Posts with tag 'Sell your home'

One of the easiest and most affordable ways to make your house look better is to tend to your walls. Those scuffs and dents make a home look dingy and older than it is. But you can shed the years and the damage in no time with a few tools and basic techniques sure to make your home stand out among the Minneapolis homes for sale. 

1. Start With A Clean Slate 
   Dust and wash your walls at least once a year. You may want to dust your walls more often if you have seasonal allergies. Use a microfiber cloth and a telescoping mop handle to reach up to the ceiling and into corners. Spray all-purpose cleaner onto a second cloth to remove additional grime. Tackle stains and spots with dish soap and a sponge. Never use abrasive cleaners on your walls.

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Minneapolis homes for sale and Saint Paul homes for sale continue to attract lots of attention, even at a difficult time for buyers and sellers alike. It's important for agents to protect their clients and themselves, but also to support sellers every step of the way.

Recent surveys have shown most real estate markets throughout the U.S. are seeing a sharp drop in interest. However, motivated sellers can't wait. One of the biggest factors in making the sale: Mastering the art of online listings.

If you are selling, be sure your home has one!

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Readying your home for sale is something you can't possibly achieve in a weekend. It takes a lot of work – both inside and outside – in terms of paintwork, decluttering, and finding the right real estate agency to seal the deal. Fortunately, our real estate agents have pieced together critical things that you should consider when setting up Minneapolis homes for sale.

• Revamp Your Ceiling
  Old ceiling designs such as popcorn ceiling can make selling your property more difficult, depending on your market and price range. When you're preparing to sell your home fast, it's important to give the ceiling a fresh coat of paint. Make sure the paint is specifically designed for ceilings to effectively hide imperfections or hairline cracks that can occur in ceilings over time.
  
  For special rooms that require vibrant colors instead of the generic white, you can opt for premium wall paints. You'll get the full benefits of ceiling paints while achieving a better and truer color tint. This works well if you're using a monochromatic color in the room and want the ceiling to be slightly lighter or darker than the wall color.

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You may consider your Twin Cities home to be priceless, but in reality, a number of specific factors affect market value. While some are out of your control, there are proactive ways to make your home more attractive to buyers. Our real estate agents review five significant elements impacting your home's potential selling price.

1. Neighborhood
   "Location, location, location" is the classic real estate mantra. Sometimes the location is relative, such as the distance of your work commute, but as it applies to home prices, the term "location" is more universal. Proximity to quality schools, plentiful job opportunities, and entertainment and cultural amenities provides a major boost to a home's value. "Comps," the selling price of recently sold homes in your neighborhood, provide a ballpark figure as to what you might expect to get for your home.
   
   

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Clear the Clutter on National Garage Sale Day

Break out the bargain bins and tidy up the knickknack tables — National Garage Sale Day is August 10th! Our real estate agents encourage you to invite your thrifty friends and family members to celebrate National Garage Sale Day in the Twin Cities. This is also the perfect time for you to host a sale before your big move.

Moving from house to house can feel like a hassle, especially when you stop and wonder if certain items need to follow you to your new home. Instead of spending the time, money, and energy boxing up these things and letting them clutter up your new space,...

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