Staging Tips for Your San Diego County Real Estate Sale

10 Low Cost Ways to Make Your San Diego County Home Buyers Say WOW!

These low cost strategies to make your San Diego County home more appealing are sure to have your potential buyers saying WOW! Plus these tips are quick and easy.

1. Mow the lawn and trim the bushes - especially the ones that block your windows and diminish sunlight.
2. Purchase a new doormat.
3. Add a bright pot of flowers (or even a small evergreen in winter) on your front porch.
4. Replace any old, tarnished doorknobs on your doors and polish or replace your house numbers.
5. Power-wash your driveway, sidewalk, and the exterior siding of your home.
6. Edge the grass around walks and trees plus add fresh mulch to your planting beds.
7. Purchase a new mailbox.
8. Upgrade the outdoor lighting for a feeling of safety (yes, buyers drive by your home at night too) and to add dramatic effect.
9. Clean your gutters.
10. Place a seasonal wreath on your front door.

Worried about whether or not you should make any major improvements? You should consider three things when deciding if a home improvement project is a good investment or not: How will your project impact your home's appraised value; How long you plan to be in the home; How strong the resale market is in your area. To immediately increase your home's curb appeal and gain a good return on your investment consider these upgrades:

Fresh paint: A freshly painted front door is inviting. A freshly painted house, more inviting. Inside the home, repaint any rooms that are dingy or in visible need of painting. Open the curtains, bring in a bright light and a critical eye.  Any sign of wear and tear?  Paint is the answer.  Freshly painted clean walls in a calm, neutral color give a house a clean., well-maintained look.

Flooring:  If your home has hardwood floors then you are lucky, that's what buyers want today.  If your hardwood floors are in poor condition then spend the money to give them a face lift.  If you have carpeting over hardwood then it would pay to have the carpeting removed and the floors refinished.  If you have carpet and the sub-floor is plywood, then replace the carpeting with a high-grade neutral color. Neutral carpeting is your best bet for resale.  Ceramic tile is attractive but only in pristine condition. Replace any chipped or cracked tiles and thoroughly clean or replace the grout. Installing ceramic tile at this point will not usually give you the return on your investment you need unless it's for a small area such as an entry way.

Cosmetic Upgrades to Key Spaces Such as Kitchen and Baths: This means a new counter top, new cabinet hardware, new cabinet door faces, new appliances if the old ones are grungy and out-dated. Bathrooms should have new modern lighting, new toilet seats, new faucets if the old ones are older compression type. Again the idea is to make these key spaces  look bright, clean and not dated.

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While there are many details to be handled during the sale of your San Diego County home, from preparing your home for the market, pricing the property correctly, negotiating offers, inspections, and so on, you can breathe easier knowing every detail will be handled on your behalf to your complete satisfaction. Contact us, your San Diego County real estate experts for more information about a complimentary pre-listing consultation today!

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