Fix it Home Repair First to Sell House Smart

Fix it home repair first sells house smart.

The second simple step in our sell house smart action plan is based on the first: find it first and fix it now. Or reduce your price accordingly. Remediation depends on the needed fix. But you have a choice. Either implement your Get Ready First budget, or be prepared to sell for less than comparative or appraised value. In addition to how much, we show you who can help, how to negotiate, etc.

Find it & Fix it, First If you're thinking about selling your home, it is time to think of it as a house. As a used product, the house has experienced wear and tear that a prospective buyer will notice and may not forgive.

From simple fixes to major home repair, to sell smart you must find it and if you can, fix it first. If you cannot, price your house accordingly.

Featured Fix it Home Repair Case Study for April 2007

Confirming that Step 2, find it first and fix it home repairreally works, we successfully transformed an "ugly ducking" house that sold house smart within 20 days after the fixes.

Built in 1995 with 2775 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 and one half baths, this house languished on the market 6 months with no offers. The sellers had already moved out of state and were stuck paying 2 mortgages. With great architectural features, the sale-blocking challenges addressed all 7 steps to sell house smart. That is where we came in, with our team of real estate service professionals.

After taking the house off of the market for 1 month and implementing the 7 steps to sell house smart, the house was re-listed and received an offer (very close to asking price) within 20 days!

Click here to see the recent article featuring this house,
"Transformation Nets Swift Sale."

Here is a summary of the costs for the market prep of this house:

Fix it Home Repair Services

$300 - professional window washing, inside & outside plus light fixtures.

$250 - paint front door (plus cost of new hardware).

$300 - paint closets.

$6,000 - neutralize: remove layers of wallpaper in kithen (from walls and ceiling) and re-paint walls of kithchen, dining room, hallways and large bonus room.

$600 - miscellaneous general repairs.

Replacements

$3,500 - replaced carpet throughout house excluding existing hardwood in dining room and replaced hardwood in kitchen.

$400 - replaced lighting, including dining room chandelier.

Replacements - Bathroom

$1,600 - replaced cultured marble bathroom vanity tops, because the sinks (an inseparable part of the counter top), had begun to crack around the drain due to the harsh chemicals contained in grocery store brand cleaners used over a period of years.

$1,600 - replaced bathroom faucets, also damaged due to the harsh chemicals contained in grocery store brand cleaners.

Replacements - Kitchen

$400 - replaced kitchen sink and faucet with new stainless steel.

$1,500 - replaced functional though aged original appliance with stainless steel oven/stove top, microwave and dishwasher.

$2,250 - removed worn/peeling vinyl floor in kitchen and replaced with hardwood, virtually matching the existing hardwood floor in dining room.

$4,000 - replaced discolored laminate kitchen counters with granite (using odd size/scrap granite at a significant discount!)

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