Suggestions for a Quick Sale

Home Improvements that may help you get a leg up on your computation.

First impressions are always important .....so make sure the home's entry shines!

• So if the front door needs painting...paint it (paint is cheap repair)
• Clean that vinyl/metal siding (power wash it .. some of the mobile car companys can help you do this and are ver reasonable)
• Add color by adding potted plants (but if you do this..keep them watered and make sure they are groomed

Out of date bathrooms .....if you are in the 70s a few things will help

• First of all making sure it is CLEAN
• Paint and if wallpapered then take it off
• Try to get rid of the gold .....replace fraucets, knobs, towel racks, toilet paper holders, and the out-dated lighting.....try to replace with nickel or the polished silver (just something new)
• Change out the shower head
• REDO the caulking around the bathtub.....the black mold look is OUT ..Make sure that the tub and caulking shines

Paint the rooms

• Your rooms will look much fresher, and smell good.  Make sure you do a professional job if you do it your self....Don't get smugs on the ceiling!
• Make sure it is a earth tone

If your flooring needs addressed...DO SO

• First of all make sure it is clean!  If you only have the money to clean it...do that.  If it is in bad condition, try to change it out. 
• A good scrubbing can go a long way.

Have all those old light fixtures...Might think about changing them out

• There are some great lights that can be purchased rather cheaply.
• If you don't have the money to change ... then make sure your current ones are CLEAN and shine.  Make sure the light bulbs all work.
• Dark or poorly lit rooms turn off most buyers.

And LAST but NOT LEAST....DECLUTTER your HOME

• If you have a lot of furniture in a room, move some of it to storage!  REMEMBER you are trying to SELL your home.  Buyers need to see how much space you have in your rooms.
• You are moving...so start packing up...this will help you later and will make your home show a lot better.
• If you are not going to need everything where you are moving...SALE some of the things that you aren't going to be using anyway and make enough to pay for the storage.

REMEMBER:  not every improvement has to be expensive.  Lots of small things make a big difference in a buyer's eye and mind.  And remember that clean and a home that smells fresh will go a long way in getting it sold.

Aleene Embry

806-790-7001

http://www.besthomesinlubbock/

aembry@remaxlubbock.com