Get the Most for Your Home

Whether you’re thinking about selling your home or whether it’s already up on the market, you want to get as much for it as you can. Getting the most for your home is as much an art as it is a science, and you also can’t discount the role that pure happenstance is going to play. Still, if you’re smart about it ahead of time and take some specific steps, you can make sure you get the most for your home.

Here are a few of the things you should do if you’re thinking about putting your home up on the market:

1.    Decide whether or not you really want to sell. For some folks, selling makes sense. For other folks, simply putting on an addition or adding a room to the basement makes more sense. Not only will it give you the space you need, it will increase your home’s value and help you to get the most for your home when you do eventually decide to sell it.

2.    Develop and plan a selling strategy. The worst possible thing you could do is just sort of willy-nilly list your house. You need to develop a plan of attack that will help get your house in front of as many potential buyers as possible. Talk to your real estate expert and work together to develop a winning selling strategy.

3.    Stage your home. Even if your home is empty, you need to make sure that people coming to see it can envision it as their home when they walk through the door. Consider hiring a home stager to help create the right mood to not only help you sell your home, but to help you get the most for your home.

4.    Paint and clean. Getting rid of clutter, even if it’s clutter you use every day, is key to getting the most of your home. Add to that a nice coat of paint and you’ll be surprised how much nicer the rooms in your home will look.

5.    Increase curb appeal. Make sure the house looks good from the road. Get the lawn manicured. Plant some colorful flowers right by the entrance. Make sure the hedges are trimmed. Eliminate any yard waste or trash immediately. If your house looks horrible from the street, no one is going to give it a second look.

About the Author: Brian Kinkade is a broker and team lead with Brokers Guild – Cherry Creek Ltd, one of Denver’s fastest growing full service Denver real estate firm. Brian’s team of Internet savvy agents service the Denver Metro area while specializing in Denver luxury homes, Colorado horse property and International sales. They invite you to visit their advanced real estate website today to search for homes, gather local information, and learn about Denver neighborhoods. Brian and his team are standing by and ready to assist with your home purchase, property sale or relocation needs.