10 Inexpensive Tips To Help Sell Your NJ Home
The real estate crisis has made it much more difficult to sell a home in New Jersey. Not only is a seller facing price competition but his neighbors are spending more effort and money to dress homes up in an effort to sell them. Here are relatively inexpensive ways to give your home more curb appeal as well as make its interior more saleable. If you have the money, hire an NJ Handyman to help you with some of the fix ups.
- Driveways, sidewalks and steps in disrepair can turn off a potential buyer before you even have the opportunity to show them the inside of your home. Cement and bricks are inexpensive and even a repair as opposed to a replacement can make a huge difference.
- Landscaping for curb appeal doesn’t have to be expensive. A few colorful plants or bushes can have a big impact. And something as simple as a new garden bench or chair can add appeal to any yard. Don’t forget the backyard! Nothing turns a buyer off quicker than an un-mowed lawn.
- Painting the outside (as well as the inside) of your home is one of the most obvious but dramatic ways to improve the saleability of your home. If your home is sided it could always use a cleaning with powerwashing – and you’ll still need to paint your trim. While you’re at it don’t neglect your garage! When painting your interior use neutral whites and beiges. Avoid colors that’ll limit your homes appeal.
- Wallpaper. Assuming that buyers will like your taste in wallpaper is dangerous. It’s safer to remove existing wallpaper and paint walls in whites and cream colors.
- Drywall and Spackle. Too often sellers paint over walls that really need to be replaced, or at least spackeld. Drywall can also turn one room into two, enhancing the saleability of your home.
- New kitchen cabinets can be expensive. But repairing and painting existing cabinets and updating hardware can have a huge effect. So can a new ceramic tile backsplash. Ceramic tile floors can add color and style to a kitchen. Granite countertops are costly but engineered stone, which looks natural and never has to be sealed, is reasonably priced.
- Even if you can’t afford to makeover your bathrooms, fresh paint and replacing old worn out fixtures will attract potential buyers. Also, small touches like towel bars, soap dishes and toothbrush holders can dramatically affect your bath.
- Old and squeaky floors will quickly turn a buyer off. New hardwood floors are expensive. Re-sanding and staining floors can fit into your budget. If a floor has to be replaced, laminate is a reasonably priced alternative.
- Sellers often neglect window treatments such as shades, blinds, draperies and curtains. With the possible exception of draperies, window treatments can add greatly to a room’s style and color with a modest investment.
- Buy that sofa or chair that you were considering buying for the living room. It’ll help call attention to the room’s potential and you can take it with you when you move.
Hiring a house stager is a great investment. These professionals are expert in showing you how to best present your home for a faster sale and higher price. Here’s a list of house stagers in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties:
OCEAN COUNTY
MONMOUTH COUNTY
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
- Thomas Whistance
Staging and Design Essentials, LLC
Phone: 908-751-1552