Home Selling Tips 2 - Newer Homes

What is the best return in fixing up a property when you want to sell? A lot of that depends on your area of where you live. In Utah where the majority of the homes have basements, you get an excellant return on finishing your basement. Especially since Utah has a "love affair" with Ramblers (most other places call them Ranch Style) By finishing a basement on a rambler you almost double the house size. Also where Utah is known for it's large families, whether they are children or extended, by going from 3 bdrms to 5 you open your market of buyers. Other places where basements are not as common (aka Arizona) that might not be an option. Another thing you need to look at is the home, style, year built, area etc. Lets start with a newer home. To get a great return on a newer home, or any home the best thing you can do is make it look like a model home. Not sure how to do that? Go to any new build area and tour the model homes in the area. Look at how decluttered and simple they look, how the decorations attract you to the home, not make you feel uncomfortable and "out of place" That is what you want your home to feel like for interested buyers who come and look. Then past that getting a new home ready is pretty simple. The best and probably most expensive fix (besides the basement) is finish the yard. If you don't have time and money to do the whole yard, then do the front yard, also RV pad's give a good return to the sellers. If it is a newer home and most your neighbors don't have fences, than don't worry about getting one in. It wont hurt, and most buyers hopefully have fallen in love with the inside. I've never had the fencing be a big deal on a newer home. Moving to the inside of the home, fresh coat of paint is always a plus, but if the walls look good, then just touch up your moldings, that is one of the first places where you can see "wear and tear" on a home. Then DECLUTTER, remember model home. Clean your closets and cupboards also. (yes they will look) Clean the carpets and invest in some wood blinds or plantation shutters for the windows (any age of home this is a plus) Lowes you can get "wood" blinds for super cheap and they will cut them to fit your windows. If a buyer is looking for a newer home that usually means they want something already built, but feels new to them. Make your home that new feel, by cleaning and making it look like a "model" home.