Simple Things You Can Do To Increase The Value Of Your Home
It's Worth It
If you are selling your house, or thinking about selling your house, these are some of the simple (and often very inexpensive) things you can do to help get the highest offers and the most money you can out of it.
Clean Up
It sounds obvious—and it's probably the first thing any good real estate agent will tell you—but it really is super important. When potential buyers walk into a home, you want them to see the home—not the clutter. Clutter is a turn-off and it often makes rooms and spaces look smaller than they are (which obviously isn't a selling feature).
Declutter
And we aren't just talking about cleaning up as in putting everything away. Getting rid of things is also something to consider. Or at least putting them in boxes and out of sight. All those family heirlooms and knickknacks might mean a lot to you and make your house feel like home—but the goal is to make the potential buyers feel like it could be their home. So, make it feel like a blank slate they can see themselves creating a home on.
Popcorn Ceilings. Nope.
Popcorn ceilings used to be cool decades ago. Not anymore! Make sure you don't have asbestos in the ceiling and then scrape that popcorn off. It's a relatively simple job that you can do yourself—and it can modernize a space just like that.
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Usable Square Footage
Now, we're not saying you have to drop hundreds of thousands of dollars expanding the house and building a new foundation. But look around and see where you can add usable square footage that doesn't require a full on excavation and the like.
