for you to do the repairing work.
Make sure that you repair leaky faucets, screeching doors etc. Repainting and
carpeting are some other recommended ways to improve the overall look of your
house.
One thing that you should
understand is that to sell your house the home improvement should be your main
concern and moreover, this should be cosmetic or aesthetic at this point of
time. Investing some money is really worth it, as it will pay you back in terms
of money and time.
Another important thing to include in the
to-do list is to look for a real estate agent. Going for real
estate agent directly puts you in contact with the market of potential buyers.
Moreover they can also provide some effective marketing tools to give required
exposure to your house. Being experienced they know about the market very well,
and thus can guide you the best. He can also be a great help in negotiations
and paper work. They know the area well, thus can also provide you all the
required information.
