My wife says I have a knack for leaving projects unfinished until we are ready to sell our house, and while I hate to admit it, she’s right. A lot of times it can seem really difficult when you’re right at the finish line of something because you have already logged in more time than you would like on it without yet achieving the result. It’s in moments like preparing to move that we feel both the motivation to wrap up on chores and projects that we have started, but can also feel overwhelmed by everything that still needs to be accomplished. Here are some ways to help tackle those last minute touches, and get your house showroom ready.
Be sure to start off with assessing the “damage”, what is left that needs to be finished, how important it is for the structure of the home, and prioritize from there. Does the electric or plumbing need some work? Or is it just a simple caulk or paint job that you can DIY? From there you will eliminate about 80% of your concerns there so long as you stick to your priorities, and create a schedule for yourself to break things up into chunks.
Once you have been able to fix up anything more pressing to the maintenance of your home, another way to scale up the saleability of your home is to simply tidy up. Go through belongings and reevaluate what is truly needed in your home and what you can do without. Ask friends or family if they would like to come and take a look, have a yard sale, or even donate what you can to charity. Decluttering can make a huge difference in the offers and estimations you can receive on your home.
At this point, you should feel more confident with interviewing and finding the right realtor for your home based off of additional fees and commision costs that may come with their services. From there they may be able to offer any additional feedback on how to further scale up the value of your home before you place it on the market.
Once the house is listed prospective buyers will make appointments to see the house and hopefully you will have an offer in a few weeks with few contingencies, including private inspection. Once inspections are made a list of repairs will be discussed to be fixed or re-negotiate the sale price. After this is bank appraisal and about a month later closing in Title Company if no issues are found with buyers’ mortgage application.
But with us there are:
- No Fees
- No commissions
- Sell As Is
- Close on the date of your choice!
Give Metro Realty Holdings a call at (248)487-8700 and let us give you an all cash offer and you can leave anything you don’t want along with all the issues.