Getting Ready to Sell your Home this Spring

As we are well aware, the Spring time is typically when real estate starts to pick back up again and sellers and buyers decide it is time to make a real estate change for various reasons. If you are considering listing your home in the next few months then it is a good idea to start prepping your home now. Here are some top tips to get your home ready to sell this Spring:

1. Think small with renovations

You’re getting ready to move and you don’t want to redo the entire kitchen and bathrooms only to move out soon, so when it comes to getting your home ready to list, let’s look at the small things that can be done, but make a huge difference.

- instead of replacing kitchen cabinets, paint them white instead

- rather than replacing the whole tub, reglaze it

- put a fresh coat of paint on garage doors, front doors, interior doors, and/ or baseboards

- replace burnt out bulbs and/or update the dining room chandelier

- fix anything broken: appliances, holes in the walls, closet doors, etc

2. Curb appeal matters

First impressions matter! If you are living in a detached home or townhome, perhaps you’d like to pressure wash your driveway, make sure the lawn is manicured and any dead plants are either removed or replaced with gorgeous blooming ones. Make sure to remove any clutter, garbage and anything mouldy. This also applies to the backyard and/or patio!

3. Time for a Spring clean

It’s that time of year… the big ol’ Spring clean. This is actually perfect because now you are even more motivated to get it done. A clean home sells better and looks crisp in photos which is the first online impression that potential buyers see. Take the time to de-clutter, donate and throw away any items you no longer need or use. Do your best to donate if you can! During this process, it is the perfect time to put things in boxes that you won’t use until you move which helps the staging process.

4. A staged home is a sold home

I am a firm believer that it is important to stage your home for sale. Staging homes typically provide a higher sales price. We want it to look like a show home that the potential buyer can see themselves living in. Don’t let the wording, stage, scare you. This is where I come in! I will set you up with my staging team for a consultation on what to move around and put away. In this process, we may bring additional furniture or decor to help stage. Although you have beautiful family photos and a cute pet portrait, the more neutral the home is, the more buyers can see themselves enjoying their prospective new home.

Since the above items take some time to get done, it is great to start as early as possible to eliminate stress.

Good luck with prepping your home and remember, I am always here to help!