It’s easy! Modern Times Homes has been buying and selling properties in Rockford and all-around Illinois for a while, and we learned a thing or two about how to sell your house for top dollar. We’d love to share some tips with you. If interested, read on.
Before listing your house on MLS with an agent, there are a couple of steps to follow if you want to sell for top dollar. First question is, when was your house last updated? Was it within the last 5-7 years? If yes, that is great news because it means your house is in decent shape! In this case you would have to check the shape of the walls. Do they look like they need some fresh paint? If you have kids, it would be a good idea to walk around your house and check for hand/ fingerprints on the walls. Try to wash them off, if it won’t work consider repainting your walls.
When was the last time you exchanged your HVAC system? Was it within the last 10 years? If yes, that is awesome! If it is older than that, but still works perfectly fine, you should not worry about it, but prospective buyers will keep in mind that it may break soon and ask you for credit on a replacement.
How about your roof and siding? Did you exchange your roof within the last 10 years? If yes you should be fine. If no, again, prospective buyers might be concerned and ask you for credit when you are selling your house. Also, check your siding, it might need to be repainted or at least power washed. That is the maintenance that should be done every year or two to keep a house in good shape.
What about the curb appeal? Is your landscaping in good shape? Do you have beautiful flowers, bushes and grass in good shape?
Prospective buyers love to move into houses where there is nothing to be fixed. They want to move in, unpack and enjoy the new place they got. Do you think this is something you can offer when selling your house? If you want to sell your house for a top dollar, this is what you have to have done to your house before listing with an agent.
If you want to sell your house fast, but don’t have money, or maybe don’t want to spend money on fixing your property, give us a call at 847 242 2212 for no obligation cash offer. We buy houses AS-IS for cash and we can close in as little as two weeks. You don’t have to fix, clean or organize your house. We will take it the way it is.