Top 3 Home Renovations Realtors Will Suggest You Do Before Listing Your Home

Lighting

The lighting in a house when you are selling, needs to be consistent throughout the house. Natural lighting is the best lighting when looking to keep it consistent. There are a few simple tricks to make the light really shine through. Clean your windows, get all the dirt on both the outside and inside of the glass. Take off your window screen, these window screens keep out a ton of sun light from your room. Lastly do not forget to coat your walls in fresh paint, fresh paint helps the light not get lost in the room.

Floors

Fixing damaged flooring is important, the floors are at the very top of the list of areas in your home that get the closest eye by your potential buyer. Replacing the old scratched wood floors that always “added character” is essential. These are the details that every home buyer loves to see new. Carpet is designed to last from 5-15 years depending on the quality and also the traffic the carpet gets on a daily basis. When carpet starts to show damage, or has stains it is time to replace! Typically, you will notice a fresher “newer” smell throughout the house. Carpet and the foam padding underneath hold so many odors from house hold pets to the foods we cook.

Bathroom Renovation

A bathroom as the home owner can often be overlooked, but as someone buying a home it is at the top of the list of interest. With that being said when you are listing your home you should strongly consider making even a few small changes to your bathroom or guest bath. Replacing your sink, toilet, or shower head to have a coordinated look is an instant eye catcher. Adding board and batten, or shiplap gives your bathroom a unique and aesthetically pleasing look.