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Sell YOUR Home Quicker in Any Real Estate Market: 5 Simple Tips

By
Real Estate Agent with Zuber Group Real Estate

1. Artificial Sun Works Great! - Want your home to look and feel bigger? Adding light is one of the best ways. The creative use of light can trick the eye into thinking that rooms are larger and more open. Maximize natural light in each room. Open or remove blinds. In basements add lamps to brighten the room and eliminate dark corners.


2. Paint - It’s easy, cost effective and the quickest way to transform a room! Keep it simple and light. If you have a "themed room", put it back to a neutral palette. Cover scuffs, scratches and your child's artwork. Don't stop at the walls... paint cabinets, handrails, the front door and even ceiling fans if it helps spruce up the house and create continuity.


3. Create Space! - The goal is to sell, right? Then there should be no issues packing away all your collections. Even though a home is clean and things are put away, it can still appear cluttered to potential buyers. Packed closets, crowded cupboards, bursting basements and stuffed drawers give the impression that there's not enough space in the home. Rent a storage unit for a few months.  It will be well worth the investment!


4. Bulky furniture must go! – Put it in storage and leave the house staged with accent pieces. Staged homes sell quicker & for more money. Ideas: Unless your master bedroom is large, take out a piece of furniture. Removing large dressers will open up the room. In the living room, keep a few key pieces that coordinate (couch, coffee table and end table). Remove all large bulky pieces to increase space.


5. Remove your “footprint”! - We all know that your children are the cutest kids in the world, but when a potential buyer walks into a home, they need to be able to image themselves living there. Pack away your photos.  It's hard for them to imagine their family in the home when it inundated with pictures of your daughters everywhere. Remove your "footprint" from the home.

Call Zuber Group Today for a FREE Home Evaluation 208.321.5555 or download our FREE Guaranteed Selling Packet at www.zubergroup.com

Craig Zuber
President
Zuber Group, Inc.
A specialized real estate team

Comments (2)

Shanna Hall
Real Estate Solutions - Kirkwood, MO
I love selling houses!!!St. Louis, MO 314-703-1311

Great post...  back to the basics is best sometimes!

Mar 10, 2010 01:13 AM
Leslie Prest
Leslie Prest, Prest Realty, Sales and Rentals in Payson, AZ - Payson, AZ
Owner, Assoc. Broker, Prest Realty, Payson,

So many people give this advice, and so few sellers will listen to it.

Mar 10, 2010 03:43 AM