When it comes to selling your home during the winter, there are several unique challenges to overcome. Here’s a checklist of everything you need to do before putting your property on the market: Check your heating and cooling system Have your home professionally cleaned Inspect exterior features Make upgrades as necessary Clean everything Make sure your pool is properly staged Here's a closer look at each. Check Your Heating and Cooling System The winter months bring … Continue reading...
If you are planning to list your home for sale in the near future, then you should do everything possible to boost the chances that your house will sell, as well as how much money you can sell it for. For example, there are likely little repairs you can do and improvements that can be made to make your house more appealing to prospective buyers. Here are some things you can do to prepare your home before putting it on the market. 1. Clean Everything The first step in preparing to list your … Continue reading...
Selling a cottage is similar to selling any other property. It's important to stage it carefully before you put it on the market. Staging involves preparing each room of a house for viewing by removing unnecessary items, fixing whatever is broken, redecorating, and doing anything else that could improve a visitor's impression of the room. Nevertheless, cottages have particular staging requirements that owners should address. Here are five special tips for effectively staging a cottage. … Continue reading...
We talk a lot about home staging, but is it actually worth the extra effort and expense? Home staging is when you prepare and decorate a home in order to try to help buyers see the potential in your home. A Tampa Bay home for sale is generally worth the home staging efforts and cost. It might seem like a waste, but staged homes in Tampa Bay sell faster and sell for a higher price tag too. Sellers recover their costs at closing. Did you know that more than three out of four buyer's agents say … Continue reading...
If you just don't have the money for a home stager, there are some basic things that you, as a Tampa homeowner listing a house, can do to stage your home. These home staging tips are very easy but can go a long way. Tip #1: Add fresh flowers around the home. Be sure to remove all dried floral displays, because it feels stagnant. While the dried flowers from a special day mean the world to you, they mean nothing to the potential home buyer. Fresh flowers tell buyers that life thrives in this … Continue reading...