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Maybaby | What are the major things you should concentrate on remodeling when selling your house? |
We have done so much, but only have a few cosmetic things left, but our house won't sell. |
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nido_tr3s
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I'm in the same boat. I have a beautiful, pristine, clean, updated house on the market for 2 months now, and no takers. Lots of lookers, lots of great feedback, but no offers. It's a tough market right now. If you want to sell badly enough, unfortunately you'll have to lower the price. We aren't ready or willing to do that yet, so we just have to wait for the right buyer to come along. Good luck. It's really hard right now, and I feel your pain!
Oh, to answer the question: kitchen, bathrooms, and make sure you have great curb appeal out front. Also keep the house very clean and free of clutter for showings. |
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Dentata
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Kitchen & bathroom.
Woman decides on the house, so if you need advice, get it from a woman's point of view.
In addition, get rid of EVERY LAST BIT OF CLUTTER. |
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Jon D
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If you have updated the kitchen and bath to a modern style for your area and have updated with carpet and new paint in the other areas of the house so that it shows nice,you are on the right track. If it isn't selling, you must price your house near the BOTTOM of COMPARABLE houses to yours. That way potential buyers will always have to consider buying your house for one of TWO reasons...PRICE and/or move in CONDITION. You may offer other incentives to a buyer such as contributing to closing costs or throwing in a tank of oil or appliances. Be creative!! Good luck
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Manny
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-Solid surface counters: Specifically the engineered stone like Silestone and Zodiac. I'd choose the Silestone because of the microban. Go with the 3cm and get an undermount sink. Don't get granite, too much maintaince involved.
- do not get new cabinets, just resurface and replace the hardware.....unless you are planning on "opening up the kitchen" to have a great room that encompasses the family room/den, kitchen and dinning. Then you'll have to get new, but that may be a bit too much. I'd think about doing one or the other but most likely not both, unless your floor plan is 15 years or older.
- Floors: 18" tile and wardwoods
- Bathrooms. Go for neutral and put stone in their too, if you're going to have a vanity, otherwise, a modern looking pedastal sink
- Fresh, neutral paint everywhere. Think "cheery"
- Landscaping. Buyers need to go "wow" right when they drive up. No need to get fancy, just make sure you can do all you can do under the weather conditions.
- And this is the most important: Take everything personal out of plain view and eliminate the clutter completely. Furniture takes up space, you want as little as necessary in the home to make it appear bigger. Arrange furniture to maximize this effect WITHOUT putting all on the walls. Pack up everything you can, and put it in storage.
- In your closets, if you are like most folks, you only consistently wear about 15-25% of your wardrobe. Remove the rest, and viola, your closets are very spacious. Keep only what you need in there.
CLUTTER BAD. |
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karen h
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fresh paint, downsize furniture and nick-nacks, clean, clean, clean! |
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Kelly,TX
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Watching those Discovery shows.. The Realtors always say.. The Kitchen and the Bathroom are the high seller points of a house.. Lots of high end appliances and clean open spaces.. I believe the landscape is very important.. We where looking for houses a while back and I checked hundreds of listings in the computer.. We only payed attention to those that looked nice and had lots of pictures to interest you.. People will come to see the inside if only looks nice in the outside... Good luck in selling!! |
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Sherri M
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Mold, roofing, double locks on the front door. Or just tell the buyer put new ones on. Which is most recommended.
New carpeting. Fresh paint on walls. New washers in all faucets.
Fresh paint on outside of house, a welcoming color. Like white, white trim. Yellow with a darker yellow trim. Or red with black trim.
Seal the driveway. Nice outdoor plants outside, front that are grown/native for that climate/state.
A garage door opener.
Seal cracks in sidewalk, entryway to front door. Remove any cars abandoned out on the street.
Dbl check furnace screen.
Nice lawn, unless in Desert climate. |
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Ryan S
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I recently read that a remodeled kitchen should be a first priority. |
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happy
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A key place is the kitchen and the bathroom. Make sure everywhere else is clean and clutter free. Also, make sure the yard is manicured. |
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KB
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KITCHENS and BATHROOMS
most bang for the buck, and the biggest concerns for the buyers. If your house is listed and not selling, consider a fresh coat of paint on EVERYTHING. Makes the whole place brighter and cleaner. |
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VERNON M
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1. Kitchen
2. Bathroom
3. Exterior
* in that order will increase the value of your home |
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davbar4
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If you have remodeled everything i.e kitchen ,bathroom, make sure all rooms have closets, makes price and look better, think about hiring a staging company , this will require you leaving the house for a while a company will come in take all your furniture out and make it people friendly, redecorate kinda. hope this helps |
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sneezewhiz
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Bathroom and kitchen, in that order. People look to see how new and shiny those rooms are more than any others. |
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joyceeleann
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The housing market is extremely low.
First impression is everything, when I was looking...I would go on the outside appearance first.
Make sure the yards are always neat..make sure the concrete isn't cracked in the driveways. Make sure all cobwebs are and dirt is cleared by using a pressure washer.
Paint is important inside. People all have their own idea of design. Make sure you repaint the inside all white. It will be a fresh clean appearance.
I wouldn't worry too much about anything else. people love to work on their own homes and no matter what people buy there will always always be something they will change.
