So you’re moving on. You’re setting up house in a quieter spot or a main town where everything is just a stroll away. You’re downsizing or have just bought a bigger house with a garden and pool. Whatever your reason for packing everything and moving house is, there’s one thing you need to do: sell your current property.
Most properties can be sold at the right price. However, you want a bit more than the right price. After all, you’ve invested time and resources in your property so it’s only fair that you make a decent profit.
To increase your chances of making a good profit from the sale of your house, you need to add to its value. There are two ways to go about doing that. The first is to dedicate a substantial budget to install new bathrooms, buy new appliances and enhance the landscaping in the garden. This approach might yield good dividends, but it is also risky because your profit and investment might checkmate each other.
To add value to your home, increase the amount of storage available
The second approach is to improve your home on the cheap. That means doing just the essentials and nothing else. To give you an example, if the paint on your house’s facade is peeling, just touch it up rather than paint the entire facade. Taking this approach will allow you to make small improvements that might give you a bigger return than you expected.
Making an entrance
The entrance to your home can make a good or bad impression on potential buyers. Even simple things can make a difference: change the knob of your front door, repaint or varnish the front windows, and upgrade the letter box. If you have a front garden, a good clean-up, a few attractive shrubs and some nice flowers make a great first impression.
Kitchen update
The kitchen has assumed greater importance in every home. A kitchen is no longer just a space to prepare and cook food – rather, a kitchen is where you spend time with family and friends, relaxing and entertaining. This is why the kitchen is one of the first rooms that potential homebuyers check.
First of all, make sure that your kitchen is clean – a dirty kitchen gives the whole house an air of neglect. The floor and appliances, especially, should look spotless.
Also, if your kitchen is looking tired, don’t change it entirely as that will involve a significant expense. Instead, for just a few euros, you can replace the cabinet door handles and update the lighting fixtures. If you have a slightly bigger budget, change the sink and mixers. You can also give your kitchen a new lease of life by changing the kitchen top.
Get clean
The bathroom is another key space that can lower or increase the value of your property. Again, make sure that all your bathrooms are clean: that’s essential in a space that is associated with cleanliness. If the bath, shower and tiles are looking a bit worse for wear, regrout the tiles. Even a simple thing like changing the toilet seat makes a big difference in how your bathroom looks. You can also consider changing the light fittings.
Adding space
No matter how big your house is, there is never enough storage. To add value to your home, increase the amount of storage available: add shelving, fit doors to create new storage spaces, and order new cupboards.
Storage is a good selling point. Make sure that you use every bit of spare space that you can find: from the end of a corridor to dead space underneath the stairs, a lot of space can be transformed into additional storage.
Adding space is not just about increasing storage. You can also add an extra room or entertaining space to your house. For instance, if one of your bedrooms is large, you can section off a space and turn it into a closet. Also, by adding some patio furniture to a bare terrace, you create an entertaining area that can be appealing to potential buyers.