Comments on: How to Get the Most for Your Home When it is Time to Sell by Making a Good Impression http://genxfinance.com/2008/06/09/how-to-get-the-most-for-your-home-when-it-is-time-to-sell-by-making-a-good-impression/ Helping a unique generation achieve financial independence. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:12:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kurt http://genxfinance.com/2008/06/09/how-to-get-the-most-for-your-home-when-it-is-time-to-sell-by-making-a-good-impression/#comment-89246 kurt Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:02:28 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/2008/06/09/how-to-get-the-most-for-your-home-when-it-is-time-to-sell-by-making-a-good-impression/#comment-89246 How about new hardware, faucets, sink handles, shower heads, shining silver or gold, I think it makes it look nicer, and overall, not too expensive.. How about new hardware, faucets, sink handles, shower heads, shining silver or gold, I think it makes it look nicer, and overall, not too expensive..

]]> By: Goran Web http://genxfinance.com/2008/06/09/how-to-get-the-most-for-your-home-when-it-is-time-to-sell-by-making-a-good-impression/#comment-88877 Goran Web Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:12:35 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/2008/06/09/how-to-get-the-most-for-your-home-when-it-is-time-to-sell-by-making-a-good-impression/#comment-88877 Yup, it's the little things that count. Just a clean appearance of the house could increase the selling price of the house, it adds value to it somehow. Presentation is very important. Yup, it’s the little things that count. Just a clean appearance of the house could increase the selling price of the house, it adds value to it somehow. Presentation is very important.

]]> By: WiseMoneyMatters http://genxfinance.com/2008/06/09/how-to-get-the-most-for-your-home-when-it-is-time-to-sell-by-making-a-good-impression/#comment-88105 WiseMoneyMatters Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:38:24 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/2008/06/09/how-to-get-the-most-for-your-home-when-it-is-time-to-sell-by-making-a-good-impression/#comment-88105 I think some other key points are to make sure that the house isn't "personalized". What I mean by that is, even though you turned your spare bedroom into a drummer's jam room, turn it back into a spare bedroom. Or at least leave it empty. Most potential clients won't need a jam room but they will most likely need a bedroom. Also, take down all your favorite posters or what-not. You might love seeing Brad Pitt's half naked body all hot and sweaty, but your prospective clients probably won't. At least not during a showing of the house. Lastly, take down personal pictures. Potential customers want to imagine THEIR ugly faces on the dresser, not yours. And most of these things cost no money at all. I think some other key points are to make sure that the house isn’t “personalized”. What I mean by that is, even though you turned your spare bedroom into a drummer’s jam room, turn it back into a spare bedroom. Or at least leave it empty. Most potential clients won’t need a jam room but they will most likely need a bedroom.

Also, take down all your favorite posters or what-not. You might love seeing Brad Pitt’s half naked body all hot and sweaty, but your prospective clients probably won’t. At least not during a showing of the house.

Lastly, take down personal pictures. Potential customers want to imagine THEIR ugly faces on the dresser, not yours.

And most of these things cost no money at all.

]]> By: Pays to live green http://genxfinance.com/2008/06/09/how-to-get-the-most-for-your-home-when-it-is-time-to-sell-by-making-a-good-impression/#comment-86109 Pays to live green Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:13:48 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/2008/06/09/how-to-get-the-most-for-your-home-when-it-is-time-to-sell-by-making-a-good-impression/#comment-86109 This is a great list of easy fixes to make a good impression. I just recently bought a house and when we were looking around for houses, so many of them didn't do any of these things. Most of the time, it would really make us want to leave immediately. This is a great list of easy fixes to make a good impression. I just recently bought a house and when we were looking around for houses, so many of them didn’t do any of these things. Most of the time, it would really make us want to leave immediately.

]]> By: Tim http://genxfinance.com/2008/06/09/how-to-get-the-most-for-your-home-when-it-is-time-to-sell-by-making-a-good-impression/#comment-85602 Tim Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:37:20 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/2008/06/09/how-to-get-the-most-for-your-home-when-it-is-time-to-sell-by-making-a-good-impression/#comment-85602 Hello Jeremy, This is a great list, I wish I had this list when we were trying to sell my girlfriends mom house. This list is extensive and would have been great to have when she was trying to sell her home before the lender could foreclosed on it. I just wanted to comment that we are very fortunate to have blogs like yours and the blog for the www.ForeclosureDVD.com web site that we found to stop the foreclosure actions that she was facing. Now that she is a believer in this "blog stuff" :-) we are using your list to get the house in good condition for her to stay and live in. Thanks so much, especially for the remove odor recommendation, her cat has taken control of the basement laundry room, it doesn't have carpet but the litter box just overwhelms the room. Any tips for that? Thanks Hello Jeremy,

This is a great list, I wish I had this list when we were trying to sell my girlfriends mom house. This list is extensive and would have been great to have when she was trying to sell her home before the lender could foreclosed on it. I just wanted to comment that we are very fortunate to have blogs like yours and the blog for the http://www.ForeclosureDVD.com web site that we found to stop the foreclosure actions that she was facing. Now that she is a believer in this “blog stuff” :-) we are using your list to get the house in good condition for her to stay and live in.

Thanks so much, especially for the remove odor recommendation, her cat has taken control of the basement laundry room, it doesn’t have carpet but the litter box just overwhelms the room. Any tips for that?

Thanks

]]> By: Assaf http://genxfinance.com/2008/06/09/how-to-get-the-most-for-your-home-when-it-is-time-to-sell-by-making-a-good-impression/#comment-77402 Assaf Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:54:41 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/2008/06/09/how-to-get-the-most-for-your-home-when-it-is-time-to-sell-by-making-a-good-impression/#comment-77402 Jeremy, That is a very useful list. People are afraid from the current "market in crisis" but they should understand that these are the exact times to find opportunities. Here is an article written by Mark Z. that provide a clear and simple example for the opportunity, it is called <a href="http://www.realestateproarticles.com/Art/1067/267/Buying-Up-In-A-Down-Real-Estate-Market-Is-A-Wise-Choice.html" rel="nofollow">Buying Up In A Down Real Estate Market Is A Wise Choice</a>. Jeremy, That is a very useful list. People are afraid from the current “market in crisis” but they should understand that these are the exact times to find opportunities. Here is an article written by Mark Z. that provide a clear and simple example for the opportunity, it is called Buying Up In A Down Real Estate Market Is A Wise Choice.

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