Help your home sell faster for less than $200.00

All sellers should ask themselves what can help them make their home sell faster. Often, the improvements that should be made to help a home sell faster are very inexpensive and easy for a seller to do- and well worth the time it takes to do them!
1.) In my opinion every wall in every house that is on the market should and must have a fresh coat of paint. If the exterior is painted, it should also be a fresh coat of paint. If the exterior is vinyl or steel it should be washed to brighten its curb appeal. Fresh coats of paint creates a lighter and brighter atmosphere. If the right neutral light shades are chosen, it can create a feeling of warmth. Inexpensive and something almost everyone can find the time to do- it is a MUST. If you do the work yourself, most homes can have fresh coats of paint throughout for less than $200.00
2.) Spot clean dirty carpets, rent a carpet cleaner. Face it, if you have a clean spot where the couch used to be, it is time to clean that carpet. Many buyers in todays market are looking for a good deal on the property. Carpets that are stained or have very obvious high traffic areas although they still may be in great condition- will be used as a way for a buyer to offer less on the property. Simply take the reason away by cleaning or spot cleaning the stains.
3.) Switch plates, switches, plug-ins that are painted, dirty ceiling fan blades, dusty light fixtures... etc... ALL need to be cleaned and replaced before your home goes on the market. The fingerprints by the light switch (we hope you have painted the wall instead but if you have not) that wall needs to be washed. The dirty streak down the stairwell? Paint or wash. You know where you light switches are so you do not look but someone who is a stranger to your home will be looking RIGHT AT the dirty hand prints by a light swtich.
Dirty light fixtures make a room appear more dingy. Wash them or replace them if they are outdated and old.
4.) Rent a storage unit. If you have lots of junk and no storage, rent a storage unit. Nothing points out "lack of proper storage" like seeing a bunch of boxes and old ice skates stacked up on the floor of the only walk-in closet. Make the house appear as functional as possible. better yet, borrow your mother and father-in-laws locked garage for a few weeks. Buy them supper to say thank you!
5.) Clean, clean, clean! Buy the toilet bowl cleaner, the scrubbing bubbles in a can, the windex and the paper towels and get on your hands and knees and CLEAN. Nothing says "don't buy me" like dingy dirty windows, soap rings in the bathtub, dirty dishes in the sink and dust bunnies on the brand new laminate flooring. Get that "ick factor" out of your house. Make the flush handle of that toilet SHINE. Get the soap scum off that glass shower door. Clean until you think it cannot get any more clean, and then look for more to clean again! A most prefectly built, expensive house can look very bad if it is dirty and looks too "used". Clean, clean, clean! And to top it off, if you do the cleaing yourself, it will cost less than a hundred bucks!