Home Improvements and Repair Projects
While you don’t want to throw a bunch of money into a home that you will be selling in the near future, making necessary repairs and small improvements can help you sell your home for more. The more you fix, the higher your selling price will be. So while you don’t need to completely remodel your home, making small changes can help you in the long run.
Walk around your home as if you are seeing it for the first time. Look at areas that need some attention and can be easy projects to complete. Whether it's a cabinet with loose screws, a wall that needs a fresh coat of paint, or a yard that needs some TLC, these are easy projects that can help you boost the appearance of your home and help you get a better price.
There are other projects that may need a professional’s help that are also beneficial to have taken care of before you put your home on the market. Things such as plumbing issues, problems with the HVAC, a faulty water heater, roofing problems, and others can be deal breakers. If you don’t want to take care of the larger issues, you should definitely be prepared to lower your asking price by the amount it would cost to cover all of these more significant projects.
Once you have gone through your entire home and either dealt with or made note of any issues that you may notice, you can prepare to put your home on the market!