Adding Value to My Home for Not A Lot of Dough!

Many sellers ask me what they can do to their homes to help sell them.  When a person is getting ready to sell their home, most of the time they do not want to invest a lot of money into these renovations.  Here are a few things a seller can do that would only cost approximately $1000  or less.

Three rooms that most buyers look out when viewing a home that they are thinking about buying are the kitchen, the bathrooms, and the bedrooms. 

In the kitchen, the flooring is something that takes a continual beating.  You can consider the options of hardwood, bamboo, ceramic, vinyl and linoleum to spruce up your kitchen floor.  You would be surprised how a new kitchen floors makes a kitchen come alive.  Another idea would to replace a dishwasher with a newer, more economical one.  Something that I think spruces up a old sink is a new faucet.  One of my past clients changed their gold faucet to a brushed nickel one and boy what a difference it made in that kitchen.  Just such a simple thing to do and not expensive at all.

Now what about your bathroom; old dated tub or tile color?  These can be refinished with a neutral color and bring great returns to you as a seller.  What about a coat of paint or an in-stock replacement for your vanity cabinet?  Or if your cabinets are in good shape, maybe replace the top with granite and an under-mounted sink.  And once again, don’t forget the new bathroom faucets. 

Buyers are always looking in your closets in your bedroom.  The best thing to do here is clean them out and declutter them.  Maybe buy a new organizing system or by using shelves with bins and organizers.  A neat closet shows that space is not a problem.   How about adding a ceiling fan or replacing an old one with a new modern one.

I hope you have enjoyed these idea and will pass them on.

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