Home Selling Tips for Increasing Value

In my last post, we gave you some tips for improving curb appeal to increase home value for improving the look of the outside before selling your home. Today, we’ll take a look inside.

Tips for Increasing Home Value

Here are some improvements you can make to the inside of your house to increase value.

• Front Door – a new front door instantly enhances your home’s appearance; it invites buyers in.
  
• Window treatments – whether its elegant draperies or easy valances attractive window treatments offer accents that soften the rough edges around window openings.
  
• Upgrade inefficient windows – trade in old, energy squandering windows and eliminate drafty rooms with high performance, easy to clean windows
  
• Replace damaged siding – Ugly, weather beaten siding is a sign of neglect that pushes away home buyers and attracts low ball bits
  
• Paint interior – buyers appreciate your home more when its shiny and bright
  
• Add architectural embellishments – wide trim and moldings, new door knobs and hinges
  
• Refurbish cabinets and counter tops – kitchen and baths are especially important in the eyes of a buyer
  
• Replace antiquated appliances – make it easy for a buyer to want your home
  
• Replace worn carpets – if you can’t afford to, get carpets cleaned professionally
  
• Refinish hardwood floors – sparkling hardwood is one of today’s most desirable features
  

Most Importantly…Clean!

Finally, clean, Clean, CLEAN.  Apply the “white glove rule.”  Do you see any grim or dirt when you rub a white glove over the surface. Your home needs to show like a brand new model home.

Sell Your Home Quick by Making a Buyer Want to Live in It

Looks good! Smells good! Feels good should be your goal.  Maximizing the value and speeding up marketing time is a direct result of preparation.  As a seller, you control the condition of your home.  For best results, do everything you can to make the buyer want to own and live in your home.

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Raymond Stoklosa, Chela Stoklosa and Rebecca Williamson are Realtors with The RayChel Realty Group specializing in Santa Clara and San Mateo Real Estate.