Grand Rapids Real Estate Home

Preparing Your Home for Selling

When preparing you home for selling, sellers often make the mistake of investing too much money into fix-it-up projects that don't add comparable value to the selling price.

There are many different things you can do to your home inexpensively in order to increase the selling value of your home. Some quick ideas to make your home look more expensive on a small budget.

1. Clean- don't litter your house with clutter and junk. If you have things piled up everywhere it gives the appearance that there is less space than there really is. You want your home to seem as open and “airy” as possible.

2. Paint- a gallon of paint is relatively inexpensive and can make your house look brand new in one afternoon. This is particularly true if you have children and there are many wholes in the walls that need to be repaired. A little Spackle can fix minor holes, nicks, and dings and conveys a sense that “this house has been well taken care of”

3. Remove all pets, and or pet odor from the house. For example, if you have a hamster cage, keep it cleaned. The same goes for litter boxes. Some people are allergic to animals and having pet odor all over the house might possibly hinder a sale.

posted by Brandon Fowler @ 6:58 PM