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5 Ways To Make Your Home More Attractive To A Would-Be Buyer

March 3, 2013 Jon Clark

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Once you get comfortable in your home it’s obvious you will start adding bits and pieces to it. Making our home look great is one of the best ways to spend our money because you spend so much time there and know you will get great use out of it. There might also come a time when you decide you’re ready to pack up and ship out. The reasons for moving home could run into the thousands, but whatever your reason you have to make the place look great.

Just because you’ve been making the place better over the years doesn’t mean it will be good enough to attract top dollar. When you sell your home that is the main goal unless you don’t mind money slipping through your fingers, so you need to roll your sleeves up one last time to carry out a few jobs. The jobs you should do are the ones that will make your home more attractive, so we can look at the big ones now and it will give you plenty of time to sort them out.

Change the carpets

You don’t need to run out and buy new carpets for the entire house because that will cost you a lot, but take a very close look at the ones you have at the moment. If any of them are in a terrible state you don’t want someone walking over the top of them when they view your home. You could get some rugs instead, or if you don’t want to clutter up your home with more things just get someone in who will shampoo your carpets to try and get the stains out.

Paint your walls

Unless you have recently painted your walls you might need to give them a quick touch-up because after a few years the color will start to fade. This is one of the easiest jobs in the world and one you could easily do on your own. All it takes is a little hard graft, but when someone walks into your home and they are impressed it’s going to mean more money, so spending a weekend working hard is well worth it.

Wash your windows

You can’t expect someone to look around you home and not try to look outside to see the lovely view you have. If your windows are muddy and impossible to see out of it’s going to leave a bad taste in their mouth. Cleaning them isn’t exactly rocket science and the only reason some people won’t do it is because they forget or they’re just lazy. Don’t be one of them when the sale of your home is on the line.

Fix cabinet doors

There might be some things broken in your home that you’ve always refused to get fixed. You probably said you would deal with it next week, but it always becomes the week after then the week after that. Broken cabinet doors are a bad one because when they fall off it’s easy not to get them fixed. Even though it should have nothing to do with the price of your home it still makes people subconsciously think it isn’t worth as much as you’re asking for it.

Get rid of the smells

Kids spill milk and leave their shoes lying inside the hallway. Let’s not blame the kids for everything because I’m sure we’re all guilty of doing things that create bad smells in the house. Go around and clean everywhere that can possibly be cleaned. You have been living there for so long that you will be used to the smell of the place, so it’s also a good idea to ask a friend around to tell you whether or not your home smells amazing, which it should do before anyone views it.

Jack Bird is an interior designer and works for NYcity Blinds. He is one passionate person when it comes to renovating houses and is specially choosy with the curtains he selects for his clients, as he believes they give the room a new life and vitality.

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Staged and Sold: Sell Your Home Like a Pro

May 31, 2012 Jonathan Clark

What’s the point of staging your home when you are trying to find a buyer? Staging doesn’t change the neighborhood, the construction or the square footage of your home. How much of a difference can a few minor touch ups really make? It turns out that if you want to sell your home quickly and get more for it, staging can make a huge difference. Check out My Move’s newest infographic “Staged and Sold: Sell Your Home like a Pro” to learn more.

My Move’s infographic explores the costs of staging your home and how much of a difference staging really makes. Finally, My Move offers the “5 Keys to Staging like a Pro.” These 5 adjustments to your home will not only help you to sell faster, but they may also entice a buyer to spend more on your home than you ever expected. Visit MyMove.com to learn more about staging your home today.

If you are getting ready to sell your home visit mymove.com for tips, guides and more helpful infographics to help you sell your home and get paid fast!

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Making a Home Attractive to Prospective Buyers

February 15, 2012 Jonathan Clark

If you are planning to put your home on the market, realtors will often suggest staging your home. What this means generally is making it clutter free and removing any “distractions”. You want buyers to be able to picture their things in the home.

Remember- they are looking to buy THEIR home, not yours.

Don’t strip it bare

It is not necessary to “move out”. You are, after all, still living in it. Most furniture should stay, unless it makes a room crowded. Too many dining room or kitchen chairs will make the rooms look crowded. Unless you need them all for day to day living, plan on removing the extras.

