The devil really is in the
details when buyers look at a home. Lots of everyday wear and tear that you
don’t even notice can ding your home in the eyes of potential buyers. Here’s my
list of ten simple improvements you can do to help your home sell faster:
1. Spruce
up your baseboards: Pets, kids, and stumbling husbands in the dark can make a
mess of your baseboards. Repainting baseboards after repairing scratches with
putty can make the border of any room look new.
2. Fill
in nail holes: Part of interior repainting should be careful attention to those
errant nail holes from pictures, shelves, and other wall-mounted baubles.
Putty, smooth, sand and paint!
3. Sniff
for smokers: Filter replacement is a must if someone’s been puffing in your
home. Also wash down those walls, prime them to seal in any cooked-in nicotine,
and repaint. Be sure to check entryways
and lawns for cigarette butts, too!
4. Review
the roof: Do you have missing singles? Broken tiles? Is mold and moss sprouting
up there? Do some cleaning and spot replacing.
5. Reinforce
your gutters: Clean them out, dry them out, then caulk them to prevent leaks.
This will keep water off the siding, reducing staining and damage.
6. Replace
bad vinyl floors: Not only are they tacky when they’re cracked or cut, but they
can suggest water damage to buyers.
7. Repair
dripping faucets: Buyers will turn faucets on and off. What will they find? If
your sinks and baths dribble, fix them before buyers imagine their future
headache.
8. Tune
up screens: Did you have a dog that liked to lean against the front door? Look
for the sagging, hanging, bent, and bubbling screens, especially around doors.
New screens look clean. Old screens suggest neglect.
9. Patch
cabinet scratches: Tibet Almond Stick, Old English Scratch Cover, or even some
artful re-staining can make cabinets seem new. Remember to polish them up when
you’re done!
10. Reseal
wobbly toilets: If the bowl moves when you sit on it, the bolts are rusted, or
the bathroom floor is damp and discolored around the commode, replace the toilet
or at the very least reseal it.
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