Great question in today’s open thread:
What are the top three things you would spend money on to get a house sold quickly?
Here are my top three:
- curb appeal
- serious cleaning
- staging
By “curb appeal” I mean literally anything that is visible from the curb. You want your home to make the best possible first impression on a buyer when they drive up and get out of their car. Cut the grass, trim the hedges, pull the weeds, put down some mulch, maybe even consider painting the trim.
As for the cleaning, hit up this post for a detailed look at that topic. Also, if anyone has interest in me going back to finish the woefully abandoned “how to sell your home” series, let me know.
Finally, when I say “staging,” I don’t mean that you have to pay a professional stager. I just mean get rid of all the clutter around your house, simplify every room down to just a few pieces of furniture and some generic wall decor (i.e. – no family pics), and re-paint any rooms that have dingy-looking walls.
Those are my top three. Of course, none of that will really matter if you don’t price the house right. But you probably already knew that.