If you need extra advertisement, try craigslist.com
ebay.com or other online home sale sites. |
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David
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The kitchen is the first thing looked at but also the most costly to remodel. The bathrooms are second and can easily and cheaply be redecorated. Is your house missing something that the neighboring houses all have? You can add a ventless gas fireplace for under $1,000 or update the landscaping cheaply as well. Remove most of the family pictures - the people need to envision their family living there - not yours. Declutter everything! |
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Several Circles
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Remove some of the furniture and stuff so the rooms look larger. Make sure there are no photos and things like that because the buyer are trying to envision their life in the house and not yours. Neutral wall and decorating colors appeal to everyone, so it would be good to repaint. Appliances should be rather new, as should be the bathroom "furnishings". Make the house look welcoming, like someone really could enjoy their life in the house. Make the house a home (to other people). |
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Kitchen and bathrooms. Nice neutral paint colors and nothing personal in the house and no clutter. |
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East of Eden
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Kitchens and bathrooms are very popular remodel rooms right now.
The reason your house is not selling is most likely due to the slow real estate market and an over supply of homes for sale and not the house itself. Are there a lot of homes in your neighborhood on the market right now? If so you, must make your house stand out.
I did see a thing on the TV the other day about selling your house some things you can to is to have good curb appeal, (nice clean lawn, no toys, clean your driveway of oil spots, plant flowers.), declutter the inside, remove personal items (you want potential buyers to see them selves in your house, not you in your house), brighten up rooms by removing heavy window treatments etc, bake cookies when you have an open house (smell can be a powerful factor in selling). Also clean organized closets and cabinets will help you sell...and people do look in them.
Good luck. |
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latasha t
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The smell, The yard, and the walls. |
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{***Honey***}
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landscaping
making sure there are a Lil or few oil spills in the drive way that can be power washed by a professional sidewalk and driveway cleaner
maybe new model furniture
watch home and garden network they have all kinds of pointer and tips on how to flip and sell a house |
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devynn
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You should concentrate the condition, floors, and paint job in your house. On the outside, you should concentrate on the grass, and appearance. |
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CARMEN
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KITCHEN AND BATHROOM |
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greenday_music_luvr
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Is the grass green? Brownish grass can be a trun off. Look for cracks in the wall, are all of teh appliances good and working like they were new? Make sure EVERYTHING is up to code. Put some floral aggarngments in teh front tard and back,(if any), it gives a nice appeal and maybe could bring up the value. Painting is essential. Maybe do light colors, pastels or a red color for the master, you don't want to have chipping paint. If you have carpet, use a cleaners to get it steamed so it looks new, and smells new. If you have shutters, maybe repaint them too. Blinds, replace any broken ones. Curatins, wash them! use febreeze, I use it for my room and it smells lovely every time I come back from school. Day before selling, clean like the wind! Make sure everything that you aren't taking is in place, noting you want to take is left behind. And that not a speck of dust can be found in any room of the house.
Hope I helped. |
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lanna121579
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Everything must appeal to the masses....not just your family. Keep everything basic, simple and all colors neutral! |
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elk312
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You definitely want to upgrade the kitchen and baths. Cabinets, countertops and any appliances that you are planning on selling with the house need to be updated and in good condition. Flooring is also important. Worn out carpet should be replaced. Tile should be in good condition (not broken, chipped or stained) and grout should be clean. Wood floors should be refinished if necessary and any vinyl flooring should be replaced!!! |
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Daddy Big Dawg
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Make sure everything is in working order. The yard is clean and neat. And all the rooms are painted in neutral colors (no real dark colors),also no big holes in the walls. the bathroom is clean with no stains in the sink, tub or toilet. If there is carpet on the floor it should be clean also. If you wanted to spend money on the house you can remodel the kitchen or get weatherproof windows (I'm in Michigan where it gets cold).
P.S: These are a few of the things I as a buyer would look at (that the seller as control over). Other things Buyers look at is how the neighbors take care of their house, and what businesses are close by. |
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George
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speed, ajility, and posture! thats how you win the dog races |
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Scott
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1st relook and study your price. Are you asking what the neighbors have been asking? If so have they been trying to sell for the last 10 Years? Not trying to be smart but price does become a factor in many cases.
Curb apeal. What does it look like as you drive up. Is the front door freshly painted. Front yard free of clutter. Shrubs trimed. Front windows Clean streak free? after that open up the front door and whats the 1st thing you see. Clean out your closets and have smaller amounts of things in them. Git rid of pet or baby odors...
Also have you tried listing it with an agent?
Sometimes you can be in a slow market or have a slow sell type property. if so don't expect miricles it will just take time.... |
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i hate phil collins
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make sure that the outside is beautiful... also the foundation of the house must be strong. get rid of any odors. |
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cristanine
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I purchased my 3 bd rm 2 full bath House in 2003 for $48K and sold it in 2006 for 60k and the only thing I did was paint the outside trim and plant three Cedars in the front. yard. TheHouse sold in one week when I put it up for sale through a realty co. |
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Vince M
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Landscaping comes to mind because that is the first thing seen from the street.
After that, think about the useful upgrades that can be noticed during a fairly casual inspection, such as plumbing fixtures, double paned windows and, possible laundry appliances.
If you are REALLY considering MAJOR, then think about things like roof, fence, french doors and lighting fixtures. Consider an alarm system. |
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