GETTING READY TO SELL YOUR HOME

Preparing your home for sale need not be expensive or painful. If you start with a plan, you can organize what needs to be done, and figure out how much time and money you will need to get the job done.

Your plan should be built with advice from your professional at Prudential Biros Real Estate, who has the experience to know what improvements will maximize your home's attractiveness to potential buyers. We will show you how to see your home through the eyes of the buyer. You must be able to step back and see it as a "home for sale"!

Maximize your curb appeal
Be aware of the first impression your home makes. Positive first impressions often create immediate sales. Look at your home critically and catalog all the repairs and cleaning that needs to be done before your home is shown to prospective buyers.

Using your checklist, repair the things that are in need of repair. Buyers tend to think repairs cost more than they really do. If you think something is too much trouble to fix, the buyer will probably feel the same way and may be discouraged.

Start on the outside. After all, that is where the buyer begins and that?s where every buyer?s first impressions are made . . . first! See your home from the street as the prospective buyer will, driving up to your home.

• What do you see?
• Does your home look really inviting?
• Does it look tidy, neat and clean?
• Would you want to get out of the car and run right in because you can "see" yourself . . . and your family living in this home?

Once you set your plan, put it in writing in the form of a ?to do? checklist. Pay attention to details, inside and outside. Small touches will pay big dividends at the time of the sale. When selling your home, it's important to know which repairs and home improvement projects will increase the value of your home and help you get the most interest from homebuyers. Use this checklist as a guide for getting your house ready for the market.