Preparing your house for the real estate market can be a nerve-wracking process. Do you need to gut the master bathroom? Should the family photos come down? Will minimizing the knickknacks make a difference?
Whether you want to invest in a big renovation or a few gallons of paint, take these tips into consideration to make a lasting impression on prospective buyers.
After staying the night at Seabrook, an Erickson Living community in Tinton Falls, N.J., in December 2016, Shirley and Raymond Wagenhorst couldn’t wait to make it their new home.
When it came time to choose a retirement community, Highland Springs was at the top of Barbara Clary’s list.
“I had friends who already lived at Highland Springs, and they all liked it and recommended it,” says Barbara.
With each load of laundry Joseph Heidelmaier carried down the stairs to the basement of his three-level Parkville, Md., townhome, he grew more and more confident that he was ready for a change.
Luckily, the perfect solution was just five miles down the road at Oak Crest.
In recent years, home staging has become a popular way to attract potential buyers—and for good reason. Staging has been shown to increase the value of a home by 6% to 20%! But unlike many of the home improvement shows on television would have you believe, you don’t have to spend a lot of money or time. Just a few small investments can make a big difference.
For the last 13 years, Elaine Wienholt lived in a condo at Ellicott Hills, a small 55-plus community outside of Baltimore, Md. Her life changed forever when she accompanied her friend (and son-in-law’s mother), who was selecting her new home at Ashby Ponds.
The walls of Ruth Holzschuh’s sunny residence at Tallgrass Creek in Overland Park, Kans., are adorned with unique mementos from her many, far-reaching travels.
Aileen Harvey previously lived in a condo in Waltham, Mass., but after her husband passed away, she started thinking about moving to a retirement community. She had visited Linden Ponds, an Erickson Living community in Hingham, and liked what she saw.
Surprises may be fun on birthdays and holidays, but they’re the last thing you want when you’re selling a house. So before you put a “for sale” sign on the front lawn, it pays to have a prelisting home inspection.
What is a prelisting home inspection and why is it important?
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