Tips for getting your home ready for a spring sale

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By Elisa Jo Eagan

Are you considering selling your home this spring? Now is the perfect time to get ready. Use these tips to prepare yourself and get your home ready to wow potential buyers.

Spring is an ideal time to sell a home. It is a well-known fact that both the number of buyers and inventory increase during the months of March, April, May and June. This often means that your home could be going against some stiff competition. here are some simple real estate tips to help your spring listing stand out.

Stay Ahead of the Home Inspection

If you know that a home inspector will find something wrong with your home, it is advantageous to get it fixed before the inspection. Potential buyers will appreciate the updates, and it will probably cost you less to have it fixed beforehand. It also reduces the possibility of buyers placing certain contingencies on the contract.

Declutter Indoor Spaces

Decluttering can be stressful and difficult. here are some ideas to simplify your quest.

With sentimental clutter, certainly you will want to preserve the family memories by living in the present while remembering the past. Scan and upload paper memories. Awards, photos, artwork, essays and other treasured paper documents can still be kept and remembered without physically taking up space.

Scan the items and upload the images to a cloud photo service. This way they don't take up physical space and are accessible at any time without risk of losing them. hang onto

March is the time to clean up what winter left behind. remove all dead leaves and debris from your property. Don't allow overgrown vegetation to block windows and sidewalks. Trim down large bushes and branches to showcase the exterior of your home. Plant some spring flowers in the front, either in flower boxes, pottery, or in a bed, to add a pop of color and to increase your first impression and curb appeal.

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Clean the Exterior

The exterior is just as important as the interior, just like the cover of a book. Power wash the siding, sidewalk, and driveway. A potential buyer will be much more interested if the siding and walkways are all freshly cleaned. Power washing is also an inexpensive improvement. If you are up to it, you can rent a machine and do it yourself.

Brighten Up Your Color Palette

The days are becoming brighter and so should your decor. Accent pieces can be easily replaced to incorporate soft spring colors (yellows, pinks, lavenders, light blues, even turquoise).

Bright sofa pillows will lighten up a room and make potential buyers feel welcome. Consider painting cabinets and small furniture pieces with a pop of color. Paint can be a cost-effective way to breathe new life into your home. You will be surprised at the transformation a simple can of paint can do for your home.

These tips will help you set the stage for a successful spring sale of your home.

For more real estate information and advice, contact Elisa Jo Eagan, the “ real Estate Godmother,” at 609-703-0432. Learn more at TherealEstateGodmother.com.

For More Real Estate Questions, Information and Advice Contact Elisa Jo Eagan "The Real Estate Godmother" (609)703-0432 and Remember..."There's No Place Like Owning Your Own Home!"