Selling a Home
Before Your Home Is Listed With Jay Culton
Having the experience of working with numerous sellers, Jay understands the key elements to selling your home. So often it is the small steps that are overlooked that stop a deal from ever getting started. Jay Culton has learned and feels it's important to have your home in good showing condition before buyers start going through it. Jay has a team of people to help you get your property ready to sell. See our list of professionals that can fix anything from a leaky faucet to a complete exterior paint and trim project.
Jay Culton's 10 Steps To Getting Your Home Ready To Sell:
- Touch-up the interior and exterior paint as needed, painting a home is something you can do yourself or Jay can give you reliable contacts to help
- Install new carpeting and flooring if it appears worn or dated, appearance and the smell of fresh carpet are always good investments when trying to improve the value of your listing
- Make sure the front is clean and spruced-up, curb appeal creates a favorable first impression
- Trim-up bushes and plants as is needed, and make sure your lawn is kept mowed and trimmed
- Keep the interior of your home clean, free of clutter and odor-free, cookies are an odor Jay likes!
- Eliminate evidence of pets, while Jay is a pet lover home buyers tend to be wary of homes that smell like the Vet's office
- Minimize personal items such as family photos - You want buyers to see themselves living in the home the goal is to have them feel at home in your home
- Consider putting excess furniture and belongings in storage - Now's the time to clean out the garage and basement and sell, donate or throw away items you don't need anymore, you'll feel better when you do
- Consider having a pre-listing inspection performed by Jay Culton - Buyers will be hiring professional inspectors; here's our chance to address problems in advance of their formal inspection
- Consider developing a budget that you can review with Jay to identify the best use of funds that you have to spruce up your home to get it ready to sell, Jay will help you to identify what is best to do