Posted on January - 30 - 2011
House Cleaning And Staging: 5 Tricks To Sell A House Fast
Selling your home, but not sure what fluffing and polishing you should do?
Well, you’re in luck. It’s easy to tap into nationwide real estate wisdom. Every two years, the real estate web site HomeGain.com surveys hundreds of realtors, asking them what improvements they recommend for sellers.
Here are this year’s top five:
1. Get Cleaning.
The #1 recommended improvement in this “Home Sale Maximizer Survey” has remained the same for several years: Clean and de-clutter. In general, you want to clean the entire house and make sure that everything has its place. Specifically:
The good news is that this is a cheap fix, generally costing less than $300. The better news is that it leads to a nearly $2,000 improvement in the sale price of the property, for a 586% return on investment.
2. Let There Be Light.
Coming in second place in the survey is another fix which offers great bang for the buck: lightening and brightening. This means repairing broken light fixtures, putting in new bulbs, moving furniture away from in front of windows, replacing dirty drapes, opening curtains and blinds for a showing, and washing windows. The estimated cost of this fix? $375. Expected results? A pop of $1,550 in the sale price.
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