Howard County Home Sellers – The 5 Best Uses of Your Time and Dollars - #4 – Walls and Floors (Cost: Low; Return: High)
Remove/Repaint/Replace: Remove wallpaper; Repaint walls; Replace carpet
Have wallpaper? I’ll bet you loved it when you first selected it and put it up; you may still love it. But what are the chances that a home buyer today, walking into your house, will have the exact same taste, especially several years later? Take it down.
We want your buyers to be able to envision themselves in this house, with their tastes, their colors, and their furnishings.
Liked vivid colors on your walls? Haven’t painted in years? What? Still have the old faded builders’ off-white somewhere? A fresh coat of paint, neutrals, will really enhance the way your home shows. A gallon of paint is worth $20 in the can and $1000 on your walls. Bright, light homes sell faster and more often than dark and dreary homes. They feel more spacious, which is important to today’s pool of home buyers.
Carpet. I know. It seems like a lot of trouble. It would be easier to wait and let the buyers pick out what they want. You think they can visualize new carpet? Usually, they’re busy noticing all the wear and tear, and wondering how well the rest of the home was taken care of, and believe the carpet’s condition is an indication. Don’t believe for a minute that having buyers note wear and tear is a good way to get your house noticed.
Let’s go for clean freshly painted walls and clean carpets, leaving the buyers’ full attention focused on the space in the home, the views, how they’d use the rooms, and where their furniture would fit best.
Did you miss the First Three Best Uses of Your Time and Dollars for Howard County Home Sellers? #1 Decluttering | #2 Cleaning | #3 Curb Appeal
Best regards, Gretchen
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