Tips To Selling Your House

Top 10 Fix-ups to sell Your House in Palm Coast - Flagler County

From curbside to the inside, you need your home to show at its best

When you're ready to sell your home, make sure potential buyers see it at its best - you only get one first impression ... you need to make it a Great Impression. Here are the top ways to fix up the appearance of your home without investing a lot of money. A little time and effort now will pay big dividends at closing.

Landscaping

Trim the grass and make sure all flowerbeds are freshly mulched and free of weeds. Prune overgrown shrubs, especially if they're hiding windows or blocking the entryway.  Most of the time when showing homes, I can tell when we pull up to the home what it will look like on the inside, if the outside looks trimmed and cleaned. 

Gutters and Fences

Reinforce sagging gutters and straighten crooked fences. Make sure the gutters are cleared of obstructions and the soil isn't washed out around downspouts.  Don't let a sagging gutter or missing rain guard get Buyers to thinking .. hmmmm... I wonder what else could be wrong.

Driveway and Walkways

Clear away clutter like bikes, tools and toys. Use weed killer on grass and weeds that sprout in pavement cracks. Keep edges neat with a weed eater or edger.  Sweep the sidewalks, put garbage cans in the garage, remove anything that doesn't belong in the drive or walkway.

Front Door

Freshen the door and trim with a new coat of paint. Tighten loose doorknobs, oil squeaky hinges and make sure the doorbell works. Clean any furniture or outside decorations. Add a colorful potted plant or a new doormat.  Make sure that it is fresh and invites the Buyer in.

Inside Entry

Shampoo the rug or scrub and wax the floor. Add a fresh area rug and make sure it has a nonskid surface for safety. Hang a mirror to make your entry look larger and brighter.  Make sure there are no shoes or clutter by the door

Kitchen

Set a warm, inviting mood by keeping countertops free of clutter and adding decorative canisters or a scented candle. Clean out the refrigerator, degrease the oven, wipe down cabinet doors and keep the sink shining.  Perhaps set the table with fresh flowers, and a dinner setting, or fresh fruit in a nice bowl.

Bathrooms

Make sure your bathrooms sparkle. Clear countertops of unnecessary clutter. Replace discolored or damaged caulking. Fix dripping faucets and leaky toilets - nice towels and clean throw rugs add a newness to the bathroom 

Closets

Organize and clean out the contents to make your closets appear larger. Donate unwanted items to charity and store what's left in stackable plastic totes to maintain a neat, tidy appearance.  It is the time to get rid of all those things we haven't worn in the last 6 months or longer ... if you don't wear it ... you won't miss it.

Garage

This is the time to sort through all the junk and decide what to keep and what to give away. Use easy-to-assemble storage shelves to stow tools and sporting goods; wall hangers for garden hose, blowers and other equipment.  We all use our garages to store all that stuff we don't know what to do with ... and most of the time it sits there for years for some reason or another we think we can't live with out ... we know we really can ... clean up ... throw out .. you will be glad you did when it is time to move.

Lighting

Replace burned out bulbs and clean fixtures, inside and out, to get rid of dead bugs and cobwebs. Consider replacing dated fixtures in the most visible locations. Install indoor track lighting to highlight artwork and open drapes and blinds to let in natural light. Outside use landscape lighting to accentuate architectural features.