First impressions count when people are looking to buy a home, therefore if you are someone looking to sell a home, you must put in that extra effort to make sure you leave a positive impression on potential buyers. Even when it comes to the photographs of your home that will no doubt be placed on home selling websites – it is crucial that these are of high quality. There are a lot of simple things you should consider doing in advance in order to give your home the best chance of selling and we have noted some of these below.
Painting
If you have bare walls in the rooms, it may be worthwhile giving these a quick lick of paint. It is easy for walls to start looking grubby after a few years but also get marked by people scuffing by them. This worn look won’t go down too well with potential buyers and it is easily rectified by repainting. If you do consider doing this then make sure that you also consider the ceilings and skirting boards. If you painted the walls only then the adjacent ceiling or skirting board may not look great compared to it. It is also worth considering bringing in someone who is a painter by trade to do this for you. If a poor-quality job is completed on this, it will be picked up by people viewing the home and could affect the potential sale.
Flooring
Something that people are enjoying seeing in homes in the past decade is engineered wood flooring. This type of flooring really gives a pristine sort of look and makes the room look modern and refreshed. Engineered wood flooring can be placed in almost any of the rooms and not only living areas and halls. We are seeing these now appearing much more often in places such as the bathrooms and kitchens. Installing wooden flooring is also something that is not as difficult as you would imagine, and most homeowners tackle this themselves. There are standard kits in the stores that would allow you to lay quite easily and give you all the items to achieve this. Make sure consideration is taken for the underlay as if you don’t lay high quality, thick underlay you could easily start to hear creaks when walking on the floors that would potentially be picked up by viewers looking to purchase the property.
Cleanliness
It sounds simple when you hear this, but your home should be clean. This doesn’t mean “tidy” but clean. People will pick up on things such as dirty floors, dusty furniture and stained carpets therefore it is important you get this resolved in advance. Sometimes it is better to get an expert cleaning company to do this on your behalf as it is independent eyes.
Conclusion
None of the above things are that expensive to complete and will all make a marked difference to the potential sale of your home. It is worthwhile investing the time and energy into this to boost the chances of a quick and effective sale.
