Attract Home Buyers
When you’re ready to sell your home, make sure potential buyers see it at its best. Here are the top ways to fix up the appearance of your home to attract home buyers without investing a lot of money. A little time and effort now will pay big dividends at closing.
Landscaping
Trim the grass and make sure all flowerbeds are freshly mulched and free of weeds. Prune overgrown shrubs, especially if they’re hiding windows or blocking the entryway. This is the first step in helping your home attract home buyers.
Gutters and Fences
Reinforce sagging gutters and straighten crooked fences. Make sure the gutters are cleared of obstructions and the soil isn’t washed out around downspouts. A quick power washing will brighten fences. Also, some painting work on the fences and/or gutters will help enhance the look of your home from the outside and attract home buyers. Sometimes depending on the quality of your exterior paint, you might invest in an overall exterior painting work that will enhance the value of your home as well.
Driveway and Walkways
Clear away clutter like bikes, tools and toys. Use weed killer on grass and weeds that sprout in pavement cracks. Keep edges neat with a weed eater or edger. Also, repair all cracks that might be considered safety issues. To attract home buyers to your home, your home must look safe.
Front Door
Freshen the door and trim with a new coat of paint. Tighten loose doorknobs, oil squeaky hinges and make sure the doorbell works. Clean any furniture or outside decorations. Add a colorful potted plant or a new doormat.
Inside Entry
Shampoo the rug or scrub and wax the floor. Add a fresh area rug and make sure it has a nonskid surface for safety. Hang a mirror to make your entry look larger and brighter.
Kitchen
Set a warm, inviting mood by keeping counter tops free of clutter and adding decorative canisters or a scented candle. Clean out the refrigerator, degrease the oven, wipe down cabinet doors and keep the sink shining.
Bathrooms
Make sure your bathrooms sparkle. Clear counter tops of unnecessary clutter. Replace discolored or damaged caulking. Fix dripping faucets and leaky toilets.
Closets
Organize the contents to make your closets appear larger. Donate unwanted items to charity and store what’s left in stack-able plastic totes to maintain a neat, tidy appearance.
Garage, Basement and Attic
This is the time to sort through all the junk and decide what to keep and what to give away. Use easy-to-assemble storage shelves to stow tools and sporting goods; wall hangers for garden hose, blowers and other equipment.
Lighting
Replace burned out bulbs and clean fixtures, inside and out, to get rid of dead bugs and cobwebs. Consider replacing dated fixtures in the most visible locations. Install indoor track lighting to highlight artwork and open drapes and blinds to let in natural light. Outside use landscape lighting to accentuate architectural features.
Plumbing
Repair all water leaks that you know of and clean plumbing fixtures such as faucets and shower heads to a shine. Remember that when your home is in good shape, it will attract home buyers that are willing to pay more to own it.