The top 5 tips for prepping your home

THE TOP 5 TIPS FOR PREPPING YOUR HOME IN RICHMOND, CA

Joe L. Fisher

Prepping your home in Richmond, either for sale or any other objective, might at first suggestion seem a daunting task. However, your home must be given the tender care it deserves so it could blend perfectly with the beauty of the surroundings, and catch the eye of prospective buyers in the event of a sale.

It’s always said that the first impression matters. While this phrase has been used countless times, it’s still as veritable as when it was first used. Imagine going for a top executives meeting dressed in worn-out jeans and oversized boots? Guess that would be a colossal disaster. That analogy applies to homes as well. You’ll need to “dress up” your home in such a way that it’d be the pick of buyers and a sight to behold for neighbors and strangers alike. Prepping up your Richmond home doesn’t necessarily translate into spending mammoth sums of money. It’ll surprise you to know that shoring up your home to standard wouldn’t cost as much as you imagine.

Most times, people think of prepping homes as making massive renovations. While massive renovations are not bad, your renovations don’t have to be that massive for your home to look all breath-taking again. And yes - you need that look to secure your sale from the get-go!

In this article, we shall be giving out 5 top tips to prep that Richmond home of yours.

1. LANDSCAPING

Most people will most likely gravitate towards a home that continually reminds them of how beautiful nature is. Landscaping your Richmond home doesn’t necessarily mean planting new trees or plants. While these might seem like fantastic ideas, they shouldn’t be the first thing that comes to your mind.

You could start your landscaping duties by mowing your lawn, trimming down shrubs, and removing unwanted plants. You can also replace dying flowers, sweep the drive-way, and make sure that no piece of waste material is found around the home.

2. STAGING

Staging a home refers to inviting a home stager to walk through the house and figure out its strengths and weaknesses. The stager then works out angles to ensure that the beautiful elements of a house are highlighted and that its flaws are completely hidden. That may be through rearrangement of furniture, repainting the front doors, and other similar structures.

You can also depersonalize your home in the case whereby you need to put it up for sale. That is done by taking away the family pictures, some personal items, and other junk stuff.

3. HOME CLEANING

While this may be a less talked about area in home prepping, it is essential. Your dwelling, from the exterior view to the interior, should not be dusty and disorganized. Messy and cluttered homes certainly put neighbors off from visiting your house, let alone potential buyers, should you have interests in selling your home.

Cleaning should be in-depth and thorough. From the kitchen sink down to the glass window, everything needs to sparkle. In case you might think of deep cleaning as a tedious task to do, you can employ the services of a professional cleaner for not more than $200.

4. MINOR REPAIRS

You definitely wouldn’t want a potential buyer to see a crack in the wall of your home or your toilet leaking out because of faulty plumbing works. You certainly wouldn’t want your ceiling leaking out water in your sitting room or bedroom or your doorknob missing from the front door.

Instead of going for en masse renovations of your house, you could fix the minor issues in your home by seeking the services of a handyman. Fixing minor faults would go a long way to promote the general view and appeal of your home.

5. LIGHTING AND ELECTRICITY

One of the most important things people are looking out for in homes is the lighting and the working conditions of the home electrical appliances. The kitchen should be devoid of broken-down blenders and faulty cookers.

Lighting is also very key. The brightness of a house suggests how cozy or spacious the house would seem to be. No one would want to settle in a house looking glumly and dull; therefore, you should seek to resolve any lighting issues that it may have. Replace every burnt bulb and another faulty piece of lighting with new ones, thus attracting people to your home. Brighten up the house and yes, make sure you give it an adequate dose of sunlight too.

There are other things you can do to prep your home, but these five stand out. One of the perks of prepping your home this way is that you could do it even with a low budget.

References

https://www.richmondamerican.com/blog/prepping-yourhome-for-a-real-estate-photographer/ https://ruckartre.com/6-ways-to-make-your-richmond-homemore-attractive-to-buyers/