Trying to sell your home during this economy is more difficult than it has been in the past. To help, we’ve compiled some home selling advice / repair tips that make a difference.
A study produced by HomeGain and posted on Realty Times aimed to take the guess-work out of where to spend your repair dollars. According to the study, the top four areas to focus on are:
- Clean and de-clutter
- Lighten and brighten,
- Stage the home for sale, and
- Landscape the front/back yards.
Cleaning and decluttering can create a 578 percent ROI (the highest return was 837 percent in the West). The ROI for staging a home was 340 percent (this category ranked second in the South and Mid-West). Landscaping the front and back yards, brought in a 415 percent ROI. According to the survey, each of these repairs range in cost from a few to several hundred dollars but can return thousands in profit.
Rounding out the study’s top-ten list of repairs are:
- Repair electrical or plumbing problems
- Replace or shampoo carpeting
- Paint interior walls
- Paint exterior walls
- Repair damaged flooring
- Update kitchen and bathrooms
Appearance is everything when you are trying to sell your house, especially in these tough times!
At DoorFly, we also recommend that you find a real estate agent who can give you up-to-date information on what is happening in the marketplace and the price, financing, terms and condition of competing properties. These are key factors in getting your property sold at the best price, quickly and with minimum hassle.
Check out the Do-It-Yourself Home Repairs web site.
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