Free Sellers Guide

So … you’re thinking about selling your home. What now? Whether you’re sitting on your couch debating if selling is the right move for you now or actively searching for a realtor to guide you through the process, here’s a quick guide that will take your first steps in the right direction.

1. Declutter your home. This is a good tip for anyone who owns things! Our stuff has a talent for piling up in places around our homes before we even realize. Before you begin the home-selling process, host a garage sale or take a trip to your local donation center. Sit down one weekend and go through all the things you want to take with you on your next journey, and give/throw the rest away - your buyers probably won’t want them either!

2. Choose a high ROI-yielding remodeling project. Replacing your garage door is a great, smaller project to both improve a mechanical feature of your home and transform the look of your whole home. According to HomeLight, replacing your garage door generates a 133% ROI. Adding a home office, especially as more of the workforce continues remotely post-COVID, is an excellent extra appeal to prospective buyers. If you have a spare guest room, an empty front room or even just a designated area can help your prospective buyers truly envision themselves living in and loving your home.

3. And the highest ROI-yielding remodeling project is … a kitchen upgrade! Rocket Mortgage determined that 55% of people would be convinced to buy a home with a good kitchen they wouldn’t otherwise consider. Whether that means replacing the backsplash and painting the cabinets or gutting the entire room to change the layout and make room for new appliances, updating your kitchen is one of the best things you can do to prepare your home for sale.

4. Connect with a real estate professional. Real estate professionals dedicate our careers to helping sellers like you walk away from this chapter in your life with the best price, the easiest transaction and the smoothest closing. We can help you with everything from staging and marketing to price negotiating and filing legal paperwork. Selling your home is one of the biggest transactions people will make in their lives, so working closely with an industry expert can help you feel comfortable and confident every step of the way.

Are you ready to talk about selling your home? Contact me today at (706-755-3370) or glennwhelan@kw.com!