Important things to do when planning to sell your home

If the knobs or handles on your kitchen cupboards or drawers are outdated, update them. It’s a cheap upgrade that will give your home a more modern look and will help sell your home.

Here are 15 more cheap kitchen upgrades that make a huge difference.

Clean or wash cushion covers, quilt covers and pillow cases to ensure furnishings look tidy and well-kept. To make your home look more cosy, add a few decorative pillows. If fabric-covered furniture is outdated, remove it or cover it with a neutral-colour slipcover.

Messy, packed wardrobes read: There’s not enough storage in this home. Weed-out wardrobes by 50 percent, and make sure what’s left is clean and organised in stacks or bins. Buyers will open wardrobe doors and kitchen cupboards; make sure they don’t see a big mess!

It’s a good idea to keep the decor simple when selling a home. Sellers want to allow potential buyers to imagine the possibilities of a house. Distracting decor will turn buyers off from the thought of trying to picture how they can decorate a room.

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The bathroom can be a highlight of a house and when putting a home on the market, sellers should make it shine. A soaking tub can be the perfect place to unwind for a potential buyer. Make a bathroom feel like a spa.

Here are 6 ways to have a luxury bathroom.

Obviously the better prepared a seller is for a home sale, the easier it will go. That being said, don’t forget to have all the paperwork for the house organised and ready to go. Some of the paperwork that a seller will need includes: deed, homeowners insurance information, loan information, property tax statements, appliance warranties, title report, purchase agreement and any other information regarding the property.

Creating kerb appeal is one thing but try extending that idea to landscaping, too. Well-manicured landscaping will impress.

Don’t miss these 10 kerb appeal landscaping ideas you can DIY.

It’s never a bad idea to get a second opinion when trying to find a real estate agent. Many people work with the same agent they did on an earlier deal or use someone recommended by a friend or relative. Make sure to talk to others who have worked with an agent, you might be surprised what you find.

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Source: RD.com