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Selling your home? Al Nazari, Realtor 303-503-3600 I hope that the information on this page will be helpful to you in selling your house. Please contact me if you have any questions or need my assistance. |
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What is the Right Price ? Some sellers think "I'll price it high because I can always come down"? When you over price your house, it will only help your neighbors (your competition) down the street sell their property faster. Buyers are more sophisticated today and do more comparing.
Training Camp for Your House When you're planning to put your house on the market, you'll want your property to look as good as possible. Good housekeeping, repair and spaciousness bring more interest, top dollars and fast sales. Use the following suggestions as your “pre-season training camp” guide to prepare your house for sell. The list is long so if you're looking for something in particular, scroll down to it. Good Luck selling! Spruce up the Outside Paint: Few things you will enhance the salability of your house quite as much as painting the outside. Before painting, scrape/water-blast any peeling paint; repair gutters and down spouts; replace wood showing dry rot. Front Entry: Give special care to this area because the front entry is where buyers get their first impression. “Good First impression does make a difference” All the woodwork should be freshly and neatly painted, including the door if necessary. Replace a worn or broken doorbell button. Polish any door brass. Paint or replace damaged mailbox. Replace or clean your doormat. Yard: Clean, Clean, Clean - - - Mow and trim the lawn. Weed flower beds; remove or replace dead plants or trees. Water regularly during the growing season. Driveway/garage/carport: Clean up oil spots; remove the dirt at least, if not the stains. See that the garage door opens freely, and if you have an automatic door opener, make sure it is in good working order. Air Conditioner: Paint or replace any rusted exposed metal. Correct improper draining. Patio: A nice spread of outdoor furniture looks very appealing. If necessary, borrow some from a friend to show-ability of your property. The inside Windows: Repair or replace torn or bent screens. If you have to, remove them entirely; it's better to have no screens than to have damaged ones. A window framed in ivy can give a warm, homey feeling, but cut it back if the foliage is restricting the light coming into the rooms. Drapery rods should be affixed firmly to walls and work smoothly; draperies should be reasonably clean and hang properly. Doors: Make sure that all doors open and close freely, including closet doors and patio or sliding glass doors. Oil any squeaky doors. Tighten the hardware, particularly doorknobs. And while you're at it, tighten hardware on kitchen and bathroom cabinets, too. Walls: As with the exterior, painting indoors will pay dividends out of all proportion to the time and effort spent. Floors: Repair or replace missing or damaged pieces of tile; polish if needed. Carpet: Steam cleaning is the best answer for soiled carpets, especially when shampooing is not enough. If you have pet clean the clean the carpet before your home is placed on the market to be sure the pet odors have been eliminated.
Mechanicals Lights: All the light sockets in and around the house should have a good bulb. Check the outside and in the garage. Also remember the utility room, halls, closets, over the kitchen sink, and in the oven and exhaust hood. Switches and fixtures: Replace/repair wall switches, outlets, and light fixtures that don't work. Replace any broken switch plates. If you have to call for a professional electrician. Appliances: Appliances that will be sold with the home should be in good working condition. Plumbing: Chipped or stained sinks and tubs should be re-enameled or replaced. Leaky or noisy toilets should be fixed, as well as any dripping faucets. Water heater: It cost about $350 to $450 to replace a Water Heater. So have it replace if yours is rusty/leaky and more than 7 years old. Make sure yours have a drip pan under yours. Furnace: Before placing your house on the market you should have a license Heating company to Clean/Service and filter your furnace. And make sure place a copy of the service taped by the furnace for buyers to see. Sprinkler systems: These should be working properly with no defective heads.
Spacious Look One of the best & least expensive ways to improve the show-ability of your home is to open up as much space as possible. Openness stimulates positive feelings in buyers. Overstuffed rooms or closets give the impression of being smaller than they really are. You can't change the size of what you have, but you can try to present it in a pleasing way. Closets and storage areas: Buyers always look for more closet & storage space. Open up your storage areas by getting rid of items you aren't using. Counters and cabinets: Overcrowding gives the impression of inadequacy. This applies to bathrooms and kitchens. Store infrequently used countertop appliances. Garage: Buyers are willing to pay a premium for a garage if they can visualize it being of value to them, but it is hard to sell the virtues of a garage when it is overcrowded. Bathrooms: A dirty bathroom is a turn off and will not help selling your house. Vanity, sink, faucet hardware, and mirror are the focal points. But don't forget other potential problems: soap residue in a shower, a moldy shower curtain, accumulated dirt in the track of a sliding shower door, soiled or missing grout, soiled toilet bowls, and dirty or battered bath mats. Kitchen: Buyers will inspect the kitchen carefully, so extra time invested here is well spent. Clean the stove inside and out. Replace stained reflector plates under the heating elements on electronic range tops. Don't neglect the kitchen exhaust hood; buyers frequently check this area . Windows: You must keep your windows clean inside/outside. If weather permitting, open windows to let in fresh air.
Please call me when you are ready 303-503-3600 Al
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