As the housing market is in what some consider as the worse times for the market in decades, it takes real effort to actually complete a sale when selling your house.
Thousands of houses nationwide are sitting with "For Sale" signs that have long been overlooked.
With this fact in mind you have to wonder what it takes to make your real estate noticeable, how to get it to actually sell and how to get the money you deserve when it does sell.
With a few easy steps you can increase the value of your home, whether you are planning on continuing to live in it, or whether you have it up for sale.
When you or a potential buyer pulls up to your home, the first thing they will see is the driveway and the surrounding landscape.
Newly poured driveways can be done by professional contractors at prices that can be as low as $1500 or so.
Smooth, uncracked and flawless driveways make for an attractive entrance.
As the walk up the driveway and to the door continues, the landscape will be noticeable.
Simple things such as having bushes surrounded by some deep black or brown mulch or some stone walled flowering areas can create a dramatic and beautiful addition to your property.
All this can be done by yourself at the price of goods, or by professionals for only a couple of hundred dollars.
By improving upon your landscaping, your home's value can be worth10% more than the similar houses in your community.
As energy prices soar and its costs becomes a high priority to the average American, making your home energy efficient will raise the value of your home as well.
For example Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs can be 75% more efficient than standard incandescent bulbs.
They will also last about 10 times longer as well.
Over each one of those bulb's lifetimes, you can save about $30 on your energy bill.
By making your home more energy efficient, it will make it attractive to the growing number of energy cost conscious individuals.
One of the simplest ways to increase the value of your home is to simply keep up to date on your maintenance and upkeep.
When cracks occur, have them filled or fill them yourself.
If paint gets marked up on the walls, repaint a room with a semi-gloss neutral paint.
Semi-gloss often times appeals to potential buyers for its attractive, but not overbearing style.
Of course, updating your accessories such as heating and cooling units, finishing your basement or retiling a kitchen will always add more value to your home.
These simple steps will increase the value of your home whether you are selling or wish to continue living upon it.
With today's tough housing market, it takes an attractive, well valued home to complete the sale.
These steps are affordable and will often yield about 85-90% of the costs it took to make the home more valuable.
Thousands of houses nationwide are sitting with "For Sale" signs that have long been overlooked.
With this fact in mind you have to wonder what it takes to make your real estate noticeable, how to get it to actually sell and how to get the money you deserve when it does sell.
With a few easy steps you can increase the value of your home, whether you are planning on continuing to live in it, or whether you have it up for sale.
When you or a potential buyer pulls up to your home, the first thing they will see is the driveway and the surrounding landscape.
Newly poured driveways can be done by professional contractors at prices that can be as low as $1500 or so.
Smooth, uncracked and flawless driveways make for an attractive entrance.
As the walk up the driveway and to the door continues, the landscape will be noticeable.
Simple things such as having bushes surrounded by some deep black or brown mulch or some stone walled flowering areas can create a dramatic and beautiful addition to your property.
All this can be done by yourself at the price of goods, or by professionals for only a couple of hundred dollars.
By improving upon your landscaping, your home's value can be worth10% more than the similar houses in your community.
As energy prices soar and its costs becomes a high priority to the average American, making your home energy efficient will raise the value of your home as well.
For example Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs can be 75% more efficient than standard incandescent bulbs.
They will also last about 10 times longer as well.
Over each one of those bulb's lifetimes, you can save about $30 on your energy bill.
By making your home more energy efficient, it will make it attractive to the growing number of energy cost conscious individuals.
One of the simplest ways to increase the value of your home is to simply keep up to date on your maintenance and upkeep.
When cracks occur, have them filled or fill them yourself.
If paint gets marked up on the walls, repaint a room with a semi-gloss neutral paint.
Semi-gloss often times appeals to potential buyers for its attractive, but not overbearing style.
Of course, updating your accessories such as heating and cooling units, finishing your basement or retiling a kitchen will always add more value to your home.
These simple steps will increase the value of your home whether you are selling or wish to continue living upon it.
With today's tough housing market, it takes an attractive, well valued home to complete the sale.
These steps are affordable and will often yield about 85-90% of the costs it took to make the home more valuable.
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