Determining what to eliminate

A table, filled with framed pictures, in the living room is a comfort to you, but a distraction to shoppers. Reduce it to one or two, or replace them all with one or two current magazines.

Cluttered, jam packed closets are not attractive either. Determine what clothes you can do without for the next several months and neatly box them up. Remember to thin out all closets (bedrooms, hall, etc.)

If you are a collector of nic-nacs and have them lining the tops of kitchen cabinets, go ahead and box them up, too. You and they will survive and you will already have them packed for the move.

The garage is another culprit of buyer turn-offs. You want buyers to picture their car in the garage. So, all of the items that accumulate and end up in the garage have to be relocated….box them up. If there is shelving in the garage, thin out what is on them so it doesn’t look overloaded. If there are bicycles stored in the garage, either remove them or make sure they are in working order and clean. You don’t want the garage to appear as a junk holder.

If the patio furniture is well-weathered, now is a good time to remove them or replace them.

Where it all goes

All of the items you eliminate to un-clutter your home can be temporarily stored at a self storage facility. They offer a wide selection of sizes so you can rent one by the month to store these items until moving day. You’ll also find moving easier if a lot is out of the way for the initial move. The managers at the storage facility can help assist you in determining the right size for your needs.

Climate controlled storage

Many self storage locations offer units that are climate controlled. They are heated in the winter and air conditioned in the summer. It would be like your items never left home.

How to move all of these things to storage?

There are some storage locations that offer a free move-in truck as part of their leasing promotions. It pays to do a little homework ahead of time.

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Tips for Selling Your Home In Today’s Troubled Market

February 5, 2012 Jonathan Clark 1 Comment

Are you finding it difficult to sell your home? Is it becoming increasingly difficult to meet the monthly obligation of your current mortgage or the mortgages of two homes that you have to pay because you’ve had no luck in selling your home in this downward real estate market? There is no need to panic; you are not alone! There a number of people who are experiencing the same kind of problem these days. But you can make the process of selling your house easier and simpler by doing certain simple things. You just have to take care of a few aspects like hiring the right national movers, identifying the right agents, and choosing a realistic price when you want to sell a home now. Here are a few tips that can help you get on the road to success.

Setting A Price

The first and foremost aspect of selling your home that you have to take care of is setting the price that you are quoting asking potential buyers to pay. If it is overpriced, it will be difficult for you to sell the home as probable buyers won’t even bother with negotiations. It is important that you to find a competitive price by researching the prices of homes of your type in the neighborhood. This will elicit interest in prospective buyers and more leads than you would get otherwise. You can take a look at the prices of similar houses listed for sale through your agent to ensure that you have priced it right. At the same time, make sure not to under-price the home too far. You can always adjust the price down or negotiate with potential buyers along the way.

A Proactive Agent

Identification of the right real estate agent for selling your home is another aspect that you will have to carefully handle. You must definitely stay away from some of the agents who are out there to hamper the whole process of selling the home. Even though these agents are paid on commissions, you will sometimes run into one that just doesn’t care. Generally, these agents will be rude in their behavior and they may even be dishonest. Don’t ever feel that you have to work with an agent; if you don’t like how they treat you in the beginning, you might be better walking away before the relationship gets any deeper. It is a good idea to seek recommendations from other customers to find an honest and friendly agent. Such agents will go out of their way to help you sell the home. Engaging a good agent is as important as finding the right customer to buy the home, so take your time and use all of the resources you have to locate the perfect one.

Removing Difficulty

Actually, it is not very difficult at all to sell a home. It really does not matter what you are selling as long as you keep these basic aspects in mind when you are preparing to jump into the real estate market; it can surely simplify the process for you. It is not wise to bear the stress of two mortgages, so you should do everything in your power to simplify the process. And doing so is not difficult; the process of selling can be simplified by giving consideration to the price you are asking and engaging the right real estate agent. In the real estate world, you need to put your best foot forward always to get the best results, so do not hesitate. Put these two tips to use today and watch your home sell before your eyes.

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