Maximize the Value of Your Home—4 Easy Steps

Consider that you could add up to 10% to the price of your home with a few adjustments.

1. Curb appeal—It is the first impression a person has of your house.
Does your home need painting?
Are the doors clean or entry windows clear of cobwebs and dust? Do the windows need cleaning? Is a swimming pool or hot tub in good condition?


Outdoors matter. Is your landscaping in need of maintenance?
How's the irrigation system? Tree droppings picked up?
Does your driveway need a power wash? People judge before they set foot in your home.

2. What happens when you walk in your house? 

Does your home need to be freshened up with new paint and decorator highlights?

What is the condition of your flooring—clean carpets, grout lines?

Fragrance can affect people. They may have allergies. Less is more—Avoid over spraying, floral scents and strong food aromas. A hint of vanilla or cinnamon in a simmer pot is gentle.




3. Clutter is off putting
Too much stuff around may diminish the ambiance of your home.
Clean ovens, refrigerator, and ceiling fans.

Manage clutter with containers.
Keep things off the counters because people want to imagine their own belongings in place.

4. Casual staging
Set the dining table or breakfast bar with flatware, plates and glassware.


You want your home to greet the guests, and say, "Welcome Home!"

-TF

Afraid of missing the market . . . again!

Pundits declare the sharpest rise in residential home sales since 2006. The consequence is how it quieted down investor squimishness. The higher priced homes (>$500,000) are selling quickly while inventory is down because foreclosures and short sales have dropped.

Combine the housing rise with the 25% office vacancy rate, this is an opportune time to negotiate super lease terms and move a business to Phoenix.

Come on down and write yourself into a beautiful home and choice office space.
-TF