Keeping Your Bottom Line in Mind

            

       You are ready to move on up and out of your home and you are getting ready to put it on the market.  Sure you are ready to do whatever it takes to get that place sold so that you can get your future home of your dreams.  You will paint; do repair, stage, anything at all, just so long as it sells.  But, is what you are planning to do to get it sold, actually going to help or hurt your bottom line.   Many times, people are so eager to sell their home, that they begin to make mistakes or questionable choices that in the long run can decrease the value of their home or unintentionally turn off prospective buyers.   If you want the most bang for your buck and of course, your pick of offers, just keep in mind that you may want to rethink the direction you are going in.

           

    Sure, you want to improve the look of your home to entice the buyers of today that your home is the one they want to buy.  Your best bet is to avoid doing something too trendy.  One minute a color or décor is in and next minute it could be out.  Do you really want to be stuck in a design hell situation like the 1970’s, with its short-lived adoration of shag carpet, wood paneling, and a popcorn ceiling?  And exactly how long were the florescent colors of the 1980’s popular? When updating a home to sell, you want something that is on point with current design décor, but is also timeless.  Neutral paints with a few accent colors, not an entire room in an outrageous colors or décor.  You don’t want to leave prospective buyers calculating how much it will cost to change or even worse, running for the hills.   Also, don’t forget to maintain your home.  Besides cleaning, and landscaping, you also need to make sure everything in your home is in working order.  From your appliances to light switches, to even the medicine cabinet door, buyers want to know that you have taken care of your home.  If you neglect to change a bulb here or there, buyers might think that maybe you overlook other things in your home.  If the little things are not taken care of, what have you done about the bigger problems?  So, if you want your home to sell, avoid some of these common mistakes and leave buyers with the impression that your home is worth their time to look at it.