Ways to increase value of a HOUSE FOR SALE?

Question

We have already painted it and new carpet...what else is there?

Answer 1

Keep it clean inside and out, put a drop of vanilla on a light bulb that will be on during showings to provide a pleasant aroma that doesn't overwhelm.

Answer 2

Watch 'Designed to Sell' on HGTV. Excellent ideas.  

Answer 3

make it IMMACULATELY CLEAN!! boost curb appeal with beautiful flowers in a pot near the door.  

try the suggestions from wikihow.com

http://www.wikihow.com/Stage-Your-Home-f...

Answer 4

Two typical things you can do are get nice wooden floors, as well as marble counter tops.

New fixtures to the bathroom and kitchen are nice too.  

Answer 5

A buyer is more likely to purchase your house if you offer incentives.

Offer an amount to fix things up etc.

Offer to pay buyer closing costs.

You will probley get a full price offer, if you agree to give incentives.

Let the buyer make the changes that they want to make.

Answer 6

I am a Real Estate Sales person.  The only way of increasing the value is SQ footage.  That is the only way.  Not Gold tubs for Copper sinks going to make value anymore than your next door neighbors without all the bells and whistles.  It does add desire not value.  

Answer 7

Stage stage stage stage stage.  

I'm not kidding.  We recently sold our old house, in this terrible market.  There were SIX other houses for sale on our street.  We sold it in three days, and made $100,000 profit over what we had bought it for four years earlier.  All thanks to our brilliant real estate agent, who was a staging genius.

Turn on HGTV, and watch every show they have on selling houses.  LISTEN to what they say, because they know what they're talking about.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=sta...

Answer 8

The most important room for maximizing return on your investment is the kitchen. Outdated kitchen deflates and desirability of the whole house. The second most important is the master bedroom. It should appear roomy and should have a master bath and walk in closet if possible. But the most important thing is put all your clutter in a rental storage place. Nobody hates to see clutter and junk in the house. You should showcase roominess in every room.

Answer 9

Increase curb appeal to draw interest from the outside to the inside. How's the paint? The trim color of the outside of the house? How do the windows look? How is the landscaping? Updating landscaping and cleaning the windows are two of the most inexpensive ways to draw more attention to your home. Bushes should be trimmed, as should trees. No weeds should be in the flower beds. If you don't have any of these things you may want to consider putting some plants in the yard - something that blooms year-round to add a little color like an azalea is always nice.

Answer 10

i ditto the designed to sell answer. also watch "get it sold" and "my house is worth what?"

take a good, long look at your kitchen and bathroom. can you freshen the look with new hardware? this is a really tough market, so you have to stand out. read up on staging your house, and declutter and depersonalize the space. also, baking cookies on the morning of an open house can't hurt.