Posts with tag 'home improvements'

Before you list your home for sale, you need to do some maintenance, fixing broken things and making it look more presentable to potential buyers. A few minor remodels can even help boost your resale value. Choosing the wrong projects, though, can hurt rather than help the sale process and may cost more than they're worth. What renovations should you make, when should you make them, and which ones should you avoid to make your house stand out from other North Conway homes for sale or Jackson homes for sale? Here are a few do's and don'ts for timing your pre-sale renovations.

• DON'T: Remodel the Kitchen. It may seem like a brand-new kitchen would be a selling point for a home, but it can often be the opposite. Different people have different wants and needs in the kitchen, so what you decide to put in may not be what they're looking for. Plus, many new homeowners enjoy doing their own kitchen remodeling to take the space and make it their own.

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If you're considering selling your home this summer, spending a little time sprucing it up beforehand is wise. One room that sometimes gets overlooked is the laundry room. But rest assured—if potential buyers find that your home has a fresh, organized, and appealing laundry room, they will definitely show interest. Our real estate agents have seen some impressive laundry rooms over the years and are pleased to offer tips to help you refresh your own.

• Paint It a Soothing, Relaxing Color
  Sometimes laundry rooms get the leftovers....

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Do friends and family visit from out of town, but you're never sure where to put them up? If you have a spare room in your home, you can turn it into a guest room. Here are a few tips from our real estate agents for turning a spare room into a home away from home for friends and family.

• Prioritize a comfortable bed.
  If your spare room doesn't already have a guest bed, this must come first. The best guest bed is a double or queen size with a comfortable mattress topped with many pillows. Keep extra blankets in the bedroom as well. Focusing on the bed first will en...

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Summer is here, and it's a great time to get your new house in order. After visiting the Plymouth homes for sale that caught your eye and settling on the one that stole your heart, it's time to roll up your sleeves and get to work. Even if it may not seem like it at first, there are plenty of chores you need to stay on top of as a new homeowner, and the following are 10 tasks you won't want to skip.

1. Change. The. Locks.
   Our real estate agents cannot emphasize this enough. You have no way of knowing who the previous owner gave keys to over the years. Quite frankly, you don't want to wake up in the middle of the night to find friends of the former owner dropping in for a visit. Always change the locks, reset key codes, and ensure that motion sensors, latches, and other security features are solid and reliable.

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Congratulations! What a relief that the house had sold, right? But our real estate agents know that as the excitement wears off, you're probably going to look around and suddenly realize that the hardest work lies ahead of you. The longer you've been in your home, the more daunting the task of cleaning before you go. But don't feel too stressed out. We've compiled a few tips to keep the process as simple as possible. 

• Start With an Empty House
  Packing and cleaning simultaneously can be a nightmare. Before you lift a single rag, make sure you...

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