Dressing Your Home to Sell
If you are looking to sell your home in the Brisbane real estate market you need to make sure it is in the most presentable state possible. By doing this you will give yourself a good chance of finding a buyer quickly and achieving a high price. If your home does not look good, people will be put off by its appearance and will buy a similar property nearby that is in a better state of repair.
Before giving your house a thorough cleaning, you need to make any repairs and maintenance necessary on the property. This is true of both inside and outside your home.
Starting with the outside, have a good look at any fencing you have around the property. Repair any damage that has been made to it and give it a good paint job afterwards. Take a look at your garden next to see if it’s overgrown or barren. A nicely tended garden can make a dull yard look much brighter and more appealing. Make sure the lawn is green as well. A brown, lifeless lawn can make a home look unloved.
The outside of your home should be checked for maintenance jobs. Be sure to check the roof to make sure there are no holes or leaks. The guttering should be free from clogs and in a good state of repair. Just like the lawn and garden, a badly kept external home can make it look as though the house is unloved.
Inside, the house needs to look like a home. Remove all clutter to make each room look bigger. Installing mirrors on walls is another way of making rooms look bigger than they are. Using mirrors can create the effect of having a more spacious home.
Kitchens and bathrooms need to be hygienically clean. No one wants to live in your filth so buyers might be put off if it looks like you never clean these rooms. Kitchens and bathrooms should also be predominately displayed in light colours. This gives them and clean and clear appearance and is much more appealing than a dark, dank looking room.
You might not be able to change the size and shape of your home, or even the rooms inside your home, but you can change their appearance. You can make rooms look bigger than they are and you can make a house seem open and relaxing. This is important to remember when dressing the bedrooms up for sale. People obviously sleep in their bedrooms and kids pretty much live in them.
You therefore need to ensure that bedrooms are free of clutter, are painted with bright colours, and have new or at least clean flooring. Bedrooms should also be well lit during the day and they should be able to block out the outside light at night time. Make sure your bedrooms have windows as big as they can possibly have and also have heavy curtains.
Of course when all the above is completed, you might want to consider painting the property and putting down new flooring. This is more of a face lift task but it can dramatically change the appearance of your home for the better.
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