Top 5 things to do before putting your home on the market

Houston is one of the biggest cities in the country and navigating the process of selling your home or purchasing a new one, can be challenging and confusing. That's why as your local trusted electricians, we are always connecting with local experts who can share us their knowledge for your benefit.

About Tiffany Bean

Meet Tiffany Bean, who with a profound love of everything "home" entails, Houston Realtor Tiffany Bean serves clients with impressive know-how, passion and care. She treats every buyer and seller like family and works toward their unique goals with tireless dedication and boundless integrity.

Thinking about selling your home? Don’t rush to list it just yet. Be sure to read this great article by Tiffany as a few simple steps can boost your home’s value and help it sell faster—especially in Houston’s competitive market. 

Right now, there are more homes on the market than there has been since 2011!!! What does this mean? If you are going to list your home, you need to go the extra mile to stand out among the crowd and get your home sold.

Here are my top 5 things to do before putting your home on the market:

1. Enhance Curb Appeal

First impressions matter! Mow the lawn, add fresh mulch, clean walkways, and give your front door a quick refresh. This may include repainting or staining the front door, power washing the front porch, cleaning the windows, and adding in new flowers in bright colors. 

2. Declutter & Depersonalize

Less is more. Clear out personal items and extra furniture so buyers can envision themselves living in the space. Remove any photos or signs with your name on it and hang generic artwork instead or leave clean. Our goal is to look like a staged home. I highly recommend having floors cleaned in closets. Having boxes stacked in the garage is okay, but having closets busting at the seams gives the impression the home doesn't have enough storage available. 

3. Make Minor Repairs

Fix anything broken—leaky faucets, squeaky doors, chipped paint, replace burned out lightbulbs. Small issues can turn buyers away. Have your HVAC company come and service the HVAC units and give them a clean bill of health, this is such a concern of most all buyers, having these checked before we go on the market can help us sell your home faster.

4. Deep Clean Everything

A spotless home shows better. Pay special attention to kitchens, bathrooms, windows and floors. Consider a professional deep cleaning to really make the home look and feel spotless! They will clean baseboards, blinds and more. Clean doors, front and back porches, gutters, vacuum air vents and returns. Change air filters and label the electrical panel. 

5. Hire an expert

The right realtor makes all the difference. We offer pricing guidance, marketing strategy, and expert support from start to sold. Let's look at your competition to really determine what we're up against and how much we need to do to get your home sold. Some neighborhoods have very steep competition and we will need to do extra to get your home sold, while some are still very competitive and will not require as much work. Plus! I have lots of little tricks to get us to show up on the top of the MLS when we do go on the market! I believe it all adds up to getting your home sold quicker! Take a look at Compass' 3-Phased Marketing Strategy, explained here by our CEO Robert Reffkin! This is helping us sell homes faster! Let me come explain it to you!

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Selling or buying a home always comes with possible repairs that will need to be done once your home inspector completes their report. Electrical issues in your inspection report can affect you by decreasing your sale price or extending the closing date, but all of that can be prevented by having an safety electrical home inspection performed by a licensed electrician in your area.

Unity Services is the team of electricians you can trust to help you navigate any home repairs needed before you list a house for sale or buy one.

We can also help you to add value to the home by installing a backup power solution like a standby Generac Generator installation

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