How tO Get The Best Price for Your Old House

Selling a house that has been a home for you and your family is a difficult decision that most owners face at some point. So, if it really comes to selling it, how do you sell it? And how do you get the best value out of it?

For most owners it begins with getting the right estate agent. Since the right agent knows the right clients who can buy your house quickly hence a win win situation for everybody.

So, how do you find a good real estate agent in your locality? Good Agents really stand-out from the rest of the crowd and if you don't know one, then ask around from your neighbors to your bank manager and chances are in the end you will have a couple of names that you might call on.

Some qualities of good agents that you should lookout for are honesty: Since clients appreciate agents who are honest with them and themselves no matter what. They should have good salesmanship skills, good knowledge of building and construction domain since they might aid in pointing out the pros and cons of certain design aspects of the house that the client might have otherwise overlooked. They should also be conversant with the property laws governing that region. Above all, the agent should be registered by a reputable board possibly established by the government. Now that you've got an agent who fits the bill, the next part is the house itself. Also look around the web for display home makers and sellers.

Some home improvement tips on what you should do to increase its value and appeal to prospective clients is as follows:
-Remodel the interiors and exterior of the house by applying a fresh coat of paint and fixing the leaking roof.
-Replace those worn carpets with new ones. For the floor board if it's a wooden floor replace the wood, or give it a new polish.
-Convert a closet into a home office if possible. Replace toilets and other cleaning areas such as the sinks, faucets and rusty plumbing works hence getting rid of the old look.
-Repairing the grout will breath new life into bathrooms and toilets.
-Adding a luxury item that saves money such as a water filtration system is a thing people appreciate.
-Update the light fixtures if necessary with energy efficient ones.
-Repaint the rooms with a nice coat to give it that fresh look.
-Replace the door knobs, hinges and doors where necessary.
-Replace broken mirrors, windows, shelves and all broken things. You might also get energy efficient windows and insulation since buyers these days are looking for energy efficient houses.
-Clean and de-personalize the house since it helps prospective buyers envision themselves in it already.
-For the lawns and exterior: Get a landscaper to do a bit of remodeling on the lawn.
-Clean the gutter and unclog the drainage and you can do much more...

It's normally recommended to keep the improvement costs to less than 2% of the house's value.
Remember to listen to your agent and get professionals to do the work for that professional finish.