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What NOT to fix when selling a home. Tips to sell your house faster! - YouTube
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- It is overwhelming to try to figure out
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what you need to do to
get a home ready for sale.
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Do I fix this, do I not fix that?
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Am I wasting my time and money?
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Will I get a good rate of return?
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How do I distinguish the difference?
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Well, I'm about to give you five things
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that you do not have to do
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when getting ready to sell your home.
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And it starts right now.
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(upbeat music)
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Hi, I'm Maria Wells, broker/owner
of Lifestyle Realty Group
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here on the Treasure Coast of Florida.
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So when selling a home, even
in this hot sellers market,
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there are some things that you should do.
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But there's also fixes
that you don't need to do
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because they're not going to
garner you any extra money.
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So your rate of return on both
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money and time is not worth it.
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So I'm going to give you those five,
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along with some ideas of
what you really need to do
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to make sure that you get
the most for your home,
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even in this hot selling market.
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So let's get started here.
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So number one, don't remodel
your kitchen and bathrooms.
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If you haven't done it to enjoy
while you're living there,
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please don't do it now.
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You've wanted to do it,
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now you think you're gonna
do it for someone else.
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They may not like it.
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They may not like that
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you put white counters and white cabinets.
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They want gray and some other color.
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So only remodel a kitchen and bathroom
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if that's something
that you've wanted to do
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for the enjoyment of your
home while you've lived there.
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Now, some things you can do,
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is paint it a nice neutral color.
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Change the hardware, change
the knobs on the cabinets.
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And clean it, thoroughly clean it.
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It needs to sparkle.
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Number two, don't replace the flooring.
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You may decide that you need to put tile.
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You're gonna remove the
carpet, you're gonna put tile.
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But maybe a buyer wants wood, or bamboo,
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or something different on those floors.
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So unless you've done it for
your enjoyment, don't do it.
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Now, what I will say, is if
your carpet is old and worn,
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and it just is not going to show well,
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we'll take the carpet out.
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Get builder grade carpet,
have it installed.
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It'll look great.
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Doesn't last a long time, but that's okay.
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Because when you put carpet down
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it makes it so easy for a buyer
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if they decide to change flooring,
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just to rip up the carpet,
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versus trying to get jackhammers
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to take out tile or the wood floors.
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Number three, don't replace the roof.
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If there are leaks, or
it needs to be repaired,
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please repair it.
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That's very important.
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But don't replace it
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unless you want to do it
for your enjoyment again.
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Because a new owner may not want
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the type of roof that you put in.
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You put in shingle, they
may have wanted metal,
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or maybe they wanted tile.
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So if it's a roof that's end of life
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and at least it's not leaking,
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then give them a credit
towards a new roof.
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In Florida, roofs are very important
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for hurricane protection.
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Number four, don't fix beyond the value
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of the neighborhood you live in.
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For instance, if all the homes
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in your neighborhood have tile and carpet,
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and you decide to do Italian marble,
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you're not going to
get that rate of return
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for putting in that upgrade.
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Or you have this extravagant,
beautiful landscaping,
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hopefully that you put in
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while you were living there to enjoy.
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But don't expect to get
a big rate of return
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if everyone else in the neighborhood
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just has a couple trees and
very simple landscaping.
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So make sure that you stay with the trend
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of your neighborhood, unless
while you're living there
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you've wanted to do these
upgrades for your enjoyment.
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Number five, don't fix
or do a partial repair.
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So for instance, you're living in a home
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that probably the bathroom
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needs to be replaced or remodeled.
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And some of the tiles are awful.
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If it's not major areas
where it's going to have
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water intrusion, well don't
bother replacing them,
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let them see that this needs to be done.
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Let it be listed in the Multiple
Listing Service at that.
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Because whatever the
description of the home is
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needs to match the condition of the home.
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If you do a partial repair,
a buyer's going to think
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that this is how the entire house is.
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If you identify that there is a problem
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with whatever room it is
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they're much more likely
just to accept a credit,
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and move on, and make you
a good offer for your home.
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So now let's talk about
some things you should do
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when you are selling your home.
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So the five items that
are a good rate of return,
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which are number one,
painting inside and out.
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Paint puts a smile on your
home when it gets its photos.
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But do something neutral.
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Don't do these wild, trendy colors.
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Do what we sort of call a grayish.
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So something very neutral
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that anybody who moves their
furniture in can do it.
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And it's clean, it
refreshes the whole home,
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which is wonderful.
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Declutter is number two.
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Get rid of things, make it look bigger.
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Less is more.
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Three, depersonalize.
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Get you out of the house.
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They don't wanna see your
family, unless they're nosy,
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as they're looking through
when they're buying.
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But let them see their selves in the home
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for them to make a great offer.
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Number four, clean it,
clean it as hard as you can.
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If it smells, I can't sell it.
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But if it's clean, sparkles,
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refreshing, that really compensates for
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a lot of things that still
need to be done in the home.
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And number five, cleanup
and prune your landscaping.
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And also add mulch.
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I hope these ideas help you.
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Click below for more information.
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Happy house hunting.
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