Anytime you’re selling your home, it can be nerve-wracking. There are so many moving parts, from marketing to legal documents to financial concerns. If you feel overwhelmed by it all as you get your Fairfax real estate ready to sell, don’t worry. We have the top tips to make your home as appealing as possible.
Boost curb appeal and inner beauty
As much as home improvement shows love to talk about the bones of a home, the bones don’t matter when you’re selling a house as-is. Instead, try upselling the potential of the home in a much more visually appealing way. Staging works for a reason. To stand out from other homes for sale in Fairfax, make sure to stage your entire home—not just your living room and kitchen, but also your bathrooms, back yard, front yard, and garage. Make everything clean, from the doorknob to the deck. This doesn’t mean you should have to hire interior designers to replace all the furniture in your house—just making an effort to declutter and deep clean can do a lot towards making your home look professionally staged. Hiring professional cleaners or organizers helps a lot. When it comes to your most concerning spaces, you can rent out furniture to give them a more general appeal to the public. For example, put away your beloved old couch and rent a clean, simple, popular cream couch for buyers to see. If you need inspiration, farmhouse home designs are the most popular in this region.
Know the market
If you want to sell your house well, you have to know the local market. For Fairfax real estate, the average home price is $702,929, and in 2021, the average time it took for a home to sell in Virginia was 75 days (half waiting for an offer, the other half for the closing period). Now, look at homes similar to yours (with similar square footage, bedroom and bathroom counts, acreage, etc.), and you’ll be able to narrow it down a little bit more. If you’re a little off, you should be okay—it’s still a seller’s market, so there’s a lot of power on your side. However, the real estate climate is quickly changing, so keep an eye on fluctuating interest rates. If that seems overwhelming, 100% hire a professional real estate agent to help you.
Do some upgrades
If you want a surefire way to increase the value of your property before it goes on the market with other homes for sale in Fairfax, look into upgrades with good return on investment (ROI). And no, not entire kitchen remodels that take $32,000 and months of work. Some smaller projects can actually have some of the best ROI in the home improvement game. For example, replacing an old garage door is big money. But even something as small as replacing scuffed kitchen cabinet handles can increase buyer interest in your Fairfax real estate.
Ready to list your Fairfax real estate for sale?
Reach out to Vantage Realty Group for guidance.
Share:
