Whether you hire professionals or do it yourself, you can increase your chance of a speedier home sale by making targeted improvements to both the exterior and interior of your home.
1. Paint the Front Door
Your entryway is one of the first places a potential buyer sees when they view your property. Repainting the front door is quick update that can make the entrance look fresh and appealing. Choose a color that complements the siding of your home. A pop of color can make an impression, but be sure your selection is in keeping with the style of surrounding homes.
2. Update House Numbers
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If your home has house numbers that are chipped, faded, rusted, or otherwise in not perfect condition, shop for replacements that accentuate the style of your home. Easy-to-see house numbers will help buyers find your home when it’s time for an open house or a home viewing.
3. Improve Landscaping
Improving the landscaping can be done in a small-budget way to boost curb appeal. Take an inventory of your yard, garden beds, and hardscaping. Some of the improvements needed might be powerwashing sidewalks, replacing the mailbox, and laying fresh mulch on flowerbeds.
4. Paint Interior Rooms
When you paint with an eye toward listing your home, choose a neutral palette. Use a top-quality paint for the best coverage and durability. A few gallons of paint is an affordable investment to make your home look its best, especially if rooms have worn-out paint or colors that dated or too bright.
5. Update Lighting Fixtures
Check to make sure lighting fixtures are in good working order and appearance. Bathroom fixtures can sometimes rust or pit from moisture. Be sure to repair any lighting fixture that doesn’t work. Broken light fixtures create a bad impression in a buyer’s mind and can lead them to wonder what else might be amiss in the house.
6. Wash Windows Inside and Out
Clean windows let in more light, and that’s important to make rooms look brighter, larger, and more spacious. Clean the screens as well as window glass. Need a refresher on how to clean windows? This Good Housekeeping guide is our go-to for the best way to make your windows sparkle.
7. Clean and Refresh Floors
Hardwood floors can be refinished to give them a brand-new look. But screening and recoating is a technique that’s less expensive and that still makes floors look refreshed and listing-ready. Screening and recoating is performed to remove dull and light scratches from the surface of hardwood floors. Screening removes the top layer of polyurethane, but not the wood underneath. Recoating involves adding a new coat of polyurethane.
Tiled floors can be deep cleaned with cleaners you can rent from a home improvement store. You’ll be surprised by how good tile floors can look when you use one of these heavy-duty cleaning machines.
