Updating your home to sell in Twin Creeks

Do you have a home in Twin Creeks more than 5 years old? Are you wondering what you need to update, to sell your home?

For years, other agents have commented that I have some of the best looking listings. This is not a coincidence, and I do not only list houses that show well in the first place. We get the homes showing the way a buyer wants them to show. I hear feedback everyday from buyers and agents looking at homes in Twin Creeks. I know what these buyers are looking for. If you are thinking of selling your home, and it was built more than 5 years ago, here is how you will get the most “bang for your buck”.

First, no questions asked, REMOVE YOUR WALLPAPER. New construction doesn’t have wallpaper, and buyers want what the new houses have. All wallpaper is dated. My suggestion, when the wallpaper is removed, is to “skip trowel” the walls, because that is very popular now. (I am sure it will go back out of style, as well.) Then, paint the walls a warm beige color. Removing wallpaper is one of the cheapest things you can do to really update your home. And, if you need to repaint to sell your house, don’t repaint it white. It also needs to be a warm beige color for resale purposes.

Does your carpet need replacing? If you are going to replace carpet just to sell your home, I suggest putting in a “frieze” carpet in a neutral color. You can get an inexpensive frieze carpet for the same price as a plush carpet, and it looks pretty good. Frieze carpet updates the home over a plush carpet. And, if you are my client, I offer my clients a 50% discount at a wholesale carpet company. I listed a home once in Twin Creeks, that had previous been on the market with someone else, and the carpet was “so-so”. It was terrible, but it wasn’t new, either. They put in frieze carpet, and the house sold in less than 10 days! That is after it had been on the market over 150 days already! It looked like a newer home on the inside with updated carpet.

Want to take your updating to the next step? After wallpaper removal, fresh paint and carpet, the next smartest thing a seller can do is add granite countertops to the kitchen. I can’t tell you how many listings I have had, that have not had granite, that were not chosen because of the lack of granite countertops. Yes, I know a buyer can put in granite. Yes, I know you might not pick the color the buyer wants. But, there is so much inventory in West Allen, and Collin County for that matter, that a buyer has many homes to choose from that already have granite in them.

In most cases, you will net more money from doing the above items than if you don’t. Buyers look at homes not updated, as a “project” and they always estimate more money to do that project, and that is less money they are willing to offer you. The goal is to get the highest amount of money for your home, in the shortest period of time. Also, updating should shorten your “days on market” because it has more appeal to the majority of buyers in the marketplace.

Also, if you list your home with me, I provide you with a 1 hour free consultation from a professional stager to help your home show better. I also have vendors to help with all of these projects, and they all have good, fair prices.

Of course, there are more updating do’s and don’t, but this will get you started. If you have any questions about updating your house for sale, please feel free to email or call me.