Things You'll Need:
- List of needed repairs
- Decor Information
- Paint
- Gardening and Landscaping tools
- Storage space
- Help from your friends
- Extra money set aside
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Step 1
Exterior and Landscaping
Your house should be inviting and appealing when viewed from the curb. Trim the bushes and mow the lawn. Remove any trash and extraneous debri from the yard or garage. Make your house add curb appeal by ramping up your landscaping with flowers; place flower pots or hanging baskets on the deck or porch. -
Step 2
Make Needed Repairs to Outside Structures
Repainting the exterior adds value to your home even though it involves money and physical labor. At a minimum, add a fresh coat of paint to the doors, shutters and trim.
Check the structures and condition of any fences, decks or patios. You’ll be surprised that freshening up with a coat of concrete paint or deck stain can increase the visual appeal. -
Step 3
Interior Décor – Beauty Is In the Eye of the Beholder
Décor is subjective. Repaint all the walls a neutral color. While your daughter may have enjoyed a bedroom painted Caribbean Aqua, a potential buyer may not be able to envision their personal belongs in your castle.
Clean everything, especially the bathrooms and kitchen. If cleaning isn’t your specialty, hire a neighborhood teen or professional house cleaning service. -
Step 4
Reorganize and Declutter
One of the ways to make even the smallest of rooms look larger is to organize everything – everything in it’s place, and a place for everything. You may want to consider a temporary storage facility, or storing items in a relative or friend’s garage until after the sale is completed. Foremost, remove all evidence of family photos and pictures. You want any potential buyers to envision the house as theirs not yours. -
Step 5
It's the Little Details That Count
Stage your kitchen to be inviting and suggestive of a gathering place. Consider adding bowls of fruit, scented candles suggestive of baked cookies as well as vases of fresh flowers from your garden.
Buy some cute guest hand towels at the dollar store and hang them in your bathroom or powder room.
