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Prepare Your House For Sale |
About the Author
Tuan Vu is a seasoned real estate investor and a property manager. Throughout his life he'd seen many homes that were sold undervalued because the owners did not know how to stage a home for sale.
His book, Prepare Your House For Sale: A Survival Guide for Home Sellers, shows the tricks of the trade to increase the value of homes for sale by thousands of dollars while spending the least amount of money doing it.
Tuan Vu lives in Canada with his wife of more than 20 years. They enjoy renovating their own house, doing volunteer work and raising their two children.
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After you've packed, try to store them offsite. This is especially true if you live in a condo where space is at a premium. So rent a commercial storage unit or ask a favour of close friends. They’ll help you out if they know the arrangement is temporary.
Porches, Patio and Steps: ensure railings are sturdy. Mend cracked and loose boards.
While you may have grown accustomed to your cooking, strong smell from fish, garlic, curry, cabbage and other pungent foods will reach your buyers. Your best bet is to refrain from cooking strong-smelling foods altogether until your house is sold. But if you must then open your windows to air out your house.
Take stock of the colours of your exterior walls, trim, shutters, garage door, and fence. If the colours do not appeal to the masses or the paint has faded with age, a new coat of paint will bring it back to life. Minimally, the trim items and the front of the house must look sharp.
Mistake #3: Catering your house to a specific group (ethnicity, religion, age, taste, etc). To sell your house for the best price and more quickly, it must appeal to all segments. There’s the right buyer out there, you just don’t know which one.
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