Tuesday, 21 July 2009

What To Think About When Preparing To Sell Your House

By Chuck R Stewart

If you are considering relocating from your home in Canada, there are a few additions you may want to look into before putting the house on the market. To update your kitchen, you may want to find an Ottawa granite countertop company who can install new counters. Another idea would be to look into an Ottawa cabinet company to put in cabinets to give your kitchen and bathroom a new look. Before you can start looking for houses, its important to make sure your house is marketable.

Kitchen and bathrooms are an important aspect of the house for potential buyers. If the appliances in the kitchen are outdated, replacing the appliances with newer styles will make the house more marketable. Though it can be expensive, stainless steel appliances are very popular and give a more modern appearance. If your kitchen has some sort of wallpaper up, it is a good idea to tear down the wallpaper and paint the walls.

When thinking about redoing your bathroom, it is a good idea to consider replacing the hardware. Little touch ups like a new faucet and new handles on drawers can make the bathroom look more updated. You may want to consider painting the bathroom as well. Finding a nice color combination is important. Something simple like a brown and pink color combination can allow for simple, elegant decorating. Another little touch to pull the room together is fresh flowers.

If you are patient about the selling process and want to make a profit, adding on an addition may be something you want to consider. You could do a simple addition and add a bedroom or go big and add a whole floor. Any addition will increase the value of the house. Adding a bedroom space is always a safe bet, because it will be great for large families or could be consider extra free space.

When preparing to sell the house, keeping the space clean and tidy is necessary. It is also important to make sure that you stay on top of fixing the little problems in the house. It will help if you take care of the problems fast. Little repairs can be done on your own, but professionals will need to come in if there are issues with the electric or plumbing. If you have a yard, a little bit of landscaping may help sell the house. Though getting the house ready to sell can be somewhat expensive, if all the additions and improvements are done correctly it will pay off in the end. With the housing market being in a rough spot, it will pay off if your house has something that makes it unlike other houses in the area. However, if you go too over the top with additions the house may become too good to sell.

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