Most of us need every penny of a home sale to go into our new home, so selling your home can be extremely stressful. There are quite a few ways in which individuals unwittingly decrease the value of their property. Avoid these problems and you'll be pleasantly shocked at the price your house sells for. Here are a list of them:1. One of the main drawbacks as a seller is floor space, a potential buyer is not going to look twice at your house if the rooms look and feel congested with no space to move. Everyone loves plenty of space, so think of ways to make your rooms larger and airier. Think about the layout of your house, avoid access problems to rooms; for example going to the family bathroom through a bedroom. 2. Remember the era of DIY? - Shoddy DIY can be just as bad as leaving problems to deteriorate. For those that remember stone cladding, brick fireplaces and ornamental plaster on the walls; this is a definite turn off for potential buyers. Make sure any house renovations are in keeping with the age and style of the house. Plastic windows and vinyl floors may work well in a new apartment, but can cheapen a Victorian house. Make sure you keep part of the garden for relaxing in and shrubs and flowers when adding any extension, if there is no outdoor space then a buyer is unlikely to want your house for themselves. 3. A bad roof: Roofs are expensive to change, and a good roof is acknowledged as standard equipment in a house. Looking at damp patches on the ceiling, or the building inspector's report stating there is trouble, is going to mean that buyer is probably going to walk away. Have your roof looked at for faults before advertising it for sale. 4. Apart from the kitchen, the bathroom performs a large role when it comes to selling any house. Ordinary problems such as chipped tiles, an old toilet, or lime scale build-up around the bath will have buyers looking for money off your sale price, or even put them off entirely. By spending a little bit of time and care in there you could find that it increases the saleability of your house. 5. Plants and flower arrangements: These can bring the outdoors into the house and make it feel warm and welcoming, as well as smelling nice.. As a lofts in Vancouver agent I see plants can do well even in a loft. Throw dead flowers or plants out, a potential buyer perception of how you look after your house can be decided just by the way you look after your plants.
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